A dissident columnist is hauled away on a meaningless “detention order.” His frantic wife says he has been beaten — and is, in all likelihood, being beaten at this moment. She begs a family friend ...

Oblate Fr. Tissa Balasuriya, a noted theologian, economist and human rights activist, died Jan. 17 in Sri Lanka. He was 89. He founded the Centre for Society and Religion in Colombo in 1971 with the ...

At Tissa’s Le Souk du Maroc in Old Saybrook, the heady aromas and flavors of Moroccan cuisine are served in historic surroundings. Five years ago, Kathy and Mohammed Benjdid moved their food business ...

The demise of Tissa Abeysekera, has made us a few notches poorer as a nation. His death is an irreparable loss to us all as he was one of a kind human being. A storehouse of knowledge, an encyclopedia ...

I first met Fr Tissa Balasuriya in 1988 at a Bangkok training session, organised by the International YCW, which dealt – very appropriately – with “Faith and Action”. By then, he was already very well ...

Award-winning filmmaker, actor, and scriptwriter, Tissa Abeysekara passed away at the Colombo National Hospital following a brief illness. He was also a political activist, a critic and an academic.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kevin covers retail, airports, and the global traveling shopper. Tissa Fontaneda (right) and daughter Carlota at their London ...

'Gratitude' is how one could possibly describe the sentiments of the large audience who turned up at the inaugural lecture to commemorate Tissa Abeysekera. It was 'full house' at the auditorium of the ...