With decades of development coming undone in the face of an unrelenting economic crisis, private sector leaders are once again called to support humanitarian efforts,

When it comes to a healthy ocean ecosystem, coral reefs are vital in providing habitats and shelter for many marine organisms.

Today we are felicitating our president and deservedly so. The stated purpose is his completion of 50 years at the Bar. As everyone knows, you left us early for “greener” pastures.

Buddhism originated in India in the 6th century BC. Today Buddhism has become one of the most popular religions with over 507 million followers worldwide. It is a non-theistic religion, as it does not believe....

Oblate Mission chief Fr. Sriyan Ranasinghe is making a fervent appeal to help schools where its students are unable to continue with their studies due to lack of text books and proper clothes. Fr. Ranasinghe says, “Today in Sri Lanka there are man

The Late Herbert M. Senevirtne, who was living opposite my home at Thimbirigasyaya, was a script writer and lyricist. He was a close associate of Rukmani Devi. According to him Rukmani Devi was born in Nuwara Eliya. It is said

To herald the Nativity season, St.Joseph’s College Maradana has finalised all arrangements to have its annual carol service on December 4 (Sunday) at 6.30 pm at the Rev. Dr. Stanley Abeysekara...

Rhuani Rambukwelle and her students at the Hardy Centre of Art will exhibit their paintings at the Lionel Wendt art gallery on December 3 and 4. The exhibition is open to the public...

Sri Lanka’s first-ever National Kiddoree was held successfully last Saturday (26) at the Viharamahadevi Park. The first national Kiddoree was conducted under the theme of “Singithi Lowata Heta....

“Knife before the wife is his mission statement”, says his wife after I sat for tea at the end of the quarterly meeting of the Colombo Chapter of Ceylon Society of Australia (CSA), held last Thursday (24) at the Organization of Professional Assoc

In a much-anticipated move, the Cabinet yesterday approved to revoke the 2019 and 2022 circulars on the official attire of staff grade officers in the State sector,

An incident of a toddler being thrown out of a balcony from the third floor of the Samagipura Housing Scheme was reported on Friday....

With the recent Kebithigollewa unrest and the steadily rising human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka, people keep demanding a proper....

Chief Justice Sir Sydney Abrahams who delivered the main judgement at its outset observed;

Commemorating 50 years of association between National Defence College (NDC), India and Sri Lankan Armed Forces,

Hexa, an exhibition of paintings by six artists will be held at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery from today, November 25 to 27. Presenting their various genres of art, painstakingly done during the Covid-19....

Mark Anthony Lyster Bracegirdle (Also known as Price) was born in Chelsea, England in 1912. His parents were Ina Marjorie Lyster and James Seymour Bracegirdle. His mother was a suffragette....

The first National Kiddoree, organized by the Sri Lanka Scout Association, will be held this Saturday (26) at the Viharamahadevi Park from 9 a.m onwards.

Today (November 23) is the birthday of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba who is known to the world as the incarnation....

Professor Mohan Munasinghe, 2021 Blue Planet Prize Laureate and co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace, recently attended....

IT professionals for the People and Artistes of the People’s Movement have expressed their concerns over the detention of IUSF Convener Wasantha Mudalige and IUBF Convener Ven. Galwewa Siridhamma thera while calling on the state to release them imm

I write this reflection for what would have been my father’s 100th birthday on November 16. My father was the nicest person that anyone could wish for. He passed away 41 years ago and I am still struggling to come to terms with it.

Artist Dr. Ranjith Dharmathilake, a Senior Lecturer at the Dept. of Visual Communication Design, Faculty of Visual Arts, University of the Visual and Performing Arts, has made elaborate....

#BudgetCheck by FactCheck.lk, a platform by Verité Research, returned for the third consecutive year on 14 November 2022 as they fact checked President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s budget speech for 2023. The team fact checked a t

The Law Students’ Association of Sri Lanka (LSASL), is a non-political and non-profit body of law students across the country with a membership of over 450 students. Since its founding in 2009, with the patronage of the eminent Jurist late P

R. Sampanthan, Leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and a former opposition leader, was presented with the Institute of Politics’ “Gold Award for Democracy”. He was presented....

‘Premanishansa’ - a Sarasavi publication by Chandrarathna Bandara- was awarded the best novel; both at ‘Vidoyodaya Literary Awards’ and ‘Swarnapusthaka Awards’ this year - 2022. ‘Vidyodaya Literary....

The following is a press release issued by the Sri Lanka Press Institute regarding the Research Symposium on Media and Democracy which was held recently.

This year the Armed Forces Remembrance Day and Poppy ceremony are due to be held on November 13 (Sunday) at the Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo. Since November is the month of Remembrance universally it is commemorated world over.

My father, Sunil Ediriweera was born on April 23, 1948 into a family that comprised five siblings; three brothers and two sisters. He was from the ‘misty city of light’ Nuwara Eliya. It was painful for him to see the departure of his brothers and