I’m fed up with towing the line regarding ‘travel restrictions.’ It was pure lockdown. If you wish to discuss the legality of this, go find someone else to do it with, without wasting my time.

Celebrating the 10th anniversary, the Royal College Group of 2011 (RCG11s) engaged in a series of projects to support the community....

As at July 6, 34 persons have been arrested in connection with abusing a 15-year old girl who was exploited online......

The 13th death anniversary of well-known filmmaker Manik Sandrasagara fell on May 18. Among the noteworthy movies directed...

Discussions on English medium education have surfaced, once again. Every few years, or if ever a government decides on touching.....

Wilfred Owen, among English poets in the early part of the 20th Century, wrote about war’s futility. More importantly he had in his sights the point of view of the soldier — it is theirs not to reason why but merely to do and die.

On behalf of The George Keyt Foundation, it is only apt that we say a few words in appreciation of the tremendous effort that Cedric De Silva, together with his wife Sita, has done to establish The George Keyt Foundation and to bring it to where it i

Maj. Gen. D.W. Hapuarachchi (Retd), an outstanding military leader and a respected senior officer in the Sri Lanka Army, passed away peacefully at his home in Peradeniya, Kandy on May 9, 2021.

My oldest memory of Amaradasa Gunawardena goes back to the days when we were students reading the magazine “Sanskruthi” that carried important articles on Sinhalese Literature. One of its editors was Gunawardena. The oldest personal acquaintance

The Communist party of China ( C P C) was founded in Shanghai on July 1,1921 with 13 members. Now it has grown to 93 Million members with 4.5 branches throughout China. The C P C is the world largest political organization.We are delighted to announ

A popular beach-side restaurant in Unawatuna is facing closure after taking a serious hit as a result of the coronavirus.

It’s with so much sadness that I learned about the untimely death of journalist, writer, translator and humanist Malini Govinnage.

On Monday Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry confirmed that three Covid-19 patients were suspected to have contracted the Delta Variant...

The Moot Court Bench team representing the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo comprising of Saheli Wikramanayake...

While Sri Lanka’s connection with the Tamil country in South India is repeatedly mentioned in the island nation’s ancient chronicles....

In December 2020, the Daily Mirror shed light on the Elevated Highway Project connecting the New Kelani Bridge to Athurugiriya propose

In 1960 the Sirimavo - Badurdeen pact attempted to grab all Catholic schools and appropriate them as state property. Our great college St. Joseph’s was placed as top priority in their list of schools to be targeted and to be nationalised.The s

The historical judgement delivered by the Appellate Court on June 16 (Wednesday), granting bail to the former Director CID, SSP Shani Abeysekara, has been hailed by Sri Lanka’s law abiding citizens.

Twelve years have passed since June 22, 2009 when we lost our dear friend Nizar Haji Omar to a massive heart attack.

If I had to best describe my friend Fazlin Ghafoor, I would say he was like Pooh Bear…big, blustery, and just a handsome person.

A month after the X-press Pearl inferno, carcasses of approximately 100 sea turtles and 46 cetaceans (aquatic mammals including dolphins.....

On Monday, Minister of Education G.L. Peiris said that online-learning centres will be established in every district to facilitate students who are unable to access virtual learning platforms.

On a resplendent Moon Shine Poson Poya Day, Maha Samana Arahant Maha Mahendra and his seven member Jambhudeepa delegation first set foot on “Missaka Pawwa” (Ambastala, the Rock of Invitation) 2329 years ago.

“Go forth, O Bhikkhus, for the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world, for the good, benefit and happiness of divine beings and human beings. Let not two go by one way: Preach, O Bhikkhus, the Dhamma, exce

The word karma literally means action and its result is called vipaka though generally the word kamma is used to cover both actions and results. Nevertheless, all actions are not considered karma.

In Buddhism, one comes across this term, “Metta”. What is Metta? It is serenity, friendliness and warmth in our human interactions.

Reflections on the Buddha Word elucidated by Ven. Bhikkuni Kusuma to the Sunday Skype group.

Young Sri Lankan activist Ram Dulip has been elected to represent Sri Lanka in the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Council Committee. The only Sri Lankan candidate to qualify out of over 100 nominations from 54 Commonwealth countries, Ram is hopeful of victo

Lady Justice stands with her blindfold on, holding a sword in one hand and a balance in another. She represents the Roman personification....

She may not be my sister. She may not be related to me by blood, but when this beautiful girl married our nephew, Sunil, in August 1971...