When I was penning these words, the preparations for the 72nd Independence Day celebrations were taking place at Independence Square, Colombo 7. The fact that it is not being held at Galle Face, as was the case previously, suggested that it was not g

The ceremony commenced with a word of prayer by the Bishop of Colombo, Rt. Rev. Dhiloraj Canagasabey, followed by several other religious observances and a tour of the school. Many distinguished guests were present at the opening ceremony including A

This year we are celebrating the seventy second anniversary after gaining independence. It is, therefore, high time now to contemplate as to whether we have made all efforts to make the best use of the in

Singing of the National Anthem in the Tamil language too at the Independence Day celebrations has been gathering momentum with scholars, both lay and clergy, expressing their views and the media giving much publicity to it. This article is intended t

1832, 1910, 1931, 1948, 1956 and 1972: it is in these years that we see a transition in Sri Lanka’s position from a plantation economy to a semi-responsible Government to a dominion and finally, with the United Front’s victory, to a republic. Tak

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Your sudden demise came to me as a real shock. I just can’t imagine that you bade us farewell so soon.

Seventy-second freedom anniversary felicitation day

Most of us start the day with a cup of milk. Some of us drink milk in the evening or at night which means many of us consume milk or milk tea twice a day. As Sri Lankans, we mostly consume powdered milk.

An evening of music featuring Jugalbandi Esraj, flute and tabla recital by Pamalka Manjitha Karunanayake (Esraj), Asya Shivaya (flute) and Pablo Grace (tabla) will be held on February 3 from 6.00 p.m. onwards at Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (for

A decade has passed since cartoonist- journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda disappeared. Ekneligoda was reported missing on 24 January 2010, two days before the presidential polls that year.

The case of the Bellanwila temple elephant Myan Kumara, who was beaten cruelly by its caretakers (mahouts), has gone viral and raised an outcry locally and internationally.

The current global healthcare sending waves of fear and shock throughout the world is the Wuhan illness or more popularly known as the Coronavirus. While it is easy to get caught in the circle of panic caused by news or social media...

Some of them have openly declared that the national anthem will not be sung in Tamil on this occasion whereas Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that no final decision has been taken on this matter

Forest destruction due to fires has become a serious problem in some regions in Sri Lanka, especially in areas like Beragala, Haputale of the Badulla District.

The number of people infected by the novel Coronavirus 2019 (nCoV) outbreak has risen to nearly 6000 while claiming the lives of 132 people in China as at yesterday (January 29). As such countries around the world are taking precautionary steps to en

There is drama surrounding the leopard these days; the black leopard in peak wilderness and released leopard in Wilpattu. This article neither intends analysing the wildlife cum conservation issue surrounding the leopard nor points...

The British Empire was the most powerful empire in recent history, ruling over half the world at one point. One of its main outcomes was the establishment of English as the dominant Lingua Franca, where its mastery ensured elevated standards of livin

When the word ‘engineer’ comes into your mind, what is the picture that your mind conjures? A man in overalls and the protective head gear. The word ‘engineer’, while gender neutral, in society, it is mostly attributed to males.

With unprecedented rain wreaking havoc in many parts of the country, one has to take extra precaution to prevent the threat of dengue; a menace that has not been curbed successfully to date. As per the latest statistics of the Epidemiological Unit of

With a noble cause of helping cancer patients in Sri Lanka, ‘Fight Cancer Team’ (FCT) was founded by M.S.H Mohamed. In order to gain legitimacy to function as an organization, Fight Cancer Team (Guarantee) was registered in 2017 to carry out fut

Myanmar is on the horns of a dilemma. The basic question facing the National League for Democracy (NLD) government headed by Aung San Suu Kyi, is whether it should look to China for succour and support to face the mounting pressure from the West on

In school textbooks and in popular culture, Kasyapa I, better known as Kasyapa, continues to get a bad press. Most accounts have him as a god king, a megalomaniac consumed by greed, vengeance, and ultimately remorse. Those who have watched Lester Jam

With the inception of local film industry in 1948, Sri Lankans were privy to enjoy a new mode of entertainment. The films were merely dubbed or adapted versions of South Indian movies but people got enthralled by those creations not for their content

these are cruel days, bush fires burning, burning. but i saw your body thrust

Sri Lanka is a blessed land with gentle giants roaming its territory and the Blue Whale occupying its waters. Or so we think. With increased number of humans encroaching into wildlife abundant habitats......

It is just over three months since my friend and colleague Aubrey passed away. We used to call him “Evergreen Aubrey” as he never seemed to age. Sumangalika, Aubrey and I were batch mates at Peradeniya University and remained close friends throu

Macao is a special administrative region (SAR) and is located on the southeastern coast of China and borders Zhuhai in Guangdong Province. It has a population of 676,000 and an area of 32.989km2. It became a Portuguese colony after China leased the t

The first-ever international education day was celebrated yesterday. The word ‘education’ was derived from “Educare, Educere and Educatum” in Latin. Those who render yeoman services to the education sector must realise they are carrying out a