Sri Lanka
For an expanse of blue, with air so clean
On International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies (September 7), there is urgent need to address risks posed by pollution By Benno Boer, Srishti Kumar, Neha Midha “The world is not just grappling with […]
Sri Lanka decries Canadian PM Trudeau’s ‘Tamil Genocide’ comment on 14th War Heroes Day
Colombo (TIP) : Sri Lanka has summoned the Canadian High Commissioner here and registered a strong protest over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “Tamil Genocide” comment on the 14th anniversary of the end of the […]
Buddha Purnima
Also known as Buddha Jayanti or Vaisakhi Buddha Purnima or Vesak, the festival of Buddha Purnima is based on the Asian lunisolar calendar and marks the birth of Gautama Buddha. It is celebrated with great […]
Ukraine War, Chinese Protest, Imran Khan’s Ouster; top global Events in 2022
The year 2022 has been a tumultuous one, with many uprisings, new faces coming to prominence and dictators losing hold of power. It has been a year of economic shockers, from the West to the […]
SOUTH ASIAN HOUSE PARTNERS WITH SXSW @ 2023 FEST
By Mabel Pais South Asian House (SAH), for the first time, partners with South By South West® (SXSW®) Film Fest 2023, a Festival held for 37 years. SAH will convene at Fourth and Co. in […]
Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize for afterlife thriller
LONDON (TIP): Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has been named the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’, described by judges as a whodunnit and a […]
Sri Lankan police give ultimatum to protestors to vacate main protest site and adjacent areas
Colombo (TIP): The Sri Lankan police on August 4 set an August 5 deadline for the protesters to remove all illegal tents and camps at Galle Face, the epicentre of protests here against the previous […]
U.S. will seek to rejoin UNHRC: Blinken
NEW YORK (TIP): The U.S. will seek re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Tuesday, February 23, as he “humbly” asked for the support of UN […]
China holds COVID-19 vice-ministerial meeting with Pakistan, Bangla, Nepal and Sri Lanka
Beijing (TIP): China has hosted a vice-ministerial-level meeting with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka on controlling the COVID-19, expanding its first such meeting held in July involving Islamabad, Kathmandu and Kabul. Chinese Vice Foreign […]
No Narendra Modi-Imran Khan Meeting Planned on the Sidelines of SCO, says MEA
NEW DELHI (TIP): There is no confirmation of a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan on the sidelines of the summit meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Ministry […]
Nassau County Legislator Drucker Introduces Legislation Protection of Houses of Worship
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Following a series of violent incidents at houses of worship that shocked the consciences of people in the United States and around the world, Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D – […]