The words I want to say    Fill my heart with an ache I can’t express   Her love for me to be replaced by none   

Antonio’s Dance Circle’s prestigious Dancesport Championship, is scheduled to be held on February 23 at the Grand Ballroom of Hotel Galadari, Colombo, the ADC said in a media release.  

Captain H.W.D. Jayawickrama (32) of the 11th Sri Lanka Light Infantry from Polonnaruwa and S.Samantha Wijekumara of First Mechanized Infantry Regiment from Thalakolawewa, Polpithigama of the Sri Lankan Army Contingent in Mali were killed on Friday...

The “Fall Armyworm” (Spodopteria Frugipedera) cannot be eradicated in a hurry as its lays 1500 eggs at one time said Director general of Agriculture Dr.W.M.Weerakoon soon after the Special Task Force meeting on “ Fall Armyworm&rdquo

The fourth in a series of essays delving into the problems of our education system While the British were able to deploy local authorities to meet the increasing costs it had to incur on education....

There are songs which can change one’s general perceptions of a genre – that it’s loud, soft, sentimental, deep, superficial, or whatever. Many people identify rock and metal with deafening sound. The Bulgarian symphonic metal ban

This year marks two decades of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in Sri Lanka. The initial surgery of this kind was performed in Sri Lanka in February 1999 at the Nawaloka Hospital by Dr. G. Jayakrishnan and 

A cold, sharp-edged knife pressed against her neck, 19 year old Chandrika* was told if she ever disclosed what happened between her and the attacker, she would certainly be killed. Chandrika, the daughter of a migrant worker from Rideegama, terrori

Sri Lanka is a country which is deemed to have a great fame in terms of tourist attraction. The island is one of the most pleasing tourist destinations in the world. Tourism has become one of the main income generating sources in the island’s

With reference to the Sena Caterpillar menace, while chemicals, Dhahiya Ash etc. are aimed at the caterpillar, perhaps a simple technique I saw many years ago, in Indonesia or North Korea (I cannot quite remember where) could be used against the ad

The Ceylon Scooter Club (CSC) will hold its annual meeting on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. The event will be marked by a 25km rally starting from Galle Face and ending at Wurth Lanka Ltd, the event sponsor.

As Colombo is transforming itself into a megapolis, authorities seem to care less about air, noise and other invisible types of pollution that may have adverse impacts on our lives. With more trees being cut down to make space for these mega establis

A humble boy of fifteen, sits with his eyes firmly shut, hunched on a bed at a crowded ward of the National Eye Hospital in Colombo. Life has dealt a hard blow on Madumitha, who is just months away from sitting for the decisive GCE Ordinary Level Exa

The evolution of the arts in Sri Lanka can, historically, be traced to three distinct events: The adoption of Buddhism as the State religion in the Anuradhapura era, the bifurcation between the ornate Maha Sampradaya and the austere Chula Sampradaya

The Indian origin plantation workers left their kith and kin in Southern India and migrated to Sri Lanka almost 200 years ago.    Since then they have contributed towards the development of the plantation industries in particular and Sri La

Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has been appointed Regional Director for World Health Organization South-East Asia, for a second five-year term.    The WHO Executive B

A novel disability care model to reduce the percentage of age-related disabilities, introduced by two Sri Lankan physiotherapists has been recognized by the international community of experts in disability and rehabilitation.  

An event, extraordinary by our theatre standards, happened recently. Two plays – Simon Navagaththegama’s Kalu Saha Sudu (Black and White) and Veronica Apasu Ewith (Veronica returns home) were staged on two consecutive days, a Friday and

The third in a series of essays delving into the problems of our education system Both Marx and Engels realised the value of free education. They were aware of the role played by schools in the perpetuation of class hierarchies in a given society.

My priestly formation at the minor and major seminaries spanned thirteen years. I was under four great rectors (leaders) namely, Fr. Nicholas Marcus Fernando (later the Archbishop of Colombo) who admitted me to the minor seminary; Fr. Kingsley Jayama

The certainty of death has removed from our scene Comrade Vijaya.     

For an example quenching thirst is a need. To do this a brand of soft drink is the want.    

The yogic sciences have always been known in the Indian subcontinent for their undeniable benefits in terms of both physical and mental well-being. With the growing global popularity of the yogic sciences.....

The villagers complain that they can’t cross Badulu Oya for want of a bridge when there is a need to go to the public cemetery and the range of paddy fields which are situated beyond Badulu Oya.

An incident was reported from Eheliyagoda on December 16, 2018 where a gang of five robbers, who had arrived in a white van, had forcibly entered the  house of a wealthy businessman named Janaka Deheragoda and caused mayhem.

Coalition governments are usually sabotaged, if at all, from outside its orbit. A strong united Opposition, as was evident against the Dudley Senanayake-led coalition just prior to the 1970....

The Forum on Disarmament and Development will host the launch of a book titled “The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and Sri Lanka” January 24, 2019, at 4.00 p.m. at the Sri Lanka F

Tulip in Tulips My, mine, and my soul My breath and my fragrance And you.... My amorous tulip Tulip in tulips In the garden of love Thy breeze of aroma with shines and shades of sun Thy glistening joy in love Once my heart   

The Kandy Bash which will once again meet on April  6 at Havelock Park, is a get-together organized by the Kandy Schools’ Past Pupils’ Association (KSPPA).    KSPPA consists of past pupils of schools in Kandy.

While we are fed with stories about rehabilitation and prisoners paying their debt to society over crimes they committed, inmates are being subjected to crimes against humanity on a daily basis inside the prisons. Angunakolapelessa Prison wa