In September last year, Brazil’s 200-years-old National Museum based in Rio de Janeiro was burnt down to the ground. The police had to use tear gas and batons to hold back outraged protesters reeling from the shock. 

The year 2019 is the Jubilee year for four nuns of the Holy Cross Menzingen in Sri Lanka. Their fidelity to the promise for 50 long year celebrated on 11th. February. Bravo.

To celebrate Thai Pongal, Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Colombo will be presenting a Carnatic vocal recital by Dr Sakthi Ravitharan a vocalist from Australia,on 16th January 2019...

I am not referring to the famous physician, as it is impossible for me to make a valid claim that I lived in the times of this great physician of India though I would very much have wished to, but to an institution that was named after him, which was

Lakdasa’s family and friends were much saddened by the news of his demise on Christmas Day.     

It was a very sad occasion to all family members, relatives and residents of Meevitigammana in Attanagalla, when Mrs. Oslin Wimala Seneviratne (nee Alagiyawanna) bade farewell, ending her long and devotional life at the venerable age of 93 years. The

I was grieved to learn of the unexpected sad death of Mr. Theophilus Kirupakaran Augustine on16th December 2018 in Adelaide, Australia. Born on 23rd July 1938 at Pandiyanthalvu, Jaffna to orthodox Catholic parents, Father Augustine and Mother Mariama

Democracy depends on the ability of journalists to speak truth to power, investigate abuses and provide people with information about the world around them.

Kerala made headlines since the dawn of the New Year, as two women made history by entering the highly venerated Sabarimala Temple premises.

It’s difficult to agree with a person when the point he/she makes is made in a wrong way. And yet, I agree with Bandula Gunawardena. Not because I believe international schools should be shutdown.....

The proclamation of Tripitaka as a national heritage by President Maithripala Sirisena has been accepted by the Maha Sangha as a move to stabilise the teachings of the Buddha, which before was given verbally to the people.   

There are a few bilingual writers among the Lankan Tamils. Some write in Tamil and English. Some write in Tamil and Sinhala and a handful of people are trilingual. However, there seems to be no interaction among the different communities.  

For 19 years, the David Jayasundara Elders Home in Keselwatte, Panadura has been sheltering aged men and women of different backgrounds, from different areas, muttering different life stories.  Altogether 30 inmates receive care, comfort

The formation of elites in colonial societies has been the subject of fierce debate. Probably the main reason for that has been the debate over the definition of elite: Who is elite and who is not?   In the Sri Lankan context, we can try

Adorned with pleasant greenery on either side, the Puthukkudiyirippu – Oddusuddan road is permeated with an uncharacteristic dampness in the air. Even though the soil has absorbed much of the water, traces of waterlogged fields remain among t

I first came to know of the MiG Deal in August 2007. I was in Canada visiting family when my father called me from Colombo. He was in happy mood. He told me that The Sunday Leader had reported on a shady military contract involving Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Dr Devanesan Nesiah returned the Deshamanya award conferred on him in 2017, to the Presidential Secretariat recently.

The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), Autonomous Weapons and Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Campaign to Stop Killer Robots will launch a book titled the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), Autonomous Weapons and Sri Lanka on J

The season of climbing Samanalakanda, Adam’s Peak or Sri Pada begins with Unduvap Poya on Saturday and ends on the Vesak Poya.

Reference the article in the Daily Mirror (28.10.2018) under caption Those silent metal lamp posts - They have been standing tirelessly for nearly two centuries I wish to state below how my efforts, wasting my time, energy and money, to remove such a

The proclamation taken from St Matthew’s Gospel (2 Vs:1-12) describes the journey of the Gentile astrologers or wise men as they are commonly known, who while on their way to see what the star foretold break journey at the court of King Herod a

A Golden heart stopped beating   Hard working hands at rest   It broke our hearts to see you go   God only takes the best  

For the past several months young psychology student Kalaamani Bharaneetharan has been publishing a creditably edited and designed monthly literary magazine in Tamil from Alvaai in the Northern Peninsula. The magazine containing well-researched artic

The dawn of the New Year was a nightmare for the living organisms in the Muthurajawela Sanctuary. This is because they were caught in a raging fire which commended on the evening of January 1. 

Regi Siriwardena was probably the greatest English prose stylist this country bred, but over the years I’ve come to remember him less as a writer and poet than as an incisive yet flawed commentator. 

‘Dhatusena’(ISBN 978-955-0955-79-4/ Visidunu Prakashakayo (Pvt) Ltd, Boralesgamuwa, 2017) is a short historical novel in Sinhala written by veteran novelist, poet, and socio-political thinker and activist Dr. Gunadasa Amerasekera. It is

The Elvis Presley Fan Club of Sri Lanka has grown to be an umbrella of fan clubs representing Ricky Nelson, Jim Reeves, Hank Snow and Abba as well. Commemorating the death anniversary of Jim Reeves is a big event to club members. 

German Beauty Queen Linda Rose who was adjudged winner at the Miss Sri Lanka pageant in Europe in August 2018, was in Kandy to distribute equipment worth around one million to the Cancer Ward (No. 48) at the Kandy General (Teaching) Hospital (KGH).

The other day I saw an elephant walking on the road. I was amazed by the size of this animal and the majestic manner in which it took its steps. Then it came to my mind that this awesome creature is a vegetarian and how strong and healthy it looked

The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (Indian Cultural Centre) at the High Commission of India, Colombo will host an evening of Hindustani Classical and Semi classical music concert by Dr. Asit Roy and by Dr. Podminee Dey from the Dept of Music, Un