This 350 metre tall structure will serve as a transmission tower for several TV and FM broadcasting stations.

Women’s Organisations in the country have not shown any interest in martyrs like Ehelepola Kumarihamy but have always drawn attention to the lives of women in foreign countries. Ehelepola Kumarihamy not only gave her life but those of her chi

In the Badulla district lies a small hamlet called Veheragoda, which King Dutugemunu was said to have passed on his way to Anuradhapura to fight King Elara. The villagers believe that there were temples here in ancient times. Although there are no

He was a faithful friend at times of need; many were privileged to have moved with him closely and for having enjoyed his love and wisdom. He adhered to his convictions and never wilted under pressure or for benefits. 

Biographers are like method actors, I have always felt: they try to get into the skins of their subjects. I am no biographer, only a writer, but this truism is valid even for the most pedestrian journalist. You have to have empathy for the person y

Extending beyond the horizons into the forest area of Pachchanor in Kinniya Muthur in the Trincomalee District is a long strip of track, neither carpeted, concreted nor gravelled. Treading along this terrain, through paddy fields battered by natura

Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology(CKDu) has been the subject of much scientific research in the recent past. Though its....

In the early 1960s, when the Civil Service was transformed to the Administrative Service, two important things took...

At a time when the world is engaged in an expedition of creating a greener tomorrow by means of eco-friendly products and....

Medical negligence is not unheard of and patients have died under such circumstances all around the globe. In this day and age...

In February this year while a group of freshers of the Peradeniya University were being abused and tortured in a rented house....

Coir products, reed and cane craft, lacquer work, cloth-weaving and many other traditional Sri Lankan crafts are disappearing from....

While Sri Lankan authors have always had a tough time with their publishers, their counterparts in the UK and the US too face hardships, though for different reasons altogether. 

As a growing epidemic with statistics indicating a sweeping rise in the number of victims falling prey to an irrepressible mosquito....

The polity of this country, before and after 1948, was governed by two broad movements. The first comprised of the....

Man’s fascination with certain numbers goes back to the dawn of recorded history. For the Ancient Babylonians the....

From Paranthan, the road to Vallipuram is rich and green. Great expanses of paddy stretch out before you, clumps of palmyrah dot the land and little streams of water trickle by. As we near the fighting, paddyfields give way to broken buildings and

“Life is a battle, which one has to fight even when in the jaws of defeat and one can’t be selfish to give it up, as it is for those whom we love and care for.”

The ‘Fight Cancer’ initiative is an ambitious programme launched with the vision of transforming the care experience of every cancer patient treated at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Maharagama. 

The Court of Appeal earlier this month ruled that United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Galle District MP Geetha Kumarasinghe cannot hold a Parliamentary post as she is a dual citizenship holder. An undefied Geetha Ku

In commemorating this year’s Vesak festival a Dansala was conducted on May 11 in the Delft Island under the patronage of the Sri Lanka Navy Commanding Officer  “Wasabha” institute and with the support of other Navy personnel

The internet is increasingly being used as a gateway for offenders to commit crimes. Social media has become a contributory tool for a number of child abuses and abductions....

The United National Party (UNP), the grand old party was formed six and a half decades ago with the leadership of the late Prime Minister.....

Every year during Vesak, people crowd the streets to observe the brilliantly-lit decorations and pandals. It is the season when....

The Court of Appeal judgement clearly describes that the considered opinion of the court is that the first Respondent is disqualified to....

Masterpieces in the most intricate and minutely detailed works covering a wide variety of topics, from the explicitly of nature to the most abstract of thoughts, sketches, patterns, designs and story-based theme art: this is the specialty of Ilham Sa

Emmanuel Macron, the former Economic Minster won the race for French presidency by a considerable margin, a groundbreaking triumph that launches the political beginner’s push to revamp France’s economy and reverse a wave of nationalism pr

Since the beginning of the 21st century there have been many developments, both positive and negative, for human well-being. The many advances in science and technology have opened many portals of knowledge that seemingly should bring about a safe wo

These are a few words about our grandfather on behalf of my elder sister, Sashi, and my younger sister Ishani, as well as myself.  

The late Bakeer Markar was a politician and gentleman par excellence, a man worthy of emulation. In 1978, when I served as OIC Crimes of the Mannar Police, Mr. Markar as Speaker of Parliament visited the Mannar Peninsula and that is when I first set