With the things you constantly see in media, especially with the Indian experience of Covid-19, there was a cloud of uncertainty hovering around us. People have constant doubts and questions about this disease and what would happen to them. We wante

Calls for special session of UN General Assembly to adopt a binding global policy and institute mechanisms It called for a “Pandemic Framework Convention” within the next six months, to be facilitated by WHO

A recent report published by a health research centre based in the United States has caused much worry for the public this past week.

Globally new cases of Covid are falling, after an all-time peak through March to April this year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Soil makes up as the home to millions of insects, microorganisms, recycle matter and store water. More than 95% of the food produced in the world is from the land.

All the global Covid-19 developments this week

As fun as memes are, what do they mean for our mental health? An expert has all the answers

With an investigation underway to determine, if substandard coconut oil contaminated with high levels of carcinogenic Aflatoxin has reached consumers, the government is deliberating legal action against the traders involved in the controversy.

With the Sri Lankan government successfully completing the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination rollout, the number of new cases reported daily appear to be on the decline. While governments around the world scramble to do the same, a new challen

Sometimes a loan obtained to save a life can end up taking another life, in the debt-stricken villages of Sri Lanka. A 24-year-old mother killed her child and committed suicide two months ago due to her inability to repay a loan of Rs. 400, 000 to a

A report by the Asian Development Bank highlights how Sri Lanka’s ambitious goals for technical education declined in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us had wasted a lot of time thinking and bothering about the ways of contracting the disease through contaminated food, but here are some thoughts on the transmission of COVID-19 via food:

An alleged loss of Rs. 15 billion in tax revenue following the government’s decision to slash taxes imposed on Sugar in October 2020....

In just one night, sixteen-year-old Adithya Weliwatta stole the hearts of a nation with her performance for the blind auditions of Voice Teens, a reality TV show that kicked off in the thick of the pandemic in 2020.

“I thought the obvious choice was Bimal,” Harini Amarasuriya recalled. “He was on the list, he was our number one. He was my choice.

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) appointed to probe the April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks handed over its final report to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on February 1, 2021 after an extensive inquiry lasting fifteen months.

With increasing reports of grievous incidents of child abuse, the need for an unyielding regulatory body for the protection of children in Sri Lanka is apparent.

Animal Coronaviruses have been known since the late 1930s and human pathogenic Coronaviruses were first discovered in humans in the mid-sixties.

With the state’s public vaccination campaign starting this week, fears over new clusters arise, as public fail to adhere to health guidelines

On September 21, 2020 The National Police Commission granted approval to promote a female Police Officer as Deputy Inspector General of Police. The decision paved way to the appointment of DIG Bimshani Jasin Aarachchi making her the first female DIG

From the multiple Tsunami Appeal Matches in 2005, to the Big Appeal for the Bush fires in Australia last year and the annual Breast Cancer.....

The landmark Declaration, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on December 10, 1948, reaffirms that, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set f

The Health Ministry recently briefed media on several pertinent questions on the Covid-19 vaccine programme. Excerpts:

Avant Garde Martime Services has sent the following response to the Daily Mirror article titled “Covid-19 Repatriation Mafia” published on February 4, 2020.

Having experienced first-hand the loathsome treatment of repatriating Sri Lankans at paid Quarantine Centres, Fr. Tyrell J. Alles writes to the Daily Mirror

The Sri Lankan Government on Tuesday announced that it would withdraw from the much-hyped agreement with Japan and India to develop the East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Colombo Port.

For more than a year, the Daily Mirror reported on the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) appointed to inquire into the 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks.

Two powerful businessmen have combined forces to block the main elephant corridor within the Sinharaja Forest Reserve. An elephant corridor running from Morning Side to the Dellawa, Walankanda forest through the Handapan Ella has been cleared to cons

If you are on the lookout for exotic pets, rare foreign insects or even an animal tooth for a talisman, you would have to look no further than a particular stretch.....