Sri Lankans had many lessons to learn from the Easter Sunday terror attacks. One lesson was that state security isn’t something that should be taken for granted.

The much-needed two Samsung HS40 Ultrasound Scanner Units, purchased from the day’s pay of Army personnel were formally handed over to Maharagama ‘Apeksha’ Cancer Hospital yesterday by the think-tank of

On June 13th a Sri Lankan symposium took place at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden with the focus on displaying existing collaborations with SLU and Sri Lankan Universities.

With President Maithripala Sirisena boycotting the Cabinet meeting which was scheduled for June 11- a meeting where over 100 matters were expected to be discussed- Sri Lanka is now facing an unwanted crisis. This decision was taken as a protest to th

Martin Wickramasinghe was born on May 29, 1890. He died on July 23, 1976. Today is June 18. In one sense, he does not seem to have passed away.

The establishment of the universities of Vidyalankara and Vidyodaya can be attributed to two main reasons. The first reason is the approval of the Sinhala Official Language Act in the Parliament, after the MEP assumed power in 1956. The second reason

He was named Dhana at birth. Born to a Brahmin family, having mastered Triveda, he entered the bhikkhu order in his old age, being impressed by a sermon of Lord Gautama Buddha. From the day he received higher ordination, a gaily dressed woman follows

At a time like the present when morality has been profoundly shaken throughout the civilized world and the curse of materialism has spread all over, it seems vital to find a cure for this malady that has brought so much unrest and misery to people of

As a world religion, Islam is facing a major identity crisis today. Islamic extremism (or militancy) is damaging and endangering the place of Islam and Muslims in the world. According to the Global Terrorism Index 2018, compiled by the Institute for

Sinhala Buddhist voters do not take kindly to communal parties, even when those parties represent their interests. The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) remains the most potent and effective Sinhala Buddhist political outfit, but its birth was preceded by s

It is the Thanthirimale season of the year. As I pen this, the staff of Wijeya Newspapers is already at the site. They went there a couple of days back lock, stock and barrel, leaving the comfort of their homes and relatively comfortable surrounding

The 2018 Gratiaen Prize was awarded to writer, actor and director Arun Welandawe- Prematilleke whose play ‘The One Who Loves You So’ was cited for being “a consummate work of art in one of the hardest genres....

You find them along pavements or near markets or even on trains, till in hand, raising funds to assist undergraduates and other students who cannot afford to even purchase an exercise book. However, the monies thus collected don’t actually go towar

Mr. Ashan Malalasekera, the Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of the Malalasekera Foundation received the Global Buddhist Ambassador Award from the World Alliance of Buddhists based in Thailand on Vesak Day on May 18, at an International Award

Sagala Ratnayaka - a senior Cabinet minister and the International Secretary of the United National Party (UNP) - marks 20 years in politics as an elected representative. Hailing from the deep South, Deniyaya, Sagala had his education at Royal Col

There is no doubt that the most powerful force and the strength in any country is its youth. It is essential to empower the young people with a correct vision through personality development to make them partners of social development. In order to do

Finding solutions for the Earth’s destruction is a responsibility that has been thrust upon all its dwellers -not just upon the ‘experts’. Taking this fact into account, the Environmental Foundation Limited (EFL) launched ‘Green Conversations

“The One Who Loves You So”, a play by Arun Welendawe Prematilleke won the Gratiaen Prize 2018, for the best work of creative writing in English by a Sri Lankan writer living in Sri Lanka. The H.A.I. Goonetileke Prize for Translation, which was al

In the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bomb blasts where three churches, including St. Anthony’s Church Kochchikade, were attacked, the feast scheduled to be held tomorrow (June 13) has drawn wide attention.

There is much debate going on in Social Media as to who should represent the country’s people in parliament. Most potential candidates for the presidency have already shortlisted the members of their probable cabinets while dreaming of a better and

The Manorama School of Communication (MASCOM) held its annual open day and exhibition which concluded on a grand note in Kottayam, in the Kerala State recently. It witnessed the participation of over 60 guests who admired the creativity of its stude

Recently we visited the house of Mohamed Razik Mohamed Thasleem (37) in Danagama Mawanella. He is one of the first victims of Zaharan’s killing spree and is currently recovering from gunshot injuries. We visited him to inquire into his present con

The period from 1848 to 1948 presents something of a paradox for the historian or scholar, who tends to rationalise a historical epoch in terms of rebellion or affirmation of political, economic, and social order. The uprising organised by Ihagama

Among contemporary Sinhala fiction writers, there are those who have deliberately struck away from conventional story telling formats, using techniques of fantasy and displaying Post-Modernist and other influences.

One of our young intellectuals, Uditha Devapriya writing in DM on June 07, 2019 correctly identified the psyche behind the minds of the average person in the majority community and rightly justifies his poser.

The role of education in bringing about harmony, tolerance and peace to our Nation cannot be overestimated in the current socio-political climate. The tragic events that devastated our country recently reiterate the urgent need for Sri Lankans to uni

It takes someone special to impress a young lad, I must say. As a child, I have met many doctors, but my impression on this exemplary doctor is unforgettable; tall, slim, a sporty look, long-sleeved shirt with a matching tie and a friendly personalit

My wife and I started worshipping at Christ Church, Galkissa in 1975, a few years after marriage, when we came to live in Dehiwala. We attended the 6.00 a.m. service on Sunday and Dr. Thistle, Mrs. Jayawardene and the children were there every Sunday

It was the renowned English philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626) who immortalised the saying “reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.” When it comes to the brain, researchers have found ther

Jessica Hallikainen and Veera Teittinen, two Finnish students at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden arrived in Sri Lanka for their field placements just a few days after the tragic Easter Sunday attack.