“Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted” these were the words of Soviet leader...

When commuting in a bus jam-packed with hundreds of passengers smelling of sweat and struggling to maintain their balance, what...

The end of tragedy in the West came about with the rise of reason and intellect. As Nietzsche points out in The Birth of....

Vijith Kumar Senaratne has written several books about notable media personalities and figures from the entertainment industry. “Elmo Fernando, Kolamba Sita…

A rapt audience of University Dons and students of the Faculty of Law, heard Justice Dikgang Moseneke, former Deputy....

Health is a primary need in any society. Sri Lankans are fortunate to enjoy a free health system in the country. People who have really.....

It has been 10 years since the demise of Mr. K.C.Kamalsabayson PC. A decade is definitely not what it feels like - the final memory...

Disposable cutlery and containers are products that are a part of our day to day life. As a result of the ever-increasing number of food vendors in Colombo and the suburbs, plastic cups, plates and cutlery that are hardly used are seen tossed into&nb

Following long periods of discussions, where there were disparities, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) has shown some consistency in the build up to the ban on using disposable polythene.(The law will be effective from September). This decision will

What is the value of a smartphone? It isn’t the price tag that’s stuck on the box. But when it comes to the access to information, how valuable can a smartphone be? The thousands of possibilities made available to smartphone users are b

After ‘Rekava’ and ‘Sandeshaya’, Lester James Peries knew that no one was going to take a chance with him again. With Gamperaliya he found someone who would: Anton Wickramasinghe. Wickramasinghe, then separated from his wife

The Daily Mirror cipation of students from eight schools in the district. The third phase of the successful series of workshops was conducted at Hartley College, Point Pedro where students took part in various activities designed to help them devel

William Peiris has devoted his life to literary pursuits in Ceylon, fulfilling the positions of journalist, editor, writer, and radio broadcaster. More than this, he has done much to awaken an interest in Buddhism from the angle of Western contribu

The residents of Dikarawa and Aluthgama in the Ella Divisional Secretariat live in constant fear of any possible danger to their lives as cracks have started to appear in their houses. The two villages atop the Badulla-Bandarawela road have faced man

Sad to say, I’ve never heard of jazz-rock musician Prasanna Abeysekara till I read the appreciation written by Ravi Nagahawatte. It’s acutely embarrassing since I’ve been a fan of those genres all my life.  

  31 July 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka – Anugamana, (the ongoing journey) presented by the Indian Cultural Centre at the Russian Cultural Centre recently, was an offering of Odissi dance showcasing ?the talent of Sri Lankan born Nritta G

Differently abled people have always been a marginalised section of the society, in most instances being sympathised with rather than given a hand. This is similar in the case of the ageing population as well. 

By the time you are reading the newspaper, a strange, but true ritual called the ‘Water Cutting Ceremony’ would have taken place in Kandy. The ritual dates back to the period of our ancient kings. There is a fallacy that a sword is collec

I read with interest Prof. Rajiva Wijesinghe’s ‘Suggestions for improving the quality of our legislators’ presented at an OPA seminar. He has very appropriately placed ‘Change of Electoral system’ on the top of his list

The origins of road traffic accidents can be traced back to the time of the invention of the first patented automobile by Carl Benz in the 17th century, or may go back even further, if the accidents in the regency times caused by horse-drawn carriage

August, the month during which the Kandy Esala Maha Perahera (Pageant) is held, is a period during which we should consider what nations....

The Cumaratunga Munidasa Sisuvarama, organised by the Cumaratunga Munidasa Foundation, was held for the sixth consecutive time....

I refer to the response by Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Finance and Media, to my comments on the consequences of the International....

“O Lord, these Bhikkhus are now highly indisciplined. They are not amenable to correction. They often resort to their own ways. They do not show obedience or patience. They are not willing to abide by advice given to them for their own welfare

Everything in the world,Is naturally not lasting...Take anything. Any Thing.Can you name. Any Thing,Animate or Inanimate,

If that fraction, the basics are anything to go by, it takes no effort at all to fathom the fuller individual that was Sakyamuni Gautama Sri Samma Sambuddha, the fully enlightened Master of earth and the heavens. 

In keeping with the terms of the Kandyan convention of 1815, the custody of the Sacred Tooth Relic was handed over to the Buddhist clergy. In the absence of a king a lay custodian called “Diyawadana Nilame, was appointed to handle the rout

It would have been more gracious had the entire selection committee decided to call it a day at the end of the Zimbabwe tour, leaving room for a new set of selectors to be appointed for the Indian tour, because it is the responsibility of not only th

Dancing through nine years has finally paid off for Hariny Muhunthan, as she prepares for her Arangetram to be held today at the Kathiresan Hall, Colombo from 4 to 6 p.m. 

Sri Lanka’s cream of singing voices gathered from leading Christian school choirs and sang in unison of God’s wonder in the presence of over 1,500 at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour for a worthy cause-the Education Fund for the