The impending fuel crisis has caused much inconvenience to the public. Long queues of three wheelers, cars and other vehicles and complaints by the public indicate the severity of this crisis.

Managing Director Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) Shyam Bhora disproved Petroleum Resource Development Minister Arjuna Ranatunga’s claim that his company had pressurized the Minister and the officials to accept the contaminated fuel shipment.

The Neurosurgical Association of Sri Lanka (NASL) had its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 10.  

Quiz competitions are not just about questions and answers. They are not only about victories or even participation. They are about teams pitting their wits against each other and getting to know about each other after everything is done. 

More than 80% of the world population depends on traditional and plant-derived medicine. The annual global wellness economy accounts for USD 3.7 trillion; cosmetic and anti-ageing medication contributing to USD 999 billion, USD199 billion from 

I was interested to visit a courthouse when I heard that there is a list fixed with time to call up cases in courts in Timor-Leste where....

At a time when the Catholic Church is contemplating to bestow the Blessed hood on the Christian writer scholar Rev. Jacome Gonsalves, who....

The music festival organised by the Sri Lanka Guitar Association to mark the 100th anniversary of the Russian revolution, unfortunately, had a low turnout but ran high on adrenalin.

My typewriter is getting old, almost falling apart and so am I. Before things get any worse let me put some crucial thoughts down. So many hundreds have done this sort of thing before - some of the greatest, noblest beings, those who have reached the

Some members in our human family silently enlighten us and make us aware of our inherent potentialities, accumulated throughout our previous lives, having performed numerous wholesome kamma (good deeds).   

The ceremony takes place at the ‘Dhana Salawa’ (Alms Hall) of the Maligawa.One hundred and fifty monks participated at this ceremony headed by the Anunayake of Malwatta Ven.

Charata Bhikkave, Charikan, Bahujana Hitaya, Bahujana Sukhaya …   

The first of four articles delving into the Left movement in Sri Lanka.   Somewhere in the late forties and early fifties in the United States a group of intellectuals and artists who had earlier been members of the Communist Party publicly

Angelo Rozairo, who taught French at my school, was the wittiest teacher I ever encountered. He had that rare ability to turn the most banal sayings downside up, to disrupt the processes and structures which organisations flaunted in the name of or

Bearded artist Anup Vega is a misunderstood man. The appearance of a mystic, the scraggy thin physique and the wondering eyes he possesses have all contributed towards making all of us pop the question ‘who is this man?’.  

There is a popular saying that the best things in society are for children’s use. Despite the presence of many human rights organizations, Women’s Groups and NGO’s involved in the protection of the children’s rights- especia

Experts from South Asia and Africa meeting in Dhaka called for strengthening processes to ensure the right to information of all persons, and for ensuring integrity of Information Commissions and recognition of Governments as key stakeholders. 

Dharshini Navandana Weerakoon, is the third child of Sepalika Ariyawasa and W.M. Weerakoon, a retired serviceman living in Hatharaliyadda.

A prison is a place where criminals and killers are detained. It sounds odd when we say that it is also a place to complete your studies. Although it sounds weird, we have recorded instances  where the above mentioned fact has come t

Over the years, we have seen technological development in a variety of fields be it aviation, banking, or communication. But is this development reflected in classroom activity? 

There are three special Reformations in History. The 1st is where Jesus changed history from the life styled by the Law of Moses to the life styled by Christianity in AD 33. The  2nd was when Emperor Constantine changed history from the Roman-st

Fifteen years ago, after interviewing this grand old lady, who is forever young, I called my wife and said, “parana yaluvek hamba una” (I met an old friend). “Sybil,” I added. She was thrilled. Neither of us had met her before

Critics are so obsessed over separating the good from the bad, the merited and the prized from the spurned and the forgotten, in an artist’s career that they forget that what made the latter possible was the lesser aspects of the former. No one

The threat of Dengue is a dark shadow looming in the Sri Lankan horizons, waiting to strike as soon as an opportunity presents itself. At the time of writing as many as 162952 cases of dengue have been reported; an all time high. Though the number of

“Single Death is a Tragedy; a Million Deaths is a Statistic.” This atrocious, but pathetically true statement has been ascribed to the longest serving President of the now defunct Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR),  Joseph S

Construction is one of the most dangerous industries in the world. The ramifications of construction accidents are growing with a trend toward more complex projects, especially in developing countries like Sri  Lanka. With industry booms and its

Its hard to believe that Janaka, a man full of life, the joys of spring, joie’de’virve and generosity of spirit has been gone for seven years. I was very close to this family for many years, shared in all their moments of joy, sorrow, and

The ancestry of Sinhalese people dates back to the landing of Prince Vijaya in the then Lanka. Prince Vijaya, is the first recorded King....

If you come across a stack of old vinyl records of American music, there should be an EP or LP of Fats Domino in that...

A Team from the University of Moratuwa won the US$ 1,000 Open BCI Award at the premier IEEE SMC International Brain-Computer Interface....