Regi Siriwardena, who wrote about writers, directors, playwrights, novelists, and mavericks, once wrote on Willliam Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge. Here’s what he noted:   

Walking back and forth under the intense heat around the huge National Museum complex established by Gregory exactly 140 years ago, searching for its Auditorium was somewhat strenuous for a septuagenarian. I was perplexed for a moment why of all th

Topping the list of allegations levelled against the British Empire by the third world countries is the accusation that the British rulers exploited their resources. This accusation seems to be correct to some extent.

World Tourism day is celebrated on September 27 every year. In 1979 United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in its third session (Terremolinos, Spain, September 1979) decided to establish World Tourism Day. This is a very important milest

The First Ever Open Mosque Day in Kandy took place on September 20 at the historic Meera Makam Mosque. The event, organised by the Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) in association with the trustees of Meera Makam Mosque was an immense success with o

It’s with utmost distress that I write this letter to your esteemed newspaper with the hope that it will catch the attention of the rulers, who seem to treat the people of Colombo North as ‘sub-human beings’. Indeed there is no one

The bargain books section at the annual Colombo International Book Fair is a haven. All the stalls are tucked away well to a side of the centre of all the excitement. They are almost deserted at times and anxious staff actually ask you if there are p

This article was prompted by the news item published in the DM of September 22 under the headline: GMOA Claims Strike a Success.   

In the modern times of the 21st century, the world is getting increasingly chaotic and effective solution is hard to find. The chain of brutal terrorism caused by religious conflicts and the retaliation has expanded and cannot be stopped. Our earth i

Ranjith Rubasinghe, who occasionally acts (even now) but is better known to those in his field as an Assistant Director, was born in Akuressa, Matara to a father who operated as a peon by day and an amateur playwright by night. “He could sing,

Stanislav Petrov might not have had anything extraordinary in his life other than for those few minutes in which he possibly saved the entire mankind from nuclear war. We tend to believe that such a feat is a prerogative of political leaders, statesm

Dedicating his gigantic work to well-wishers and the conservationists, Tharindu raise concerns about an impending danger of total extinction of Asian elephants during the Anthropogenic Holocene extinction.   

It is quite discernible and palpable that our country is passing through a period of vital transformation with regard to public administration. 

Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) and the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT), Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo jointly organised a symposium on Grassroots Level Actions to Control Tobacco/Alcohol and to Counter Industry Inter

The prestigious Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) in Manila, in the Philippines has selected two internationally recognised media giants, D. Shelton A. Gunaratne, Professor Emeritus of the Minnesota University, Moorhead, USA and

The 1987 constitutional reforms and SC ruling have been included in this book. Not many people know these facts. International and domestic forces continued to influence successive governments to divide the country. 

The background to Jayani Pinnawala’s novel ‘Samukka’ is the 1987–89 insurrection. The book touches on the islandwide uprising and focuses on a section of the youth in Thunkama, the area under reference in this novel. Frustrati

A research group from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Moratuwa developed a novel biomedical system for the benefit of patients suffering from diabetics, high blood pressure, neurological diseases and Parkinson’s di

Broadly speaking, children can encounter the law in three ways: as criminals, as perpetrators, and as witnesses. That there are problems in our justice system stems partly from the fact that we refuse to accommodate those children as children with re

SOS Children’s Villages International President Siddhartha Kaul is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka on September 23 to head the Annual Regional Directors’ Meeting to be held on September 24 at the National Training Centre in Piliyandala. &

Despite the beliefs of many, medicine isn’t all about drugs and surgeries. The subject of physiotherapy is one specialised area in medicine where medical miracles are performed using a minimum of invasive technologies.

Having volunteered to work with people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease for the past 18 years, Lorraine Yu, Founder and President of Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation (LAF) has been an inspiration to the society.

The language refresher course received nothing, but positive feedback from the participants. The trainer was acknowledged as experienced and the audience found her presentation to be very informative and practical.

I refer to the article in the Daily Mirror of 13th September titled “In Game of Thrones, Game Changes”, by Dr. Dayan Jayatielleke (Dr.DJ). I am a free thinker not in bondage to political parties of whatever variety.

The six decades or more of politics that we have witnessed in the post-independent Ceylon renamed Sri Lanka, the land of Taprobane, leave much to be desired in the minds of genuinely patriotic citizens who can weigh facts and figures wisely, with pre

The International Schools’ of Sri Lanka (TISSL), which is an association of premier international schools in Sri Lanka, was formed in 2001 with the main aim of fostering good relationships with its 25 member schools.

To serve this purpose, a three day Language Refresher Course was organized at the Good Shepherd Maria Montessori Training Centre. The course was held from September 6-8. The course targeted Montessorians working in authentic AMI Montessori House

Passing away of Mano Muthukrishna Candappa greatly saddened the hearts of her several friends and acquaintances. It left a void in the many organizations of which she was a vital and integral part.   

Most criticism of contemporary art and popular culture follows either of two trends: nostalgia for the past, and acceptance of the present. The first is an act of yielding, of giving in, while the second is an act of accepting what is generally consi

Daily Mirror journalist Piyumi Fonseka has been short listed among the final 12 for the World Young Journalist Award 2017, organised by Thomson Foundation in partnership with the UK Foreign Press Association (FPA).