Access to healthcare in prisons is often looked at with scepticism due to the rather bleak picture the very thought of prisons offer. Prisons...

JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva in an interview with Daily Mirror says his party will make a new political formation with the aim of....

The Ven. Mahanayakes have opposed the opening of a road that is running parallel to the Sri Dalada Maligawa, so is Minister Lakshman Kiriella who has said so at a recent meeting that while this government is in power, the road across the Sri Dalada

In the words of Ernest Barker “individualism so conceived starts, indeed, from individual personality and from the inherent title of each individual person to enjoy the conditions necessary to the development of his capacities. However, just

In 1949, a group of 96 students were successful in gaining entrance to Royal College, having sat for an open competitive exam. About 60 of them were from Royal Prep, while the rest were from other schools including St Thomas’ Mt. Lavinia,

It was morning of Tuesday, January 12, 1960. History is being made inside the resplendent Satinwood Chamber of the majestic snowy building at Cinnamon Gardens called the Town Hall, resembling the Capital Building of Washington. The First Muslim Mayor

Appé Lanka will be hosting a concert themed ‘Music for Unity’ as part of a long-term fundraising effort to support its projects in the north of Sri Lanka. A variety of musicians and school bands have pledged to perform at the event

I still haven’t recovered from my shock after hearing of the death of this truly wonderful person. She reached out to everyone she met and was brimming over with the milk of human kindness. I had known Denis, her husband since his student day

Bioluminescence, the emission of light by living organisms, has always attracted the attention of scientists because of their inherent beauty and ease of detection. Like fireflies, there are different species of glow-in-the-dark bacteria as well. T

Typically the words “technological innovation” and “Sri Lanka” are not coupled very often. It’s a common misconception among us that all technological innovations and mechanisms come from overseas. Visiting the Moratuw

On April 14, all within thirty seconds, a stretch of houses was lifted up due to the force exerted by the collapse.....

A cloudy Sunday night greeted the venue on April 2, where we found ourselves comfortably seated in the vast space provided by the Viharamahadevi Amphitheater, awaiting the opening of “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare, brought to life b

Outside the sprawling Army base at Vavuniya in Northern Sri Lanka stands a great Nuga (Banyan) tree. Its branches tower over the road, casting a spreading shadow over the line of vehicles parked beside. Underneath the tree is a small stone Kovil, a s

When I entered Ananda in 1952 it had earned a reputation of producing a list of students (then published in the Daily News) entering...

In my tribute to Vasantha Obeysekere two weeks ago, I noted that Sri Lanka was never really open to the kind of parallel cinema...

The current constitution of Sri Lanka does not contain judicially enforceable, economic, social and cultural rights, though they are....

Leprosy was considered a curse in the past and as there was no cure, patients were treated as outcasts and kept in Leper....

Solar panels may seem to appear as new devices which will soon be installed in many households in Sri Lanka. Although this concept is not so new to Colombo and its suburbs, effective usage of solar 

Following the footsteps of Dr. Maria Montessori, the genius who introduced world renowned pre-school method and the founder....

It was a delight to see the name “Socrates” on a billboard, advertising a  play with Jayalath Manoratne playing the Greek.....

Proverbs 20: 7. The lovers of God will walk in integrity, and their children are fortunate to have Godly parents as their....

Michael Levy is a unique figure in contemporary world music. He recreates ancient Hebrew music, playing instruments of antiquity such as the 10-string Biblical lyre known as the Kinnor, 

Sixty-two years ago, Colombo-born Henry Merryl Fernando heard of a fellow Sri Lankan’s feat of riding a bicycle covering a distance of 11,000 miles.  

Mrs. Monica Marion Phyllis De Alwis peacefully clasped the blessed hands of almighty God, though unexpectedly, after a life of 96 years on Thursday, April 6. She was the precious life partner of the late senior attorney-at-law Lucian A.P. De Alwis

Solar energy is derived from the radiation emanated by the Sun and this is why it is cheaper and eco-friendly. While Sri Lanka has initiated its ‘Battle for Solar Power’ locally known as

 Pseudo and true patriotism of Wimal W & JR’s son Ravi Vimal     The Prime Minister deserves credit for the fantastic job in fixing Wimal W for misusing 40 vehicles causing an alleged loss to the state of Rs 90 million..

The Tamil Nadu fishermen were anxious as they did not want to return empty-handed. One of the fishermen suggested to sail a little far and see whether they would be able to get a good catch.....

In the several eulogies delivered at Ravi Jayewardene’s funeral on April 6, and the many articles published since then, no mention has been made of the sacrifices he was prepared to make to promote and set up a National Airline or a ‘flag

In his essay “Tradition and the individual talent”, T. S. Eliot made an observation of poets that was taken to promote a separation of the personal and the social in the artiste: “... the more perfect the artist, the more completely

The finale of the New Year celebrations, the “Hisa Tel Game” or oil anointing ceremony, took place on Saturday. The Mahanayake of Asgiri, Venerable Panditha Warakagoda Gnanaratne Thera anointed oil on President Mathiripala Sirisena at the