Sri Lankan culture is so deep-rooted that it has a special place for women. This is showcased during Sinhala-Buddhist weddings where much of the rituals are centred around the bride. 

When icons die, there is hysteria and there is adulation. To the same degree, there is also censure. 

With the weather becoming uncomfortable and hot during day time and cool during the evening hours, it is challenging to decipher the accuracy of a ?seemingly unpredictable weather. 

With the arrest of the five suspects over the theft of the ‘Ranamayura’ lifetime achievement medal of filmmaker the late Dr. Lester James Peries, a more expansive and a rooted organised crime of ransacking funerals of popular personnel wa

‘Frontiers of Contemporary Management’ is a book by Dr.Don Ajith Colonne and focuses on “facing managerial challenges in the dynamic global context”. 

The International Conference on Right To Information (RIT) commenced yesterday (May 08) at the Institute of Policy Studies in Colombo. The conference organised by the Sri Lanka Press Institute in collaboration with....

Soul Sounds is not an unfamiliar name to Sri Lankan music lovers. Having started out by singing carols in the 1990s, the choir has grown and expanded immensely to the level of continuously bringing fame to Sri Lanka in the international....

The Wesley College Old Boys’ Union (OBU) has instituted the ‘Double Blue Living Legends’ award to confer recognition and honour upon the distinguished old boys who have excelled in their respective....

The Indian Cultural Centre and the High Commission of India in Colombo together will present a Bharathanatyam recital by Divya Ravi  on 16th May at 6.00 p.m the Indian Cultural Centre auditorium....

Mr. I.T. Canagaretnam was one of the most respected Police officers in the country. He was held in high esteem by all communities. He was a man who carried out his duties and responsibilities with a sense....

I allude to the recent article titled ‘Abolition of Executive Presidency has become viable’ published in the press by Mr. Jehan Perera focusing on an emerging prospect of abolishing the Executive Presidency. My immediate response would

This refers to the article by Gamini Akmeemana (published in the Daily Mirror on April, 23rd) on the Department of National Archives under its new Director General, Dr. Nadeera Rupesinghe.  

This elegantly produced volume to commemorate 100 (1917-2017) years of the Girl Guides movement in Sri Lanka was compiled by a team and written primarily by Prof. Ryhana Raheem, formerly of the Open University of Sri Lanka, who was also a comm

The time was not at all auspicious for residents of Meethotamulla area back in 2017 on April 14th when the entire country was getting ready to welcome the Sinhala and Hindu New year. The garbage mount which covers a vast area collapsed without leav

Neighbouring India has trains running Apps which allow passengers to be aware of train delays and where the trains are located at any given time. This facility is so convenient for passengers who 

Scars of the gruesome ethnic conflict are still in their recovery stage. The implementation of the Post-war development plans, especially in the North and East, so far has been slow and hampered by external pressure. Among the many Internally Displac

The young of today are caught up, I think, in a curious contradiction. They want to rebel, to let the world know they are not satisfied, but they also want to hide behind a certain welter of security. Their heroes are the singers and the actors who a

When the British Empire rid itself of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, the latter was divided to establish a predominantly Hindu India and a predominantly Muslim Pakistan according to a set of principles which included th

In the year 1977 E. L. B. Hurulle, the then MP for Horowpothana was appointed Minister of Cultural Affairs in the government of Prime Minister, J. R. Jayawardene.   

Music is there to entertain? It is also there to rebel, as a highly potent means of protest. This is true of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony as well as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Rock n’ Roll. It has been said that rock music played 

The recent death of Ariyasena U. Gamage was a great loss for not only the medical profession, but also for people who are thinkers, philosophers and explorers.   

It is common knowledge that one of the never-ending growing problems that this country has had to face is the non-availability of purified drinking water in several districts. 

The High Commission of India presents YOGA FOR YOUTH…YOGA FOR ALL, an innovative Yoga programme that envisages reaching out to more than 20,000 students at different Universities all over Sri Lanka. It aims to create awareness and spread the e

‘Penny Black’ was the world’s first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was issued in Great Britain on 1 May 1840, for official use from 6 May of that year. It features a profile of Queen Victoria. The stamp ma

As the first Chairman of the renamed Board of Investment of Sri Lanka from 91 to 93 it will be appropriate for me to write about the economic developments undertaken during this period especially connected to poverty alleviation and the 200 Garment F

At the 25th International Youth Scientists conference 2018 held in Belgrade Serbia recently, Rakindu Randiv Wickramarathne of Nalanda College, Samashi Vihanga Muniweera of Colombo Sirimavo Bandaranaike Girls’ College and Savandi Senanayake of K

Robotic Engineer Rakitha Brito has created a water-free nanotech liquid to protect vehicle paint. 

It is fashionable now and then to associate a particular movement with a particular ideology.

Hailing the completion of four cultivating seasons, the Government recently held a felicitation ceremony to acknowledge and celebrate the success of its toxin-free agriculture programme at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall.

?‘They are such a perfect couple!’ This is an expression we’ve all heard at some point in our lives. Less heard is the sober observation, ‘things look perfect, but who can tell what’s really going on?’ People look