The 20th Death Anniversary of S.D.Percy Valentine, President’s Counsel, falls on 08th October.   Valentine hailed from a distinguished family and was the eldest son of late S.D.R. Valentine (Proctor) and of late Flora Valentine of Wel

The first Lady Commissioner General of the Inland Revenue Department of Sri Lanka Nirmala Devi Ramachandran is no more. This is because the sprightly 81-year-old was summoned before the creator of the universe.

Though insignificant compared to the billions squandered by the Rajapaksa regime, 600 million had been siphoned out of state coffers and busted on a Sil Redi campaign to boost former strong man’s image

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at, says the well-known Stephen Hopkins.  

The untimely death of Tele drama actor Dasun Nishan was the result of his illicit love affair  with another female artiste. Nishan’s wife has confirmed Dasun having had an illicit affair.  

Because of the colonial baggage it’s associated with, English as a language is both a hiramanaya and kaduwa. It allures us and distances us. We love it and are afraid of it. We want it but can’t have it. At the same time, concurrently Eng

Dehsabandu, Dr. Victor Hettigoda received the highest accolade of academic honour when he was conferred the title of Doctor of Literature, by the Management Faculty of the Sri Jayawardenepura University in recognition of his

The trouble with vilifying revolutionists is that those who vilify them happen to be those who’d themselves think twice of sticking to a particular cause or ideal. Malinda Seneviratne never belonged to this crowd,

This is the rainy season or ‘Wassanakala’ in this part of the world, where the majority of Buddhists live. ‘Wassanakala’, commences some time during the months of July-August and ends either in October or November.

Be mindful! You may have heard this phrase innumerable times. This phrase is regularly used not only in Buddhist meditation sessions, but also in other domains and realms where everyone is engaged in some type of work such as at schools,

China is featured in the world media over its Belt and Road Initiative, a project primarily associated with international trading in today’s context. Little is known about the fact that the ancient Silk Route that ran across Dunhuang,

Writer says ‘wanted to find out how it is possible for a person to remain that popular even after electoral defeat’ 

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing away of Chief Adhikarana Sangha Nayake, Keerthi Shri Paryapthi Visharada, Most Ven. Habarakada Indrarathana Thera, on October 1, 2017.  

Polythene is being dumped in both environmentally and socially sensitive sites such as in marshy lands, low-lying areas, public places, by roadsides and in the wild. This unhealthy practice has resulted in adverse conditions including

Any happy occasion is worth celebrating and there isn’t a better reason to blow the candles on a cake than during the commemoration of a 100th birth anniversary. And so the residents, staff, 

On a Wednesday night in September (20th), around 7.30 pm, I boarded a bus (No 3344), from Pettah, which was taking passengers on the highway, to Negombo. 

The Institute of Environment Professionals Sri Lanka (IEPSL) is holding its Annual General Meeting today (October 3) at the SLLRDC managed Bio Diversity Park, which is located closer to Thalawathugoda, behind Parliament. At this AGM the selected them

Nita Fernando made her name as a film star in the 1960s in popular, entertaining films such as Sathischandra Edirisinghe’s Matara....

It is a well-structured trilingual programme that will give an expanse of local literature to the participant under the adage “Simply literature....

Another exhibition is held  under the guiding hand of Rhuani Rambukwella, who gives her students the freedom to explore talents.....

After one failure after another, one dream lost  e is of selfish individuals and elite groups in social, business and political clubs in....

In the aftermath of death sentence to convicts a meeting with the mother of the 18-year-old girl, who was gang-raped and murdered brings out the apathy that exists among school system and some Police officers.

The original Sanskrit text Bhagavad Gita translated into Tamil by Sir Ponnampalam Ramanathan, Bhagavad Gita Tamil Translation and Commentary, was first published in 1914. This was published in order that the Tamil speaking community will have access

I first met Mano during my last year at school at Bishops College, when she and her brother Dinkar taught us shorthand and typing. 

Having an expressway in the past seemed like mission impossible for Sri Lankans, but it was achieved when the E01 Southern Expressway was opened to the public in 2011 under the previous Government.  

The second heart transplant surgery in Sri Lanka was performed successfully at the Kandy General Hospital recently.  

About a year ago a campaign to raise money to purchase a much-needed machine for a hospital was carried out successfully. It was an attempt to get relevant authorities to be aware of the fact that such a machine was needed for about 100,000 of those

It will be timely to point out on this special day that Sri Lanka, with a blossoming Right to Information Act in hand, stands at a crucial juncture in totally achieving the challenging criteria of universal access to information.

Ilica Malkanthi Karunaratne, a colourful personality in Sri Lanka’s social and media circles, celebrates her birthday today, September 28. A prolific writer and author whose articles, almost always, have been vivid portrayals of statesmen, li

For Sergeant Major, the Rev. Fr. Alphonse Margesz,  OMI. Vice Rector of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo, 1948-1965, on his 110th birth anniversary giving due honour and respect to the humble & valuable services rendered to St. Joseph&r