An all-powerful presidency is set to be established with the proposed 20th Amendment (20A) to the Constitution according to political experts. The amendment not only weakens Independent Commissions but also subordinates....

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ) will be hosting the 7th International conference of the Society of South Asian Archaeology (SOSAA) from September 18-19.

If you do not know who BTS is, then you were probably living under a rock for the past few years. BTS, also known as the ‘Bangtan Boys’ is a Korean Pop (K-pop) group consisting of seven members; Kim Namjoon (RM), Kim Seokjin (Jin), Min Yoongi (Su

Sri Lankans will soon lose their opportunity to boast about the rich biodiversity the land once had. Ad hoc practices such as clearing protected areas....

Most often, luxury is considered as an indulgence in and enjoyment of rich, comfortable and sumptuous living. It is an inordinate craving for something pleasurably satisfying.

Bandula Jayasekara, former Sri Lankan diplomat and senior journalist has been suffering from blood cancer for the past 14 months.

Members of the International Council of Reflexologists (ICR) are bringing the community together through healthy soles. The ICR is working together with its members and other reflexology organizations to coordinate events worldwide to

In my early-20s, two poets I had to read as a university student went on to leave a lasting impression: one was T.S. Elliot and the other – Lakdas Wikkramasinha (1941-1978). The work of both poets was taught to us by Nihal Fernando, which is anothe

‘Memorable Steps 2020’ is a virtual walk challenge that will take place from 1- 21 September 2020. This is organized by the Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation (LAF) in collaboration with ‘Ayubo. life health app.’

Buvanekabahu 11, is a Lankan king, hardly known till he suddenly made headlines for the wrong reasons. Today, tears are shed, vigorous debates conducted and a ringing call for justice made against those who levelled his “Royal Magul Maduwa” in Ku

The month of September was a very significant one to Bandu our classmate. He stepped into his world on the 20th as a bundle of joy to his parents and the significance added on with bliss when he knotted......

August 29th signified the 2nd death anniversary of Sampath “Agale” Agalawatta, our captain, teammate, friend, and colleague. He would have celebrated his 55th b’day on September 7th. Sampath was a very helpful person to everyone who knew him an

Much is already written about the late Kamini Meedeniya Vitarana , (09.11.28 - 28.07.20) leading scientist and activist on environmental , water management and women’s issues - and many more accolades will be written. I never knew her in her earli

The 88th Annual General Meeting of ‘Aalul Mahfil Union’ (AMU) was held on Sunday 30th August 2020 at the Padang Auditorium, Colombo Malay Cricket Club, Colombo 2. Sdri Muzeena Ousmand became the second lady to be elected President of AMU, the fir

Desegurunansela Gedera Dr.A.C.S. Hameed’ passed away on September 3,1999. He was a Member of Parliament from 1960 to 1999 representing the Akurana Electorate, which was changed to Harispattuwa in 1965 a multimember constituency in the Kandy Distric

Days after the Anawilundawa Ramsar Wetland, situated in Puttalam District, made headlines over an illegal clearance, nearly 100 acres of forest area was reportedly destroyed in Kuratiyamohotte.....

While Sri Lanka applauded the Government’s move to ban cattle slaughter, several acts of cruelty towards animals had been reported during the past couple of days. One of them was reported from Kalawana.....

While the government has a major role in protecting and maintaining public property, in essence it is the public that ultimately utilise and benefit from such facilities.

On August 13, a woman happened to meet a child who was in desperate need of help. The child’s only plea was “Aney Aunty, mawa beraganna” (Please save me Aunty). The child was promptly escorted to the Wattegama Police Station, in Kandy where the

As veteran filmmaker and dramatist Dharmasiri Bandaranaike moves into the seventh decade of his life, both he and his TrikonE Cultural Foundation are facing a crisis.

On September 6 as many as 100 adolescent couples in Anuradhapura were taken in for questioning on the accusation of engaging in ‘improper behaviour’.

The aftermath is resonant, redolent with unuttered pain, fleeting shadows pass into embers urging us to think and rethink, to get down on our knees bow our heads and pray.

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply concerned by the changes proposed by the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution Bill gazetted...

A flute version of Beethoven’s ‘Für Elise’ was echoing from a distance, indicating the hour of the choon paan vehicle. The young and the old alike had arrived at the roadside to purchase an evening snack. Harmonising the background noise was t

There is a concentrated effort around the world to make cannabis use legal. Different types of strategies and themes are used in different countries to justify this. For example, in Canada it was the liberal ideology that was leveraged

Paangshu, Visakesa Chandrasekaram’s second feature, brings in a new dimension to Sri Lankan cinema by rediscovering old, nearly forgotten values.

As the ending note to a recent interview he had with Upul Shantha Sannasgala (of which the video can be viewed on YouTube, Visakesa Chandrasekaram...

Two senior Sri Lankan journalist won prestigious global awards given by Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) for their reporting on the Easter Sunday attacks.

Weeks after MV Wakashio, a Japanese-owned bulk carrier, ran aground a coral reef in Mauritius, a crude oil carrier MT New Diamond caught fire around 38 nautical miles East of Sangamankanda Point in the East Coast of Sri Lanka on September 3.

Bhavani left us on the 15th of June last year and her passing away left a huge void not just among her family but among her numerous friends. So much so that even today no gathering seems complete without her presence; beautifully dressed and impecca