I have not read Sartre’s version of The Trojan Women. I have seen Michael Cacoyannis’ movie adaptation, but that was not Sartre. I have also seen Dharmasiri Bandaranayake’s Trojan Kanthawo, but that wasn’t Sartre either. Whe

There were 587 dengue patients per 100,000 in the Colombo District, Colombo Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ruwan Wijeymuni told the Daily Mirror yesterday.

There are over 60 types of different plugs used in Sri Lanka.

Back in 2007 I was on an agricultural training program and giving a talk to farmers in the Aluvihare area of Matale about the various crises in transport, food, energy, climate, finance and garbage.

Two little ones cling on to their mother and father happy as ever on their way to school to begin their new lives, while two other little ones remain in their homes yearningly looking at the former, after their hopes of attending a new school almos

Instability breeds instability. The chronic disease of  lacking material comfort leads to stagnant socio-economic development over time. This can happen to any country. Creeping dissatisfaction and dissent can escalate to violence if there is

This is a story of a tragedy that had befallen a family due to the recent floods.   A university graduate daughter had lived with her mother and elder sister in a very enchanting village called Athwelthota in the district of Kalutara. Due to t

Eight Sri Lankans losing their precious lives in road collisions daily, it is high time that we as concerned professionals addressed numerous facets of ‘Traffic Accidents’ and discuss matters topical, especially the proposed increase in

As life goes on, stumbling upon precious moments that you might want to tug onto and remember for the rest of your life is.....

I was hoping to continue my discussion from where I stopped on June 13 in the article titled “Spotlight on doctors, earnings....

I like to eavesdrop at concerts. I like to listen to what people say to each other, how it reflects what they are attending and....

The country has witnessed the increasing sophistication and growth of condominiums. Condominium-living has become the popular....

Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India. The word “Yoga” derives from Sanskrit and....

Writer Praneeth Dhanushka has released his latest book “Birbal Ge Nuwana” (The wisdom of Birbal) recently. The book is a translation....

      There are over 60 types of different plugs used in electrical equipment in Sri Lanka.

After three years of court hearings the concluding arguments for Mel Gunasekera’s murder case were.....

Lathikka Niriella re-established his position as the best Sri Lankan Quiz player when he became the top scorer among Sri Lankan...

On August 8, 1942 the Rt. Hon. Masson, the Archbishop of Ceylon blessed and opened the first building of this....

It has been a year since you Passed away   We still think of you Everyday

Sri Lankan film maker Jude Ratnam’s début documentary, Demons in Paradise, got the rare red-carpet honour at the Cannes Film Festival recently, but he is certain that he will be called a “traitor” for making it. “For me

The culture of a community is the way it has shaped up its inherent customs and traits, schools of thoughts and attitudes, and faiths and belief. To this end the Ministry of Cultural Affairs gave a glimpse of the beliefs and attitudes of the country

“The West won the world, not by the superiority of its ideas, values or religion but, rather, by its superiority in applying organised violence. Westerners often forget this fact, non-westerners never do” -- Samuel R Huntington

It has 751 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles of which 21.7% are endemic, and over 3,314 species of vascular plants, of which 26.9% are endemic. We in fact are blessed to be born in a nation like this with serenity and peace. At

This is although for years we have been critical of the overall system that prevailed and aspired clear-cut changes for the common good. If the change we wanted was clear enough in our minds, we wouldn’t have, for instance, permitted the Januar

At a research conference on contemporary political affairs of South Asia conducted in Delhi some years ago, an elderly scholar of global repute said: “In independent India’s first parliament, there were forty-two authors of important writ

Young investigative writer Varuna Priyankara’s controversial book ‘Andonawa’ (Wailing)--an extensive investigation into the infamous massacre of 30 Advanced Level students from two schools in Embilipitiya during the 1989-90 terror p

In January 2015, something unique happened.  People voted out President Rajapaksa to install a new President. On January 9, Maithripala Sirisena was sworn in. And then, without a Parliamentary election, the “corrupt” partnered the &l

Populists, like elites, centrists, liberals, and conservatives, come in different shades. Some are honest and sincere, others are not. Some like to mince rhetoric with action, others do not. It doesn’t take a political thinker to figure out tha

With the sudden collapse of part of Excellency Building at Wellawatte, the public and the authorities are anxious about the remaining possibly unstable buildings in the area. After the tragic incident, a number of constructions came under scrutiny

With the intention of becoming righteous, Muslims solely fast to please the creator of mankind as he alone knows how much sincerity weighs in the hearts and deeds of every being. Fasting teaches the principle of sincere love because a person who fa