Harry and Meghan drop royal duties and HRH titles

Prince Harry and Meghan will no longer use their HRH titles and will not receive public funds for royal duties, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Majority of UNP MPs want Ranil to leave

While stating that they want a legitimate change of leadership in the UNP, the MPs who are currently lobbying for a change in the party yesterday said they were hopeful that party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will take a positive step in this regard during the coming days.

Saturn returns to Zodiacal sign Capricorn after 30 years

A major celestial event of much astrological significance will occur when Saturn enters the zodiacal sign of Capricorn, its own House, after about 30 years in its journey round the Sun, at 09. 56 hours (local time) on January 24, 2020. Saturn’s tra

Hope for Sri Lanka With Love from the US

On Easter Sunday morning, many in Sri Lanka woke up to the news of the terror that was unleashed within minutes at churches and hotels but for the Gunawardane family based in Maryland, USA, it was just after dinner when they received the news of the Easter Sunday attacks. Dr Ruwani and Dr Vajira slowly broke the news to their twins, Sonali and Sohan Gunawardane, both aged 17 and students at McDonough High School. The family was shaken.

Jayalath Manoratne Mano Aiya to most

He was Jayalath to some, Dr Manoratne to others, and Mano to us. When television came to Sri Lanka in the 1980s, Jayalath Manoratne was one of many stage actors who made the transition to the small screen. Almost all the tele-series he took part in were sitcoms, and even when th

7th House clues to Sex Life

Sex drive often referred to as libido is a natural urge of any healthy person. And in fact, it is Nature’s guarantee of the survival of the species.

HOMOEOPATHY Cure dengue by strengthening immune system

Dengue fever is an infectious disease carried by mosquitoes. Aedes mosquitoes can be easily distinguished as it is larger in size and have black stripes on its body, so it is sometimes called tiger mosquitoes. They breed in artificial accumulation of fresh water, such as broken bottles, tins, flower pots, coconut shells, tree holes etc.

Three arrested with over Rs.25 million narcotics

Three suspects had been arrested with heroin and ice in Dematagoda, the Police said.

Tamils want to sing national anthem in their mother tongue

This is my third and final column in the trilogy of articles about the singing of Sri Lanka’s national anthem in Sinhala and Tamil languages. I would have very much liked to write about hot topics like Ranjan Ramanayake’s voice recordings or President Gotabaya’s policy speech or internal troubles of the UNP,

Cattle Killer

A number of Sri Lankan dairy farming families have been left devastated after investing in a fresh milk scheme which saw the import of dairy cattle from Australia and New Zealand. Dozens of cattle in local dairy farms have died following a government brokered import deal with Australia’s largest cattle exporter, Wellard Ltd, which Sri Lankan dairy farmers say, has left

THE KILLING AND DISMEMBERING OF A LEOPARD In The Uda Walawe National Park

Once again conservationists have been horrified at the killing of an adult male leopard on the borders of the Uda Walawe National Park. The body had been dismembered – paws cut off and teeth removed – and the carcass carelessly thrown into a waterway that flows from the park, near Mau Ara, towards Hambanthota. Unlike Yala and Wilpattu, there is a much smaller population of leopar

Arrested for possessing unlicensed pistol ‘One Shot’ granted bail

UNP Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who was arrested by the Colombo (South) Crime Division over possession of a pistol without a valid licence, was granted bail when he was produced in the Gangodawila Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Forensic audit- a sham to save bond scammers: Cabraal

In what appears to be the sharpest rebuke levelled against the Central Bank bond scam so far, Senior Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, who is also an ex-Centr

Aruna Cinema donates ‘Vishama Bhaga’ income for worthy cause

Well known film producer and director Sunil Aruna Weerasiri in a historic move, is donating all income generated from the screening of the movie ‘Vishama Bhaga’ in his Kiribathgoda Aruna Cinema, towards the fund aimed at eradicating kidney disease in the country.

Fuel station owners tamper fuel dispensers to swindle consumers

The Minister of Power and Energy, Mahinda Amaraweera and the State Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena have received complaints that a plan to customize the Main Board of fuel dispensers illegally in a discreet manner has been carried out. This complaint h

Installation of tomotheraphy Linear Accelerators at Apeksha Hospital delayed for 4 years

A list of patients have been waiting for over two months at the Apeksha Cancer Hospital in Maharagama .This is due to the protracted delay in commissioning three of the latest Tomotherapy Linear Accelerators for treating of patients for the last four years. Only two such machi

Past under Mahinda resurfacing under Gota

2020 has dawned! Greetings for the new year to all readers. My article in this column last week about moves being contemplated to forbid the singing of Sri Lanka’s national anthem in Tamil at the 70th Independence Day event seems to have been received well, judging by the positive responses I have been getting from readers this week. What makes me most happy is the fact that an overwhelming number of these responses have been from Sinhala reade

Tridosha-based Ayurvedic body types

Understanding your own Ayurvedic body type would help you do an introspection so that you would be able to rectify the shortcomings in your own behavior and thereby improve your relations with others while maximizing your productivity.

Rishad Bathiudeen will never be arrested

The government should arrest former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen as those in the present regime made many accusations against him during the presidential election, UNP MP Hirunika Premachandra said yesterday.

Local Engineer presents solution to Human-Elephant conflict

An engineer in Anuradhapura has invented a device that could chase away wild elephants using sound waves. The engineer, Manathunga Deepthi Jeevakantha de Silva, 42, is a resident of Oyamaduwa in Anuradhapura.

Paris ballerinas, kick up a fuss over pension plans

Ballerinas in white tutus danced scenes from Swan Lake on the forecourt of the Paris Opera on Tuesday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to scrap their special pension benefits. Behind them were banners reading “Culture in danger.” reuters

CMC offers automated library facilities

Marking another stepping stone in Colombo’s journey towards technological advancement and new innovations, Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has taken necessary action to automate a variety o

Annular Solar Eclipse on December 26, 2019

An annular Solar eclipse will occur in the 3rd quarter of Moola constellation in the Zodiacal sign of Sagittarius (Dhanu) when the Moon will entirely cover the Sun creating a ring of fire at its edges beginning 09.04 hours (local time) on Thursday December 26.

Traits and behavioural patterns of Tridosha-based Ayurvedic body types

We explained in our previous article that according to Medical Astrology or Ayurveda, the existence of Three Doshas (Humours) Vata (Wind), Pitta (Bile) and Kapha (Phlegm) in a state of harmony assures the health of an individual. The imbalance of these Doshas resulting from increasing or diminishing one or more of these Doshas would cause some disease.

THE KOREAN DREAM

A coffin was rolled out of the arrival area of the Bandaranaike International Airport. Inside was the remains of twenty-four-year-old Ganushka Madumal who drowned in South Korea in a boat accident. Madumal, who had never swum in Sri Lankan seas, was working in a fishing vessel in Korea. He was not even wearing a life jacket at the time of the accident.

UNP reforms committee recommends Sajith as Prime Ministerial candidate

The UNP reforms committee has proposed to nominate MP Sajith Premadasa as the party’s candidate as the Prime Minister, a party official said. The committee will inform this decision to party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe this week.

Who Burnt One of South Asia’s Biggest Libraries?

Retired DIG Edward Gunewardene [EG]’s speculative allegations sans provable facts on the Jaffna library inferno in June 1981, stirred up a hornets’ nest six years ago when he accused the LTTE rebels of the crime.

Will uncover truth behind “white van” drama – Defence Secretary

The actual truth behind the “White Van” drama, acted out by two men of former Health Minister during a news briefing, will be revealed in the near future, Defence Secretary, retired Major General Kamal Gunaratne said.

Switzerland connection in LTTE fundraising activity

Recent events have focused the media spotlight on the Federal Republic of Switzerland known officially as the Swiss Confederation. The landlocked European nation is respected highly on a global scale due to its policy of armed neutrality. Despite the impeccable credentials of Switzerland, the country is being viewed negatively by influential sections of the Sri Lankan people. There is suspicion that an orchestrated campaign is being pursued by ce

Tridosha-based Ayurvedic body types

Vedic astrology is considered the mother of Ayurveda, the Hindu System of Medicine.