The Minuwangoda Brandix factory worker who first tested positive for Covid-19 had to also endure a vicious mud-slinging campaign on social media.

The tomb of Carlo Acutis was opened in Assisi, his hometown prior to beatification and was found to be intact but not in-corrupt.

In 2019, Benjamin Dix and Lindsay Pollock produced the first graphic novel to emerge from Sri Lanka’s civil war.

The National Peace Council (NPC) in a statement has urged the Government to reconsider its position with regard to the 20th Amendment to the Constitution.

The Sri Lanka Army, the ‘Defender of the Nation and its People’, today passes the 71stmilestone in its victorious journey in safeguarding the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of our motherland. In this historical moment, I, as the 23r

The annual ‘Katina Pinkama’ was held in Berlin Temple; the oldest Buddhist temple in Europe and managed by German Dharmaduta Society of Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Ambassador Manori Unanbuwa participated in this religious event along with other Budd

The Alumni Association of the University of Colombo felicitated their former Vice Chancellor and an illustrious alumnus Prof. G. L. Peiris, the newly appointed Minister of Education recently at a function held at the Senate Hall of the University of

The Sri Lanka China Society celebrated the 71 st National day of the People’s Republic of China on September 28 at the BMICH with the assistance of the Chinese Embassy of Sri Lanka.

Thank you for showing me right from wrong since I was a child.

It is now one year since the passing away of pioneer radiologist Dr N Abeygunawardena.

The much-mooted move to ban cattle slaughter has been in the spotlight ever since Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa proposed it.

According to WHO, drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury/death globally. The Sri Lanka Drowning Report 2020....

Eelam War II, the second phase of conflict between our security forces and the LTTE broke out in 1990. The conflict started with the failure of peace talks between the Government and the LTTE. The truce was broken and hostilities erupted. Then the se

With over 1000 garment workers from the Minuwangoda factory testing positive for COVID-19, several allegations were levelled against the parent company – Brandix Apparel Limited about how they handled the upsurge of cases.

COVID-19 is not over yet. At least it was made clear with the discovery of an isolated patient from a garment factory in Minuwangoda, which is being described as the first community case after two months.

Many occasions, Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) makes representation in connection with Registration of Foreign Medical Graduates to practice medicine in Sri Lanka. They conduct media discussions, paper articles etc., claiming that the

The 30th Annual Pulimood Oration which was scheduled for today, October 6, 2020 at Visakha Vidyalaya, has been postponed due to the current adverse Corona pandemic situation in the country. The new date is to be notified later.

rom all the international and local media we see, it is apparent that there would be a paradigm shift in the way we live and conduct.....

It is now six years since Sudu Amma (Sarojini Jayawickrama) passed away, but her memory lives on in my heart and I am sure in many more hearts.

Sri Lanka is at a critical juncture with regard to protecting its environment and wildlife. With mounting incidents of habitat destruction, many endemic species would soon lose their homes and will therefore be threatened towards extinction within th

Mr. Cooray was a source of pride to his kith and kin. The memories of him are still strong and precious and would always linger in our minds and hearts till the end of time. September12th proved a sad and fateful day for his wife Rani and children. H

I came to know Mr Gamini Gunawardana when he was teaching at “ GAMINI VIDYALAYA” Nuwara Eliya for a brief period awaiting His university results. I was stationed in Nuwara Eliya as a probationary sub-inspector. He never expressed his intention t

Mr. and Mrs. Rajendran of Welihena, Kochchikade are no more having had a wonderful life as husband and wife for well over 40 years.

20 A is a compliment to the confidence placed in President that provided him with practically unregulated supremacy over PM and legislature: it is reflective of the trust and confidence placed in President Rajapaksa....

Today, I am deviating from my usual style and giving you some SOLID ADVICE, SOME BRAIN TEASERS AND PUN AND FUN. Part of what you are about to read goes back to the old days and the rest to what happens now; hence, the caption!

The 30th Annual Susan George Pulimood Memorial Oration of Visakha Vidyalaya, will be held this year on Tuesday, 06th October at 5.00 p.m. in the Jeremias Dias Hall of the school.

As many as 31 underaged boys and girls living in unsafe environments were identified during a survey conducted in the Arachchikattuwa Grama Niladhari division in the Puttalam District. The reasons were manifold.

In ancient India, people gathered to listen to purana’s read aloud by the learned, in order to develop their knowledge and spiritual endeavours.

Vap full Moon Poya day is of special significance to Buddhists because of the Katina pinkama as well as several other events which took place on this day and during the month of Vap.

A host of important matters were discussed at a virtual bilateral discussion carried out last Saturday between Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Subsequently, a joint statement was issued for the first time in