What makes Ravindra Randeniya stand out, what makes him, at the end of the day, Ravindra Randeniya, is his contemplative....

Each day takes us closer to October 21. That is the date when ‘Dirijaya Prathiba 2017 - The Journey Continues’ takes....

As life goes on, various barriers are thrown at its path. Some challenges may be easy to meet while others may demand an...

Sri Lanka experienced a dramatic increase in life expectancy which is attributed to the developments in the health...

The Sri lanka Press Council has made arrangements to have a commemorative ceremony to appreciate the immense service contributed to the media by veteran journalist D. B. Dhanapala. The ceremony will be held at the National Library and Documentation

In a message of greetings to the19th National Congress of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), General Secretary of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) DEW Gunasekara said that despite the collapse of socialism in Europe

Deepavali is one of the most popular and glamorous festivals celebrated by more than eight hundred million Tamils the world over. This festival is celebrated by Tamils in a bid to get their spiritual needs fulfilled and to enjoy happiness in their

We have been taught that ‘life inside prison is hell on earth’. This saying from the past was proven wrong with the declaring open of the country’s first prison at 

In the present day and age, there is a variety of technology that is available to us. But how much of it do we use in order to develop our education? Ladies’ College has taken this step forward as it launched the Smart Classrooms on Monday, Oct

Because of certain fortuitous and unfortunate circumstances, those who want to engage in our local theatre are hindered from pursuing it once school is over. This is true in particular for regions and districts and provinces which privilege hard subj

Ven. Bhikkuni Kusuma (MA, PhD), a towering figure in the Bhikkuni Sasana in Sri Lanka, was felicitated recently as a consummate spiritual warrior who practices the Buddha’s path to perfection

Ishan Bahar, a musical legend whose name is indelibly associated with that compellingly musical 60s-70s band known as the Jetliners....

As great Indian philosopher Chanakya stated, a teacher is a person who can produce construction and destruction in his lap. The quotation indicates....

‘Project Eden,’ an exhibition organised collectively by the Interact Clubs of D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo North and the British School in Colombo, will be held tomorrow (15) at D.S. Senanayake College from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

The Peradeniya Economics Research Symposium (PIERS), organised by the Department of Economics and Statistics of Peradeniya University, was held for the fifth time last Thursday, with Prof. Herath Gunatilake as the Keynote Speaker.   

It is hard for me to make sense of the loss of my aunt, my “Loku Nanda,” Dr. Thilokasundari Kariyawasam in terms of what she achieved and how she lived her life. Indeed, there are certain truths about her most people would agree upon. She

Someone once noted not too long ago that modernity was the West’s way of measuring itself against the Other, the rest of the world. It was a way of assessing progress, for the most material, which is why the transition in the 17th and 18th cent

Malaka Devapriya’s debut feature ‘Bahuchithavadiya’ (The Undecided) could do with another title. ‘Smooth operator’ would aptly describe the film’s main character, a young delivery rider called Sasitha.

What is great about our local theatre – Sinhala and Tamil – is that it’s so relevant and contemporary. It has always strived to extrapolate, to think beyond the present and to predict what’s out there, what’s unforesee

Seven males, seven females and seventeen kids took a small boat from Tamil Nadu in April this year driven by a fantasy to illegally sail off to Australia. The small boat they used was so small that it wasn’t even suitable for crossing a river

Delhi: A visiting delegation of senior Sri Lankan journalists on an extensive familiarisation tour recently took part in a stimulating discussion focusing on the rationale behind India’s development cooperation with South Asian countries, wit

Ten score years and eleven ago a gallant military General Sir Thomas Maitland nicknamed “King Tom” sailed to Ceylon to assume duties as the British Governor. He built a grand country manor, an icon of command and authority,

We know life consists of both joy and sorrow. Our joy enhances when we spend time with our loved ones. Although it is so, everybody doesn’t get that precious opportunity to be so close to his or her loved ones every day. That’s because ei

The ninth Annual Scientific Sessions of the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the University of Colombo was held on July 7, 2017 with the participation of Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake Vice Chancellor, UGC board members a

 Sri Lanka is one of the few countries where a large number of elephants can still be seen in the wild. There are some who estimate this number at being in the region of 6,000 - 6,500; by far the highest density per area of any Nation in Asia.&n

I know very little about photography, the science or the art. What little I know I learnt from my father and certain texts written by people who weren’t practitioners in the field by any stretch of the imagination. Of the latter, Susan Sontag&r

When a grieving Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal Emperor, built the timeless wonder of marble as a tribute to his wife Mumtaz Mahal....

A team of US Marine Corps conducted a two-week medical training to 70 selected Sri Lankan Marine Corps from September....

The members of the Christian Reformed Church in Sri Lanka, formerly known as the Dutch Reformed Church, joined in a....

Sri Sathya Sai Baba(Paththi) was one of the most influential persons in the spiritual world. In an attempt to take his legacy forward the Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samithi,