Christmas is universally celebrated as a festival of Peace. In fact, it is the birth anniversary commemoration of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. 

Another Christmas has arrived. When I browsed the TV programme schedules for the season, I noticed a significant absence of the real people that were involved in the true Christmas story. Of course, nothing that TV can produce can match that first Ch

The three member delegation from the UN working group on arbitrary detention was in Sri Lanka for a 10 day visit.   

Dugongs, a marine species, dwell in shallow waters and are strictly herbivorous animals that have been referred to as the cows of the sea. 

In his ‘Among My Souvenirs’ Regi Siriwardena depicts the flaws and the contradictions that led to the fall from power of the pre-1956 elite. 

As I pointed out in my last article, at best I am a spectator and not a connoisseur when it comes to music. When we discover the songs that we grow to love, we are thrilled, so much so that pedagogy and instruction, the finer points of music as a s

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Maharagama is a place where varied emotions are observed. Shaven heads and looks of despair on the faces of both adults and children; a common sight. Within the hospital premises however is a place alive with

The ‘National Action Plan for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights 2017 - 2021 (NHRAP) was launched last month at the Parliamentary complex. The five-year plan focuses on the key areas namely; civil, social, cultural, labour, environm

According to a Media Communique, the Venerable Keerthi Fernando has been elected as the new Bishop of Kurunagala. Keerthi is the third Priest to go from Colombo to Kurunagala with the others being Lakdasa de Mel and Lakshman Wickremasinghe.  &

Sexuality is part of what makes us human. In addition to its fundamental function of procreation, sex is also about sensual pleasure. According to psychology, many people long for this physical connection when trying to overcome their sense of alie

The discussion in the Constitutional Assembly on the interim report of the Steering Committee turned out to be a very positive discussion, where a large number of members of the constitutional assembly expressed their views critically.

In the wake of criticism in the Western world against China on the situation in Tibet, a delegation of the Institute of History Studies and China Research Centre was in Sri Lanka to brief on the situation there. 

Miracles occur in every religion and they certainly take various forms. From a Catholic perspective, a miracle is defined as an extraordinary welcoming effect wrought by God that surpasses the power and order of nature. Such an incident was recentl

At around 175 beats per minute, vivace brims with vivacity; a tempo that’s at once lively and fast, at once vigorous and energetic. It thrives....

Commemorating its11th anniversary All Ceylon Newspaper Agents Guarantee Ltd held their Annual General Meeting at Grand....

H. A. Dharmasena began making guitars when he was a teenager. Now eighty, he’s still making them. Guitar making definitely runs...

An Anti-Venom Serum for snake reptile bites will soon see the day, from the Centre of Tropical Medicine based at the Faculty of Medicine....

The National Tea Award Ceremony for 2017, organized by Sri Lanka Tea Board was held on December 8 with President Maithripala Sirisena as the Chief Guest....

The man who set the ball rolling for the Independence of the country has been forgotten though he had paid twice....

In communication, there are various ways and means to communicate with each other as human beings than the other animals. Language is the...

I am going to complete my assignment and return to my motherland. On February 24, 2015, I arrived in Colombo and....

When traced the routes of the tourism industry, it could be found that it was mostly the residents of European countries who had the...

A mother who left for Saudi from her home in Galewela in search of a good source of income has returned to the country not only empty...

With a cast of more than 40 of Sri Lanka’s best young actors and actresses, this original play is a hilarious, thought provoking satire....

The town councils, provincial councils and mega town councils hold major importance and are closer to the people than other political institutions that wield authority.

Today the world is a global village. As said by Marshal McLuhan, a philosopher of communication theory, “The new electronic independence re-creates the world in the image of a global village.” 

One of a kind, she certainly was a fountain of kindness untold. It is amazing how Shalini’s heart flew out to those in need, in despair or lonely. 

The private sphere of this country and of most other post colonial societies, even India, did not open up fully to the Westernised paradigm of modernity and progress that it was supposed to. 

Before she and her husband left for Canada and settled down there, actress Nita Fernando put on hold what was considered to be a promising film career.  She returned to acting almost 20 years later, continuing to exude and exemplify a freewhee

The ‘Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu Show’ will be held in Sri Lanka for the first time from December 12 - 17. The five day programme is organized by the Association for Sri Lanka China Social and Cultural Cooperation, Sri Lanka China Friendshi