Sri Lanka has become an unsafe place for children. Even with a National Child Protection Authority (NCPA), Women’s and Children’s Affairs Ministry and a Child Protection Unit at the Attorney General’s Department the number of child abuse cases

The attainment of Arahantship by Buddha’s Agraupastayake- chief attendant, Ananda Maha Thera, the commencement of the first Dharma Sangayana....

Kandy is one of the few cities where one could experience the ancient glory of Sri Lanka. The echoes of the drums, ceremonial rituals and the pageantry....

Kumbal Perahera of the Kandy Esala Perahera was marked with the issue of three stamps depicting three phases of the Sri Dalada Maligawa section of the Kandy Esala Perahera.

My father was a gentleman, gentleman-cricketer, gentle and kind, and a genius in his own way.

It is one year since Chandra Tennekoon bid farewell to us on July 29 last year. As his wife Ranjani and their two sons Chamath and Yathindra prepare to have a sermon followed by an almsgiving in memory of Chandra aiya, I pen a few thoughts of Chandra

I met my friend Dushan for the first time in the year 1967, when both of us joined Grade One at Nalanda. His full name was Dushan Anura de Zoysa.

Lionel Douglas Walter de Soysa de Fonseka better known as ‘Dougie’, was a proud product of S Thomas’ College, Boxer, Jockey, a Tea and Rubber Planter....

Our country Sri Lanka will yet again enter into a crucial period of her history with the forthcoming Parliamentary General Elections....

Very seldom do we get the opportunity to read a book of this calibre, stuffed with ‘blue-sky’ thinking, providing even a rational explanation to the most difficult Buddhist doctrine of rebirth.

“I have had the privilege of working closely with the late General Kobbekaduwa when he was the Security Forces Commander in Wanni and subsequently at the Joint Operations Command in Colombo.

Crocodile is a reputable international lifestyle brand in the fashion industry that has achieved global recognition and preference.

This project was initiated by Dr Sashikaran in April last year and a Medical Team from Sydney, Australia, visited Kilinochchi and made an assessment study.

Sri Lanka lost a bold leader Arumugan Thondaman on May 26 this year. He had many facets of his life as a veteran trade unionist heading the powerful Ceylon Workers....

Sri Lanka lost seven leopards within seven months of 2020. The main cause was snaring – an offence under Section 30 of the Flora and Fauna Protection Ordinance.

While almost every business activity one can think of, is suffering under COVID-19, there is one that seems to be doing well, if not actually thriving.

In 1927 a son named Charles Neville Cooray (1927 - 2020) was born to Jerome and Lucy Wijegunawardena Cooray of Ragama.Subsequently siblings Herbert and Lilian joined the Family.

Lee Man-hee, Chairman of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji), sent a message to thank the Shincheonji members in Daegu who decided to donate their plasma needed in developing the COVID-19 (novel co

The117th birth anniversary of renowned social worker S.T.Sinnadurai is commemorated today. He rendered a yeoman service to the Buddhist and Hindu religions and to protect the traditional Sri Lankan culture.

‘The Lord gave, and now he has taken away. May his name be praised!’ (Job. 1:21). It’s three months since our uncle Fr. Raveen Perera was called to rest in the Lord. We miss him very much and we as family understood that there are so many other

This is an opportunity to turn your attention within, analyse, asses and develop your personality. Achieve success at work, harmony in relationships and permanent peace.

Stop Child Cruelty Trust, an organization committed to ending cruelty against children, has launched the #JUSTSAYNO National campaign of awareness videos and petition.

The Embassy of France in Sri Lanka and the Maldives and the Alliances Françaises of Sri Lanka would like to evoke the memory of Professor (Dr.) A. J. Ruhunuhewa who left us one year ago.

Deranajaya Foundation donated an Infusion Pump, stainless steel Medicine trolley and Patient trolley, and essential medicines worth around Rs. 190,000 to the Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama recently.

The death penalty and sentence of life in prison are sentences which ensure that an offender will never be able to rejoin civil society.

Cooler climes have returned to the hill country. Mist-draped mountains reflecting on clear waters, endless greeneries and picturesque tea estates present a magical landscape.

The Open University of Sri Lanka turns 40 years today. A media release made by the OUSL said “As Sri Lanka’s premier and pioneering...

Chamila Dilhani of 98, Yabaruluwa, Malwana has been diagnosed with an end stage renal disease (kidney failure). Doctors have recommended a kidney transplant, to save her life.

Historically, youth in Sri Lanka were actively involved in politics with many political movements coming into being due to the youth engagement, however in the recent past, youth engagement in politics has dwindled. According to the 2014 National

Sri Lanka’s tiny community of Malays (40,189 as per the 2012 census) had an overwhelmingly dominant position in the island’s military and police in the colonial period, thanks to the trust the Dutch and the British had in this immigrant group