One year ago on this day, you left us forever    Leaving a void never to be filled    You were unique, in so many ways    Hard to describe, and at times to understand    Born to a family of prestige from down S

The 36th Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the Colombo University was held recently at the Senate Hall, College House, University of Colombo at which a charming felicitation ceremony was conducted to recognize and felicitate seven S

In hindsight, it wasn’t just the capitalists who got it wrong about capitalism.

Many news reports that emerged from the north produced details related to a criminal gang called ‘Ava’ group wreaking havoc in certain areas and the purported attempts being made for the revival of the LTTE by some extremist elements.

When I met my adorable mother-in-law, Mrs Sessy Paulis, she was about 70 and I was 19, so actually more than anything else she was a grandma to me.

Member organisations of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) from across the Asia Pacific Region will meet in Colombo at their 13th Regional Conference, which is scheduled from August 12-16 next year (2019).   

Sri Lanka is selling itself as the number one destination for tourists from around the world, with its multi-faceted attractions. The eternal summer weather, the warm, blue seas and the golden beaches, wild-life, marine life, nature, culture, clima

The Ceylon Scooter Club (CSC) will hold a two-day road trip starting August 25. It will commence at 5.30 a.m. opposite KFC at Kottawa. The route would be through Homagama, Meepe, Kaluaggala, Waga, Thummodara to Ratnapura (Breakfast stop) and then p

The poet is a curious creature. He does not pander to the majority, but his role is that of a public voice. The language he resorts to thus cannot be esoteric or obscurantist, because by definition, being a poet, he cannot obfuscate. So he gets ent

Venerable Fa Hsien Thera is a Chinese Buddhist Monk who engaged in a quest to bring the sacred Buddhist texts from the then South Asian sites of Buddhism and translate them to propagate the Buddha Dhamma in China. His endeavour that started in 399

The Nokunu Team, also known as the Guardians of the City, was established to spread awareness among people regarding the segregation of garbage and transforming Colombo into a cleaner city. Under the supervision of Sumi Moonesinghe, the mastermind

On the morning of August 3, Dr. Yohan Koralage stopped his vehicle on the side of Galaha Road to answer a phone call from a fellow medical officer

In today’s world, the experience of being a soldier on the frontline is accessible at our fingertips. From wartime photographs to televised interviews with veterans on leading broadcast channels, from feature-length films to virtual experienc

Eid-Ul-Adha is the festival of sacrifice, celebrated around the globe each year at the conclusion of Hajj performance in Mecca, preferably on the 10th Day of the month of Zul-Hajj.   

Mrs. Malathi, who taught us biology but whom I never had the chance of studying under, was quite a character. Hardy, confident, stern, but understanding, she was easy to irk and hard to please. In fact, that was one of her virtues. She was one of tho

It is noteworthy that Hajj, the pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest site, Mecca, is celebrated annually by all Muslims around the world. It is commemorated to mark the sacrificial life of Prophet Ibrahi

Sri Lanka’s pioneering sustainable seafood farming company, Taprobane Seafood Group (TSG) proudly unveiled an eventful occasion on July 22 at the Mannar Public Ground in commemoration of its eighth anniversary.   

Sir Vidhyadar Surajprasad Naipaul, or Vidia as he was known to his friends, has died without leaving a new literary successor or equal of Indian origin who could scale the heights he reached.

Sri Lanka is said to have a wild elephant population of about 6,500 although exact numbers are not really available, in spite of some form of census that was carried out some years back.

“Watercolour originated in 18th century England and then  spread throughout the world, making a characteristic sub-culture of its own. Exhibitions and contests, demonstrations and plein-air working, watercolour societies, workshops, waterc

The Sri Lanka Federation of University Women  ( SLFUW) is striving to open the eyes of university students to ideas, opportunities and possibilities beyond what they may know, by conducting a series of motivation and mentoring programmes in loca

At the very outset, let me say that it is not usual for a Son to write an appreciation of his mother – but then my Mother was an exceptional human being – at least to my two siblings Leilani and Pravin and my self. She lived to the ripe o

A seed that was planted with good intentions as far back as 1895 has grown into an impressive tree today.

Economics is not an ‘easy discipline’. As a friend recently pointed out, take out the references to real world examples and all you are left with are hard to remember, harder to apply equations.

As a country that was thrice visited by Gauthama Buddha, the majority of its population are Buddhists. But with colonial influences and Christian missionaries around the country, imparting Dhamma education was a challenge in itself. It was in this

During ancient days Sri Lankans were divided as up-country and low-country each having a foolish proudness to say that they are from Kandy or from Galle etc. With the progress of the nation, this divide was reduced and now no one says that he/she i

The Play is the Thing, contains more anecdotes, comments, and character portraits from and by Henry Jayasena than any article or essay written about the man. It is at once full of wit and sobriety, particularly because it is not just about the thea

Award winning filmmaker Sanjeewa Pushpakumara’s newest film ‘Devena Vihagun’ (Burning Birds) marks 50 days of continuous screening on August 17.

The untold suffering and dedication of the war heroes, who were engaged in a thirty-year-armed-conflict, are indescribable. They were once treated as the saviours of this nation. However, this is the tragic story of a war hero, who waged war on beh

To celebrate the 71st anniversary of India’s independence, the Indian High Commission will present ‘Symphony of Freedom,’ a musical extravaganza by Bollywood playback singer Usha Uthup and her