In times of crises, the surest way to steer a country to safer waters is by following a human rights-based approach. In difficult times like these in Sri Lanka, it is precisely human rights defenders....

To mark the seventieth anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, the Canadian Government has honored a select few of its citizens with the Platinum Jubilee Medal. The Canadian Government....

The history associated with Police duties in Sri Lanka spans over more than two centuries. However, considering September 3, 1866, the day on which Sir G. W. R. Campbell was first appointed as Inspector General of Police, as the day Police service wa

Sri Lanka’s debt to China is making headlines in international and local media once again. Media reports partly blame China....

2022 has been the year of cutting back. Cutting back on the little joys life has to offer. For many young people, Sri Lanka’s severe economic crisis meant that they had to forego casual meet-ups with friends and cut back on their comfort food deliv

The writer invites the kind attention of the young, intelligent and peaceful youth of the ‘Aragalaya’ to his open letter on the above subject addressed....

If there was no Kusumasana Devi alias Dona Catharina alias Kamalasena Devi there would have been no Mahanuwara.....

Extended power outages plagued the nation earlier this year since it was unable to import the fuel needed to generate electricity. However....

Schools should not strive to produce citizens who are obsessed with power, money and do not want to give up power, but instead.....

Shortage of drugs in state hospitals has been reported in many parts of the island. A spokesman for Central Medicinal Drug....

Mr. Editor I was swept off my feet having read a news item in ‘The Sunday Times’ of the 14th that the Pohottuwa after a unique performance from 2019,

It is with a sense of sadness that I write about my loving wife Victoreen Marina Hassan. We got married on October 8, 1968 and spent a happy and peaceful life for almost 40 long years.

Mangala Samaraweera, one of the most genuine politician of our time left us exactly a year ago. At this most crucial time, both....

The all-party government that has been the main topic among politicians since early April is apparently out of the question now. Even....

As of today, the Muslim community is targeted by global forces, using a well-structured approach called Islamophobia,

The prolonged fuel shortage in the country handicapped many industries including the fisheries sector. For over three months fishermen...

Marriage is a beautiful union between two individuals that unite two families. The failure of such a bond is a result of incompatibility. Marriages....

The actions of state actors are, however, troubling. According to lawyers appearing on behalf of students, there w

For over three months the local and international media have continuously reported on Sri Lanka’s endless queues and p

The Galle Face saga is not over:Minister Prasanna Ranatunga, a close ally of the Rajapaksas, pretends to know little about the Bribery Act though, paradoxically, he quotes the UDA Act No. 41 of 1971....

The year 2022 marks the 26th anniversary of the official establishment of bilateral relations between the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Lithuania.

Nihal Ratnasiri hailed from a very respectable family and was a promising student and top ruggerite of the prestigious Lumbini Vidyalaya.

Ronald Lewcock died on the morning of August 13 at the Sansoni residence at 20, Anderson Road, Colombo. He was one month.....

Sri Lanka’s economic turmoil is today visible to the world as a full-blown, full-fledged political crisis and humanitarian emergency. After years....

On the occasion of celebrating seven decades of friendship Indonesia and Sri Lanka hope to further strengthen its historic, cultural and diplomatic.....

Which is more essential, the attack on illegal occupants at the Presidential Secretariat or the continuation of Emergency? No, they....

The passage of the Emergency Regulations by an overwhelming majority has been frowned upon by fractions of the legal fraternity and rights activists.

The new President Ranil Wickremesinghe faced condemnation by the international community as well as by internal actors including the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka,

Stitching the dress for Sinha Raja, the sub leader of the elephant troop at the Dalada Maligawa, is a dream come true for Sasanka....

The Passing away of the legendry Lester Fonseka, a gentleman of great credit and renown, left a huge void which can be never....