August 11, 2008
The well-known musician Alston Koch was appointed as an Ambassador for Tourism by Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda this week in Colombo.
The well-known musician Alston Koch was appointed as an Ambassador for Tourism by Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda this week in Colombo. With three Gold Records and 18 international releases, including musical videos and the now famous Murali Song, Alston Koch migrated to Australia in 1969, having had a vibrant musical career in Sri Lanka for over a decade before that. He is also a recipient of three ARIA (Australian Record Industry Award) awards.
The only Sri Lankan born musician to have an international hit overseas, Alston was in Sri Lanka to perform at the immensely successful “Hikkaduwa Fest ’08” and at the “SAARC Head of States Summit Media Event” hosted by Sri Lanka Tourism. He enthralled South Asian Media and Sri Lankan audiences with the Murali Song with a backdrop of cricket and his other hit songs “Disco L
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FSU to host seventh annual South Asian Media & Cultural Studies conference
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FSU will host the seventh annual South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference (SAMCS), an alliance of scholars, academicians and practitioners dedicated to fostering greater understanding of the South Asia region’s issues and global importance. (College of Communication & Information)
The annual SAMCS conference is an alliance of scholars, academicians and practitioners dedicated to fostering greater understanding of the South Asia region’s issues and global importance. This year’s theme, “South Asia: Beyond Borders,” is focused on sharing the various aspects of the increasing global influence of South Asia. Researchers will examine the region through its intersectionality, from the perspective of media and cultural studies, in both historical and contemporary contexts.
State vs People
The over a month long agitation by the farmers of the nation against the three Agricultural Acts passed by the government in the midst of the raging Corona Pandemic, without consultations with the opposition or the farmer groups across the country shows no sign of petering out. It actually is becoming larger by the day, despite the government using all legitimate and at times illegitimate ploys it has in its substantial armoury.
When the agitation started a month back, my initial thought went to the age-old proverb: “
Jiski Lathi Uski Bhains” (literally he who has the stick gets to own the buffalo). As time has passed, I see the