B. Mallika (55) a resident of No 91 Konakumbukwewa, Puliyankulama in Rambewa Division in Anuradhapura has been in a predicament for want of a permanent income to maintain a family of five children and to provide treatment for her 22-year-old daughter

The Chief Incumbent of Sri Sudarshanarama Purana Viharaya in Rajagiriya, Kalapaluwawa, Venerable Uluvitike Anuruddha Thera recently released a....

There are many excellent musicians who are not in the public limelight, and tablist S. W. Randoowa is one of them.  Randoowa began playing....

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has met every five years since 1921 to hold its National Congress. The party which commenced with fifty members is has a membership of 89 million today. Now its has 4.5 million party branches throughout China. In ot

Environmentalists claim deer strolling across Trincomalee face the threat of extinction mainly due to infrastructure development. Although deer have always been a tourist attraction in Trincomalee, relevant authorities have failed to acknowledge the

For decades we have been told that, regardless of the fact that movies are based on blatant falsifications of reality, we have to assess the medium on the basis of its fidelity to that same reality. 

One fourth of the seats at this edition of the local council elections are set aside for women. The general consensus among people at the news seems to be… “Good! Finally!”   

The Local Government Elections are just around the corner. The LG elections scheduled to take place on February 10 has become a much talked about topic in the country, mainly because of the new electoral system for the polls. Many commended the decis

The death of Shalitha Shehan Dasum shattered the hopes of his parents. The demise of Shehan came as a shock to his parents. He was just 19 years old when he died. The reason for this death was sudden heart failure. The parents to date are distraugh

Niroshana Pieris is no ordinary stamp collector. In fact, he doesn’t describe himself as one at all. He’s a philatelist with a consummate interest in the history of stamps who attributes his youthful looks to his passion for pieces of p

There are several things we learn from primary school in our young age that are almost taken for granted without much questioning. The most amazing things out of those are that the earth is a globe and that the sun does not rotate around the earth

There are days when I run out of ideas and topics to write on. Those are days I suffer from creative blocks, on account perhaps of drowsiness or the languor that a full stomach tends to invite. All it takes to get out that block is a quick perusal

When can Sri Lanka introduce a policy and stick with it? The recent reversing of the decision taken by the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to allow certain liberties to women in their dealings with alcohol has stirred a hornet’s nest. On one s

Gampola Zahira College completed 75 (1942-2017) years of serving the nation through education. Gampola Zahira College has been one of the leading schools for many years not only in the Central 

The High Commission of India in Colombo has organized a special cultural event titled ‘Bollywood and Beyond’ which is scheduled to be held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall at 6.45 p.m. on  January 17 (Wedn

The first Prime Minister D.S.Senanayake left behind his Honorary Doctorate certificate, presented to him at the Convocation in 1948. This certificate was found three years ago among other similar documents, all were in a bundle, at the Academic Reg

The Cold War and its aftermath were marked by interesting contrasts as well as parallels. Only history will tell us if the risk of bipolar nuclear conflict of the Cold War was more or less dangerous than the reality of the widespread non-nuclear ar

As Sri Lanka topped lists as a potential tourist destination due to its post-war development strategy, tourist arrivals have shown a steady growth over the years. While the outskirts of Colombo are yet to be 

At a time when the world is steeped in vicious cycles of violence, complex armed conflicts span borders and numerous atrocities are being inflicted on humanity, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continues to raise awareness among la

The book, ‘Buddhism’ translated and compiled by most Venerable Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thera with much compassion, lays out the basics of what Buddhism.....

Thai is the auspicious month of the Tamil calendar and Pongal is the dish of a concoction of rice, dhal of split pulse, juggery and milk. Thai Pongal is, therefore, the....

The Chief Guest was Disaster Management Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, while  Minister of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu....

How do children remember their mother, when they themselves have lived through life to be grandparents? Certainly not in the way their children would think about them. These are two different eras with two completely different social values and life

Sri Lanka lost a wonderful personality whose life was dedicated to helping and supporting as many as he could cutting across religious, racial, ethnic and cultural diversities. He left us on January 6, 2018 at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapor

In, the over 2500 year old history of Sri Lanka, Kandy and the Kandyan Kingdom have played historic roles in maintaining the sovereignty and culture of the nation. 

“When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.”

Clad in black they walked as if they had little to do with this world. Their beards and nails had grown, but there was no indication that they were unclean.

I am amused by the tactics certain critics in this country resort to. They claim in opinion piece after opinion piece that they are free from the dominant ideological hegemonies that are supposed to exist in the country (Sinhala Buddhism), but then p

A woman aged 101 years is still fortunate to walk steadily without the aid of a walking stick. She is also able to attend to her personal needs of cleaning, using the washroom and other personal sanitary needs without being helped. This woman, Sopi

On 18th January 1956, Father Lawrence W. Sullivan, SSS, entered priesthood at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. He said his First Mass at St. Francis Church, Melbourne, on 19th January 1956 and entered the Lord’s Vineyard of Eternal Rest on 30th