The Sri Lanka Technological Campus (SLTC), recently concluded its Research and Innovation Awards Night – RaIN 2021 – to felicitate achievers who have won international and national recognition for research and innovation. The event was held at th

The extent of diversity in these solidarity ceremonies was a true manifestation of camaraderie and connect between the peoples of India and Sri Lanka

My initial brush with Dr. Tara de Mel, Former Secretary, Ministry of Education & Vice Chairperson, National Education Commission, Co-founder Education Forum Sri Lanka, was brief and inconsequential to her.

“When a relationship is founded on mutual respect and affection, importance and power, and the size, of one of the two countries in that relationship does not have an uneven influence on the other.

Days after the Dhammika Paniya was rejected as a cure against COVID-19, news about another so-called ‘miraculous’ medical discovery against COVID-19 did its rounds on social media.

The Sri Lankan Understanding, a platform that explores the course taken by Sri Lanka in the past, attempts to identify the placement of the country at present and is geared....

On May 9 Russia will celebrate the 76th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War – the war between the USSR and the Nazi Germany,

Nimal Perera (aka KNP) has died after a heroic battle with cancer surrounded by a wave of friends and family as he bade farewell. The talented Interior Designer, whose artistic work adorns many royal households in the Sultanate of Oman, was a soul wh

Police-public cordial relationship is a sine qua non for any civilised democracy to sustained the most cherished ideals of democratic rule.

Mrs Shivashanthie (Sivam) Narayanasuwami, adored wife of Mr. Colandavelu Narayanasuwami (Nam) formerly of the Ceylon Civil Service and Asian Development Bank,

At a time where the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the humanity, the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka.....

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.

MP Namal Rajapaksa on Thursday accepted three documentary short films by Waste Action LK (WALK), on behalf of Sri Lanka.

STRIDE is a multi-stakeholder initiative worth over 9 billion rupees, funded by the EU to promote dialogue between communities and local...

Throughout history, with the fall of ancient Sri Lankan kingdoms, the decline of the island nation’s giant irrigation systems was inevitable.

The COVID-19 has affected Sri Lanka’s health sector, the national economy and most industries while totally disrupting the way of life....

The daily number of cases testing positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka is nearing 2000. This is a worrying figure given the numbers....

Kelani River is continuously contaminated with various chemicals, feces and carbonic matter

Polls in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry indicate significant changes in the Indian political landscape

There will be no closure to the victims and the thousands left behind by them until their cries are heard and responded to in a meaningful manner

Aflatoxins were isolated and characterized in the 1960s after the spread of X Disease in turkeys. This disease killed more than 100,000 birds ....

Until a few years ago, adults didn’t think twice before beating a child in their drive to “correcting” indiscipline. How it impacts.....

Hewawasan Sarikkalage Bertie Fernando was born on March 16, 1936, at Dharga Town, Aluthgama. He was the youngest of ten siblings in the family.

Today, 1 May 2021, we celebrate Labour Day or May Day and the 130th birth anniversary of Alexander Ekanayake Goonesinha who is considered to be the father of the Labour Movement in Sri Lanka.

A special discussion on World Labour Day will be telecast on May 1 (Saturday) at 9.00 pm on Verbum Television.

The man who is suspected of being responsible for the electrocution of Rewatha the tusker last month should not have been given bail.

In view of re-igniting the appreciation for Representational Art, a group of senior artists of different disciplines, practicing distinctive.....

Tremors are hardly news to Sri Lankans. Even if this statement may sound dubious there is nothing to wonder about earth tremors. Sri Lankans have little or no knowledge about earth tremors.

With all hospitals entrusted with the care of Covid-19 patients reaching capacity, Sri Lanka is facing a critical moment of action.

Recently, the Commonwealth Lawyers Association organised a Webinar titled ‘Solidarity with Sri Lanka- rule of law imperiled?’