“We are in fear because our daughter will curse us some day when she grows up and comes to know that she lived in a public latrine like this. Our little daughter will feel sad when she comes to know that she had been brought to this place after

I first encountered T.M. Jayaratne through the films of K.A.W. Perera. I never bothered to check out his other work because, for me, he was at his best when he was crooning about love, be it young, 

The Chairman of Wijeya Newspapers, who successfully conducted the Lake House Aloka Pooja annually for several years quite, having decided to conduct an Aloka Pooja at another sacred city using the resources of Wijeya Newspapers, 

As London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan said at the time, “We don’t yet know the full details, but this was a deliberate and cowardly attack on innocent Londoners and visitors to our city enjoying their Saturday night. I condemn it in the stro

“It’s sweet and fitting to die for one’s country,”  the Roman poet Horace wrote in his attempts to encompass the ethos of bravery. Many centuries later, his words seem no less relevant to our island nation. Horace wrote i

The Sri Lanka Scout Association (SLSA) the largest co-educational youth organisation in the country has mobilized many of their scouts and leaders to carry out relief work to those affected by the recent floods and landslides. Scouts from areas not d

World Environment Day (WED) is one of the most widely celebrated global days that inspires the general public towards being....

There is a disgraceful misjudgement that exists in the Sri Lankan society that always measures skill by the school that one is....

Prince Siddhartha was born 2641 years ago at Lumbini. The parents of the royal prince were King Suddhodana of Kapilavasthu and....

Ratko Mladic, when he commanded the Bosnian Serb army during the bitter 1992-95 Bosnian war, struck terror into the.....

“We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” Ronald Reagan once said. A rare act of generosity was initiated by the inmates of the Welikada Prison along with the co-ordination of Chandana Ekanayaka, the Superintendent of

A new, integrated water supply project led by the US global company Tetra Tech and the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) of Sri Lanka, will provide safe drinking water for the first time to 110,000 residents in the Badulla, Haliela and

Prof. Siri Gunasingha was aptly appreciated by people including the Prime Minister because of his eruditeness, creativity, innovation and uniqueness. Although I have been an ardent admirer of this great personality, it is not my intention to concentr

Ivan died in his sleep at the age of 95 a couple of days ago. He was buried that very day, according to his wishes, by his sons, Anil, Malik and Lalin. His wife Nellie died a decade ago. In his day, Ivan was one of the best known and best loved publi

The death of Siri Gunasinghe last week left the nation’s cultural establishment numbed. And not for nothing: Professor Gunasinghe, who among other things was one of only two novelists here who directed a movie (and a landmark one at that), was

This appreciation on the birth centenary of Maharage George Stephen Perera – Stephen Aiyah to me - is from his first cousin.   

The most intriguing part about Vaishnavee, Sumithra Peries’ latest movie, is that it subtly tricks you into believing there’s something intriguing. It’s a rare work of art at a time when art is being compelled to bring out a large

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) described as a ‘break-away’ Sinhala Buddhist nationalist organisation, made themselves popular for creating anti-Muslim attacks during the recent past. Just after the Sinhala and Tamil New year, a sudden spate o

Governments must implement strong tobacco control measures to ensure good health of their citizens and promote sustainable development.  

Eyes were opened, minds blown and the unimpressionable impressed by the talents of the young inventors of the Moratuwa University at ‘EXMO 2017’ which was held at the Civil Engineering Department Auditorium on April 28 and 29.  

Floods and landslides which wreaked havoc in the country over the past few days did not only take away the lives and homes of the innocent, but underpinned a plethora of social complications including conflicts between the victims of these natural

For courageous investigative reporting and feature writing, Daily Mirror journalist Piyumi Fonseka won a special award at the MASCOM Manorama School of Communication Convocation in Kerala, India last Friday. 

Because of the themes it engenders and certain demographic realities, the English theatre in Sri Lanka is limited to the Lionel Wendt. What transpired in 1956 and thereafter was, essentially, the bifurcation of our intelligentsia into swabasha and n

In Sri Lanka, the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and the Emergency Regulations introduced to combat LTTE terrorism and other Tamil militant groups are considered by Human Rights activists to be draconian pieces of legislation. 

History is the purveyor of the future. All great changes till they occur, remain fantasies and lunacies as Suez, Panama and Mahaveli....

The passing away of this colossal literary figure caused a sudden thud in my heart as I didn’t expect such sad news so....

With the onset of South-West Monsoon, heavy rains are pouring over the Southern and Sabaragamuwa Provinces. 

The theosophical movement, as the likes of Nalin de Silva and Gunadasa Amarasekara have pointed out, was fixated.....

Nine-year-old Surani was unable to attend school with her two sisters, due to her autism. “We were finding it very difficult.....

The Chemistry Department of the Kelaniya University has found that Endolichenic fungi that grows in Lichen of the vegetation.....