The Alumni Association of the University of Colombo launched its 2nd Annual Online Art Competition, “Creativity Uncontained 2021” last week under three different themes inspired by current events and for different age groups.

A collective of children, women and civil rights organisations, including Women’s Action Network, Law and Human Right Centre-Jaffna,

Checks and balances that are the foundation of the rule of law must be exercised so as to stop misuse of powers. However, reports have recently emerged claiming that public health justifications are allegedly used to restrict rights associated with f

National Peace Council, an independent and non partisan organisation that works towards a negotiated political solution to the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka in a statement said that civil society groups,

One of the most attractive promises of the incumbent Government was to reduce the high cost of living. But at present the rupee....

I remember the days in the outstations which you described as the “best days of your life”

I sincerely hope that our health authorities highlight this nasty habit, and bring in suitable laws to safeguard the unwary general public

By now, some readers may take me for a classic grumbler. But the grumbling is not without reason. Last week, I wrote that reading....

There isn’t the slightest doubt that in many ways Sri Lanka, our dear Motherland is caught up in a mysterious web of complex situations....

‘Children in Lockdown’ was a public webinar held on June 19 and organised by the Colombo Branch of the Trinity College Kandy OBA.

Ghafoor Uncle (as he was fondly known by us) showered me with his affection even before my birth, when he would visit my parents often when my mother was expecting me, with kanji (Porridge). To this day, kanji holds a special space in my heart due to

Since her inception on October 29, 1923, the Republic of Turkey has faced with many challenges threatening her national sovereignty....

Nearly 100 academics representing all state universities in the country who are also members of different ethnic groups have issued....

The Yala National Park has been at the receiving end of human disturbances from time to time. Be it a traffic jam to spot a leopard....

Only a handful of countries or territories have been left with no active Covid-19 cases, as they managed to keep the deadly global pandemic at bay.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic impacted Sri Lanka profoundly, as is the case in many countries. The pandemic has exposed weaknesses in health care systems globally, and has caused serious gaps and challenges in access to essential information and serv

All top professionals in this country have benefitted from teachers and no one would wish to harm them or stand in their way.

The government’s move to ban chemical fertilisers has taken a heavy toll on many agriculture-related sectors including the tea industry.

The events of Easter Sunday 2019 have altered the dynamics surrounding Sri Lanka’s national question, specifically, the model....

We welcome the news that the Advisory Committee on Muslim Law Reforms has submitted its report on reform of the Muslim Marriage....

Dr. Sulochana Segera, Chairperson of Women in Management (WIM), initiated the Free Breakfast Kitchen in March to provide....

The political arena in Sri Lanka changed with the 14-minute speech of S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike (SWRD) after he crossed the floor...

Thinking that people might mistakenly perceive her for a school girl who sneaked off to a movie with her fiancé, my father wanted....

This weekend I was sent an article published by the Daily Mirror which was about my father, written by an “award-winning journalist” called Ravi Prasad Herat. I admit that I didn’t choose to actually read the whole article. I mostly just skimme

Your last smile still afresh in my heart! Niroshan was a final year medical student at Sri Jayewardenepura medical faculty. On July 6, he succumbed to the stab injuries of unknown assailants at his residence in Kollupitiya on July 6, 2001, in trying

As cousins we were very close with dear Leslie. We virtually grew up together and spent our childhood and growing up years in close kinship. Leslie was a frequent visitor to our ancestral home at Bullers Lane where we enjoyed fellowship and loads of

The next virtual Butterfly event of the Girl Guides Movement, “Butterfly Chef” is scheduled for July 10. Butterfly branch....

To explain in layman’s terms, biotechnology is a scientific discipline that is focused on harnessing biological organisms, biological molecules, or biological processes to produce commercially valuable products that can improve the quality of life