Writing in www.conversations.com two US scholars, Clayton Beswa and Mathew Frank, reported that there were 463 coup attempts worldwide between 1950 and 2017, of which, 233 were successful. Military coups had also been a hardy annual they say, though

Human Rights in Sri Lanka has been something widely discussed about on various platforms domestically and internationally. In lieu of World Human Rights Day which fell on 10 December, Daily Mirror spoke to Attorney-at-Law Rajeev Amarasuriya, LGBTIQ a

‘Messenger’ in its true sense of the word, has been rendering its services to Sri Lankan Catholics by providing news and articles related to the Catholic Church. Its continuous journey since 1869.....

The inauguration of the five- day contemporary art exhibition which was hosted by Sri Lankan international artist, Chathuranga Biyagama, under the patronage of Bangladesh High Commission was held at Harold Peiris Gallery, Lionel Wendt on December 16.

Current hot topic nationwide is the cost of living and the price of consumer items and services. Cost of living is not a static scenario due to the changes in trade production and the change of social structure on various factors and angles.

Rev. Fr. William Laurie Sullivan, the Blessed Sacrament Missionary from Australia to Sri Lanka, breathed his last peacefully at St. Vincent’s Private Hospital, Fitzroy on December 30 two years ago at a very ripe age of 92.

In a country dominated by Cartesian thinking, it’s probably not surprising that a man vilified for the better part of a decade as a Sinhala Buddhist chauvinist, traditionalist, warmonger and opportunist should be celebrated as a martyr today. I rem

Joy and happiness are wonderful feelings to experience, but are very different. Joy comes when you make peace with who you are and how you are whereas happiness tends to be externally-triggered and based on other people, things, places, thoughts and

Speech on the Seventieth Aniversary of the Federal Party on 18 Dec. 2019 at the Young Artistes Forum Jaffna by M.A. Sumanthiran MP, PC, Associate Secretary General, Ilankai Thamil Arasuk Katchi.

One Christmas day during World War II, a young family was outside making a snowman. Suddenly a plane flew by overhead. After it passed, the tiniest child turned to her father and said, “Daddy, how do people....

Sonali Deraniyagala who published the memoir titled ‘Wave’ about her terrible tsunami experience that claimed her husband and two little children penned the following piece that was printed in the Sunday Times of England.

By At first glance, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) may seem like just another issue in the world that doesn’t apply to your life. But in truth, you are at risk of experiencing GBV in the very next second and you would be completely unaware of its occu

The Eastern Province is home to as many as 60,000 war widows who have been forced to become breadwinners of their families upon the death or disappearance of their husbands. 10 years after the war, some are still destitute, going from place to place

A team from the University of Moratuwa won the 1st place at the premier IEEE BIBE 2019 International Brain Computer Interface Hackathon, held in Athens, Greece in October this year. The competition was organised by the BR41N.IO in conjunction with

Jesus’ job is to save. Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a saviour who is Christ the Lord” (Luke

I had a dream Joseph. I don’t understand it, not really, but I think it was about a birthday celebration for our son. I think that was what it was all about. The people had been preparing for it for about six weeks.

When Thomas Jefferson was Vice President of the United States (1797 and 1801), there was not a railroad in the world and there were no broad highways as there are now. The roads were crooked, muddy and rough. If a man were obliged to go from one city

The world is once again blessed with a fresh opportunity for celebrating the Christmas festival, a profoundly religious event that takes on great importance because of the perennial echo of its traditional and age-old message of peace. A second impor

With their parents bombarding them on WhatsApp with misinformation and even abuse over their stand on India’s new citizenship law, young women are hiding their identities on social media to voice outrage and find alternative families.

Oh Mary, Joseph and Shepherds, Birth of Jesus was good news for you all.

Western classical music, which was introduced to South Asia during British rule, was absorbed by a section of the local elite who were highly Westernized. But it is now a vanishing species, almost at the point of extinction. Nationalistic forces a

The Apartheid could be described as one of the most gruesome blows to human existence. Non-whites not only had to work as slaves, but were isolated from society, separated by law and were denied basic human rights. With the involvement of iconic figu

The angel Gabriel came to her and said “Don’t be afraid Mary: God has been generous to you. You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus: ‘How this can be? I am a virgin? and the angel replied. ‘The Holy Sp

Messiah Christ! - Messiah! Christ! Today more than at any past time - We await thy coming, with bated breath To heal our hearts, our minds, Torn by conflict of unpredictable happen

Every Christmas we see and hear the message “Peace on earth and goodwill among men” in Christmas cards, newspapers, magazines, display material on radio and T.V. Even wars are halted by mutual consent of the parties concerned. Such temporary ceas

The young writer in English in Sri Lanka is severely handicapped by a lack of range and of experience. Then again, this criticism can be made of writers in English in general, regardless of age: when was the last time I came across the playful rhythm

The name of Jesus is repeated trillions time per second around the world as no other’s. Printed, the Holy Bible and other sacred literature billions of time. The symbol of his cross recognised even by little ones long before they are able to talk.

Globally, estimates suggest that almost 2.3 billion children and adults are overweight, and more than 150 million children are stunted. However, in low- and middle-income countries these emerging issues overlap in individuals, families, communities a

Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem which is God’s loving entry into human history. As St. Paul says in the letter to the Philippians God shares the divine nature with us human beings.

Ministry of Cultural Affairs, State Advisory Council for Television, and the Arts Council of SriLanka, recently held State Television Awards Ceremony-2019 at ‘Nelum Pokuna’.