Despite the long miles that modern medicine has crossed since Hypocrates, there are many aspects of medicine that still remain in the shadows, unknown to the general public. Consultants from over 40 Medical Specialities will join hands with the Minis

Modernity isn’t opposed to nationalism. This we should know. The confusion or rather dichotomy between the two has arisen because many of us are clueless about what they represent. This too we should know. Fact is, there can’t be modernit

Welikada riots, which took place on November 09, 2012, claiming 27 lives of inmates, was subject to severe reprehension in the society. The shoot-out incident that happened within the prison was witnessed by many jailers and inmates apart from the ar

According to the World Health Organization, the incidence of dengue has grown dramatically around the world in recent decades. The organization’s reports on the disease revealed that the actual numbers of dengue cases is under reported and many

Weekday evenings can be terrible. Bus rides are always stifling, often suffocating, never the relief they should be. I find returning home a bother, consequently, since there’s always too many people. 

‘A Sri Lankan boy, born and bred in a war-infested village in the depths of poverty becomes an engineer and goes onto invent a product that can change the future of the world.’ At first glance the above sentence may look like the blurb

It burns, it fumes, it embraces your system and it kills. This phrase clinically identifies the intoxicant we popularly call the cigarette- that mix of nicotine, lead, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic, radioactive elements and other chemicals and toxins.

The rise of English as a global lingua franca has encouraged more  innovative, reflective and rigorous research into the area of  second-language studies in Sri Lanka. In order to provide a forum for  such research, the Colombo Unive

Forty-five years on, Aloy Jayawardene being a Roman Catholic, heeded the request of sculptor Ven. Dr. Mapalagama Vipulasara Thera to brass cast a Buddha Statue to be placed at the Viharamahadevi Park in 1972 to commemorate the Republic Day of Sri L

“Cracks have appeared on the walls of my house where I was living with my wife, my kids and my mother for more than twenty years. There is not a drop of water in our well which used to be full. My vegetable cultivations are destroyed. 

Should 1956 have happened, or should it have not? This question, which everyone claims they have the answer to, is frequently touted....

My one and only brother Sanaraja Banda Senaratne passed away one and half years ago. His Birthday fell on 10th July. He was...

The minimum bus fare was increased from Rs. 9 to Rs. 10 in this year’s amendments. The Cabinet approved a 6.28 price hike on June...

The friendly neighbourhood Tuk-Tuk found itself in a spot of trouble last week, when the United States Embassy issued a travel advisory....

Nothing in the world has perplexed man more than the great mysteries above, and the Supremely Enlightened Being’s pronouncement on them presented here in reverse order to retain their thematic sequence provides the ultimate statement on the iss

In life, we don’t always get what we want. We’d love our lives to be perfect; we wish that we didn’t have to face the loss of loved ones. However, death is a part of life. Both for oneself and others. In my life, there have been so

I firmly believe that our intellectuals have taken us, the ordinary man, woman, and child on the street, away from reality. They....

Garbage has been a huge issue for many months now, both on a domestic level and on school level. With many focusing on...

St. Thomas’ College Kotte was founded by Rev. Fr. Zacharius Dabrera, OMI with 53 pupils on May 8, 1928. The school was....

A tribute to a very dearly loved and a most precious Mother whom I will  never ever forget   Mrs. Monica Marion Phyllis de Alwis was 96-years-old when she was called to rest with the Lord on 6th April 2017.  

The first time I watched Welikathara several years ago, I was stunned. The acting, the dialogues, the boldness of the editing, and the sheer confidence of the camerawork all seemed to come together. It seemed to be one of those rare movies that hig

The 17th Dudley Senanayake Memorial Oration would be delivered by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on July 27, 2017 at the Reception Hall of Temple Trees at 5 p.m, the organisers said.

In a bid to provide visitors to the National Zoological Gardens in Dehiwala more time a decision was taken to extend its visiting hours, Wildlife Minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera recently said. Accordingly....

When the sun is high up in the sky and the day is hot, it is not often that someone would be so foolish as to pour a glass of perfectly good “cool beverage” down the sink. But that was exactly what I did. A few sips of the drink out of

Nizam Cader, was born in 1926 making him 91 years, as of date. He is one of the founder members of the ‘Sixty Club’. It is remarkable that he could recall some anecdotes from his time. He sent a letter reminiscing his days at Richmond w

The title misleads. It makes us think that it’s an underground theatre movement, shirked by many and patronised by a few. But it’s not. The....

Garbage is not a problem only in Sri Lanka, but also in the rest of the countries. What is vital in this case is not how muck is collected in....

Dengue in Sri Lanka has spread rapidly and has turned out to be a severe threat to its people. It is reported that nearly 70,000 cases....

The French Revolution and its aftermath left the Church in France in a state of sad disarray and devastation. France was a shattered....

“Pilikawe Sebe Thathu” (The truth about cancer) is a timely book in Sinhala about cancer, the most dreaded killer disease next....