Medical experts and organisations including the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) have expressed concerns over proposals to introduce a ‘healthy and low-cost’ alcohol product.

Throughout the festive season, Colombo dazzled with its embellished houses and malls aglow with blinding lights. Yet, such grandeur seems to mask the harsh reality of those who have succumbed to poverty.

January 8 marked a dark and somber day in Sri Lanka’s history, as our thoughts went back to Lasantha Wickrematunge, the fearless journalist and an indefatigable champion of human rights, who fell victim to a brutal assassination.

A letter dated December 23, 2024 and signed by Secretary to the Treasury, K. M. Mahinda Siriwardena, was sent to the chairmen of commercial corporations, statutory boards and government owned companies regarding the payment of bonuses for the year 20

Let us revisit the whys and wherefores behind constructing the wall at Ratmalana Airfield. To the best of my recollection, this wall was built in 2005/2006 to protect the aircraft and runway from potential LTTE attacks. During the conflict, Ratmalana

Last year, regional rivals India and China reached an agreement on border patrolling, reducing tension in the Eastern Ladakh sector.

On January 8, 2009 Sri Lanka mourned the death of former Sunday Leader Editor-in-Chief Lasantha Wickrematunge who was assassinated while he was driving to office.

Gideon Levy is a courageous, conscientious and outspoken Israeli journalist. He writes for the Israeli daily ‘Haaretz’ and is on its editorial board. When he talks about Israel’s ‘Zone of Interest’ in Gaza Strip, he’s referring to British

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for rehabilitation of the Karainagar Boatyard in Northern Province of Sri Lanka was signed and exchanged by High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka H.E. Santosh Jha and the then High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to In

There is a miracle called Friendship that dwells within the heart and you do not know how it happens or when it even starts. But the happiness it brings to you always gives a special lift and you realise that friendship is God’s most precious gift.

As I sit down to write this about my Dearest Aunty Namal, I am filled with the wonderful memories of her, which time and space can’t erase. She was one of my Dearest childhood friends, Diko’s (Indika) mum and I knew her for over 40 years!

Regarding the recent announcement about the proposed implementation of a property tax, I would like to make the following comments and suggestions towards implementation of the property tax.

“There is still no basis to consider them as refugees yet. For now, this is regarded as a case of human trafficking.

In January 2024, the Independent Collective School (ICS) became Sri Lanka’s first formal educational establishment for alternative education.

A proposed mini hydro plant has stirred a rift between two villages in Kotmale, each with a contrasting vision for their future.

It was in the mid 1970’s that a young set of past students of Nalanda, felt they could be of more benefit to the school if they could break the stringent formalities and to direct their youthful energies towards the progress of their alma mater - N

The Cuban Revolution was an armed uprising in Cuba that overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista on January 1, 1959. The revolution’s leader, Fidel Castro, went on to rule Cuba from 1959 to 2008.

The Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya, Colombo Chapter is proud to present a special event to felicitate veteran artiste Nissanka Diddeniya alongside the staging of the Sinhala drama “Sindukara Kavinaluwa.”

Lanka Salt Hambantota was originally established as a fully state-owned corporation. On January 24, 1997, the Ministry of Finance transferred its ownership of the shares to an external party for Rs. 471 million. At the time of this transfer, approxim

The fifth Theertha Performance Platform will take place from the 6th to the 8th of January, 2025 at the “Genesis- Dilmah Centre for a Sustainable Future”. On the 6th of January at 5.30 pm there will be a panel discussion on Performance Art. The f

Irrespective of what religion the recipients practised, the Temple of the Tooth offered scholarships to 2000 students who had passed the Grade Five Examination from 16 districts in the country. Each recipient received Rs. 2000 annually. These student

Over the past decade, as the founder of the Pekoe Trail, I’ve been fortunate to witness Sri Lanka’s incredible potential to become a global leader in sustainable tourism. It has been a journey of discovery, not just in mapping out a 300-kilometer

Sri Lankan citizens have many hopes and aspirations towards the incumbent government which was elected to power through a large mandate. The incumbent government’s solution to mitigate the human-elephant conflict aims to implement a community-drive

Prins Gunasekara’s acclaimed work Sri Lanka in Crisis: A Lost Generation was recently relaunched at the Foundation Institute, drawing a distinguished crowd of political activists, literary scholars, and other intellectuals who gathered to celebrate

Sri Lankans are diligently preparing for the much looked forward to trek to Sabarimala in Kerala, India. You can see these pilgrims, preparing for the journey to India, travelling on the roads of Sri Lanka and attending to the calls of everyday life.

Moratuwa YMCA conducted its Annual Carols Service-2024 recently at its main hall.

He had arrived at the venue agreed upon for the interview and was early. That’s perhaps how dancer and percussionist Ravibandhu Vidyapathy works and organises himself.

The modernist poet T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Journey of the Magi’ is a profound dramatic monologue that intertwines the Biblical narrative of the Magi’s journey to witness the Birth of Christ with a deeper exploration of spiritual transformation.

On December 26th 2024, a special commemoration ceremony of the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Tsunami was conducted at the Dormero Hotel in Hikkaduwa under the patronage of Dagmar Wöhrl, a German who has a special place in her heart for the island nat

The Twenty second death anniversary of Deshabandu Alec Robertson falls on the 31st of December, 2024. His passing away was widely lamented by all Sri Lankans as well as his numerous foreign friends and acquaintances who had at some time or other bene