The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) organized an online panel discussion titled ‘A Law that Worked for Citizens: Five Years of Right to Information in Sri Lanka’ to commemorate the International Day for Universal Access to Inform

We get so mired in our own problems that it’s easy to forget what’s happening elsewhere in the world. I’m not talking about the recession that’s now beginning to bite into the economies of Europe.....

Dr. Siran Upendra Deraniyagala, son of the late well-known Paleontologist, P.E.P. Deraniyagala, was the distinguished Archaeologist,

“For God is self-emptying love who is enfleshed in the neighbour, through whom God becomes really present.” – Fr. Michael ‘Mike’ Rodrigo, OMI

In a magnificent palace, we may quickly and conveniently feast our eyes on the marble and the stone, the cedar, and the iron. But who thinks of the mortar and the nails? And yet, in the entire architecture, mortar and nails are as important as pillar

For residents of Kajimawatte in Thotalanga a rapidly raging fire is not a new experience. In fact, the inferno on Tuesday has been the third instance in which they encountered such a disaster. This time....

With media reports filled with accounts of human-wildlife conflicts, rampant deforestation and increased poaching, the wilderness of Sri Lanka is undoubtedly under great threat.

One may also find definitions of corruption in government and bureaucracy political corruption and the definition of corruption as moral decadence and lack of ethics Similarly;

The Sri Lanka - Russia Friendship Festival, dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, opened on the 23rd of September at the Colombo Public Library.

The Northern and Eastern Coastlines of Sri Lanka have been victimised by mineral exploitation activities which are predicted to cause.....

At a gathering of business professionals at a CIMA Sri Lanka National Conference in 2006, Rienzie Wijetilleke (former Managing Director and Chief Executive at Hatton National Bank) presented a policy framework that would bring i

Sixty nine years is a long wait for a win for Nalanda. For decades, cricket has been considered a gentleman’s game. Fine....

The brain drain from Sri Lanka continues as the country grapples with hyperinflation and economic turmoil. Increasing numbers of ......

Amidst the tantalizing celebrations of the Asia cup cricket triumph along with the glorious achievement in the recently concluded Asian netball championship the gentle,suave and genial servant of God Rev. Fr. (Dr) Gerald Crispin Leo made his quiet e

It is sad to note the Polymer Industry in Sri Lanka losing a stalwart with the passing away of Hema Narangoda. M Sc, FPRI.

When I began researching the life and work of Father Michael Rodrigo, a Sri Lankan Catholic priest who was murdered in the Uva Province in 1987, I was directed to a nun by the name of Sister Milburga Fernando.

Dr. Sinnadurai Somasekeram, Medical Consultant, expired on September 13 in the United Kingdom. The remains of the late Somasekeram lie at 71, Wansunt Rd., Bexley, Kent. The funeral will take place in Bexley on September 25.

Friendship entered Sri Lanka centuries ago through the fabulous Silk Route from ancient China. Since then the two countries have had close relations in Economic and cultural fields.

With Sri Lanka facing the worst socio-economic crisis since independence in 1948, many sections of the society feel the impact of the crisis.....

The slow descent of the lead-lined oak coffin draped in the Royal Standard, to the Royal Vault in St George’s Chapel in Windsor, brought a tear to many an eye and gave a feeling of emptiness to the millions who adored Queen Elizabeth II.

Not all local English books can capture the essence of our culture and our identity and those that do, often lose their originality when they’re written or translated into English.

Dr. Tara de Mel’s recently published book places in the public domain her experience when she sat at the “top table” as a senior and empowered official of the Chandrika Bandaranaike administration,

Lanka Thalassaemia Circle (LTC) in 2017, initiated a project to build a government-sponsored Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Centre,

The risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia increases with age. As Sri Lanka has one of the fastest ageing.....

Our three charities wish to commemorate the founding of Green Hospital in Manipay in the nineteenth century by Dr. Samuel Fisk Green....

Feelings of uncertainty following the COVID-19 pandemic and worsening financial issues amidst the prevailing economic crisis have made many people lose hope in their lives. An estimated 703,000 people around the world take their own lives every year.

Thousands of loyal Britishers- irrespective of their status and deeply saddened by the demise of their majesty the Queen Elizabeth II- waited in 12-hour-long queues outside the Westminster Abbey to pay....

As we watch the incredible and heartwarming events and scenes in Balmoral, Windsor, Dundee, Edinburgh and finally in Westminster and London, every citizen of Ceylon now Sri Lanka must wonder....

Imagine someone who is 70 years plus and having a voice which sounded like that of a youth. If you do so you would remember Winston Hema de Soyza who maintained a youthful image right into his old age! A smile was his umbrella at all times.

The Ministry of Health recently received Rs. five million worth foldable Intra Ocular eye lenses from HelpAge Sri Lanka (HASL) to be distributed among government hospitals countrywide.