Ascertaining conjugal compatibility of a young couple at a glance

Most people in our country believe in Astrology. They make it a point to observe Astrological guidelines in fixing times for all important events in life and also in taking decisions on very vital matters like marriage.

Mass killing of cattle, again?

State efforts are underway to import 2500 milch cows from Australia, despite a similar scheme carried out by the previous ‘Yahapalana’ government which saw many lapses. Recently, the Cabinet approved a proposal to import another 2500....

Comrade Shan and the Tamil Militant Armed Struggle

The China of today is vastly different to the China that I knew of in my younger days.

How should governments regulate technology in post-pandemic world?

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, a combination of technological breakthroughs had been rapidly reshaping the way we lived and worked.

India’s rising infections and falling economic growth

On 2 July 2020, India’s Ministry of Health announced 226,947 active cases of COVID-19, with 17,400 lives lost.

Kenneth De Zilwa to head Central Bank’s FSSCC

Senior economist Dr. Kenneth De Zilwa has been invited to take over the Chairmanship of the reconstituted Financial System Stability Consultative Committee (FSSCC) of the Central Bank (CB) by CB Governor Prof. W.D. Lakshman, with effect from this month.

New Parliament must comply with COVID-19 guidelines: Dr. Jasinghe

Parliament heads and Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe yesterday discussed measures to be taken when the Parliament sits post general elections where Dr. Jasinghe highlighted the need to adhere to the COVID-19 g

Group of SJB members will join UNP after polls: Akila

A group of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidates will join the UNP after the conclusion of the general elections, UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said yester

PC polls before end of this year: GL

The Provincial Council (PC) Elections which has been delayed for several years will be held before the end of this year, Seni

Materials for elephant fence idle while people, cultivation are threatened by wild jumbos

Residents of the area expressed concern about abandoning a large stock of wire, concrete posts and other material for the proposed 12-km- electric fence from Sorabora to Serana to the mercy of elements at the Dehigolla Sri Purwara

Rape of Bambaragala Forest Reserve continues unabated

The illegal felling of trees in the Bambaragala Forest Reserve which forms a part of the Knuckles range, a highly sensitive environmental zo

Need two-thirds majority to amend Constitution: MR

A two-thirds majority in Parliament is needed at the forthcoming the General Elections to amend the Constitution in order to sort out issues in the country, Prime Minister and SLPP Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday. Speaking at an SLPP representatives’ meeting at Baddegama last morning, Mr. Rajapaksa said a good team was needed to execute the proposals made by Presid

KDU HOSPITAL WASTE

Hospital waste management is an important environmental and public safety issue, due to the infectious and hazardous nature of the waste.

Why suicide?

When you hear of suicide, you often wonder why someone would want to take their own life.

Dullas visits schools on post Covid-19 opening

Schools which closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic were re-opened today as the first phase. Education Minister Dullas Alahapperuma visited the, Dharmapala Vidyalaya Boys School in Pannipitiya - Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda and t

Two arrested with 12 T-56 assault rifles in Pitipana

Two accomplices of underworld figures ‘Kosgoda Tharaka’ and ‘Gagana’ have been arrested with 12 T-56 assault rifles d

PM, NP Governor discuss illegal boat arrivals from India

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Northern Province Governor P.S.M. Charles discussed steps being taken to prevent unauthorized boats arriving in the peninsula from India, the Prime Minister’s Media Division said yesterday. The Governor

Not wearing face masks in public Over 1,200 sent to self-quarantine

Over 1,200 people have been sent to self-quarantine for failing to wear face masks in public places in the Western Province on Sunday, the Police said. Senior D

We did agree but later decided not to sign

The previous government did agree on some points on the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement with USA but later decided against signing it following the derogation by the general public with regard to the issue, UNP General S

President to join PM on SLPP campaign on July 3

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa would be joining Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa for the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLP

“Col” Karuna’s Eastern Tiger Revolt Against LTTE Chief Prabhakaran.

inayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias “Karuna Amman” a.k.a. “Col” Karuna has got himself into hot water by shooting his mouth off at an election meeting in the East. Currently Karuna Ammaan is the chief candidate on the Amparai District list of the ‘AhilaIlankai Thamizh Maha Sabha’ (All Ceylon Greater Tamil Council). With an intense election campaign being conducted, political party speakers and propagandists are engaged in banter and riposte with ea

Conservation in crisis

2020 has been a testing and trying year for many people across the globe. A raging pandemic that has incapacitated major cities worldwide has put a pause to the significant threat towards a growing environmental crisis. A 2019 United Nations report noted that nature’s dangerous decline is unprecedented in human history, and the extinction rates of species is only accelerating.

“Match-fixing allegations” Explained

Allegations of match-fixing by former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has brought the 2011 Cricket World Cup final, which Sri Lanka lost to India, under scrutiny. But are these legitimate allegations or politically motivated statements?

Swindlers deal to deprive Rs. 5000 allowance

7.4 million people affected by the economic impact of COVID-19 were set to receive the government allowance. Did all 7.4 million of them receive this allowance?

50,000 more Sri Lankans stranded overseas awaiting repatriation

Fifty thousand more Sri Lankan citizens stranded overseas are waiting to be repatriated while 8,000 have been brought back into the country since the COVID-19 virus spread in many countries including Sri Lanka since March, a senior off

Some 7, 000 expatriates returned

Some 7, 000 Sri Lankan expatriates who had requested to be repatriated have returned to the island, Director General

Govt. considering reopening of BIA before August 1: Minister

The government is considering reopening of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake to tourists before Au

EC to study if voting time needs to be extended on Aug.5

The Elections Commission will study if the voting time needs to be extended on August 5, if such a proposal is made by the

Concerns raised over substandard sanitisers available

The public have expressed concern about the substandard sanitisers available in the market and used in government and private sector

Plot within TNA targeting party spokesman Sumanthiran

Mathiaparanan Abraham Sumanthiran was in the eye of a raging political storm some weeks ago due to a YouTube interview given by the 56-year-old President’s Counsel cum politician to the ‘Truth with Chamuditha’ show.