A project by the Ministry of Buddhasasana and Cultural Affairs is budgeted at Rs. 43 million and is expected to be completed by 2022 in two phases

Many Sri Lankans grumble that their small and powerless country is singled out for trenchant criticism at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) while bigger and more powerful countries with worse records go scot-free. But the truth is t

Several rights groups have urged Sri Lankan Government to provide visas for human rights defenders, journalists and others at risk in the crisis...

Where do I begin to write about my nephew Suresh? Suresh came into my life at a tender age, being my nephew Hishan’s college buddy....

Senior Pharmacist Ramalingam Ehamparam passed away on September 8 at a private hospital in Colombo. Born on....

It’s getting harder for everybody. People were reeling from the last lockdown, barely a month ago, when we have to go through....

Prof. Neelika Malavige delivered the 16th Annual Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration and chose “The Covid-19 Pandemic: The way forward through impactful research” as her topic. This was the first Sujata Jayawardena Oration which was held complete

‘Today a reader, tomorrow a leader’ said Margaret Fuller, an American journalist. To make better leaders in the future, it is important to inculcate a lifelong reading habit from a young age. At ‘Room to Read’, they help to develop and nurtur

My earliest and most fond memory of my father was his command for me to “wave the flag!” whenever our Boys in ‘Blue and Gold’ scored a boundary or took a wicket during those warm and sunny three days in March at the SSC. Attendance at the gam

As part of the upcoming Children in Lockdown Arts Festival, Stages Theatre Group has initiated an island-wide virtual children’s art, installation and photography exhibition. The exhibition will focus on children’s perspectives and experiences du

My father hailed from a family where he was the youngest of 3 brothers. He had virtually no recollection of his father who passed away when he was 2. His mother had to take over responsibility of managing the huge ancestral estate in Eheliyagoda comp

The 10th death anniversary of Deshamanya Cyril Herath fell on September 8. It is my view that he was a peerless leader who deserves to be remembered, emulated, and revered.

H.J Smith came to Trinity to teach in middle school. He was in charge of a new subject called Social Studies which attempted to create awareness of the environment for our boys.

The article “Recalling that narrow escape” of the parliament terrorist grenade attack in 1987, published in the Sunday Times on August 15, 2021, prompted me to write my own personal recollection of details of that fateful day.

Sri Lanka’s last king, Sri Vikrama Rajasinha of Kandy, was vilified as a cruel despot and was overthrown by the British in 1815, acting in cahoots with disgruntled local chieftains. But King Rajasinha was a creative builder, town-planner and an exe

The National Medicines Regulatory Authority- the independent authority that regulates medicine and medical devices in the country.....

A mysterious respiratory disease affecting puppies in the Central Province is resulting in the death of nearly all young pups infected....

Members of the Class of 2008 of S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia (STC) recently carried out an initiative to donate COVID-19 medical supplies valued at Rs.190,000 to the National Hospital,

Restriction of public mobility at national level is the ultimate choice mulled by the government. It remained hesitant to enforce such measures, but decided on them finally. Now, quarantine curfew is in force till next Monday. The national lockdown i

The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) made an initial donation of 250 pulse oximeters for the use of COVID-19 patients in the Colombo...

On August 16, 2021, H.E. Poj Harnpol, Ambassador-Designate of Thailand to Sri Lanka, donated financial assistance to the Muay-Thai Association of Sri Lanka (MTASL) at the Muay-Thai gym in Narahenpita, Colombo. Asoka Jayarathna,

I just got the news of the passing of the demise of the Legendary Singaporean investor S. P Tao the founder of the highly successful Shin Kwan Group, and the Chairman of Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC. S.P. Tao has passed away at the age of 105 in Nanj

Venerable Bhikkhuni, To you I am forever grateful, For showing me the way In your gentle, inimitable way.

It was during my first-year vacation at the University of Peradeniya that I had the joy of meeting Lal at a Student Christian Movement Conference organized at Trinity College, Kandy by the very charismatic Chaplain, Lakshman Wickremasinghe. Lal broug

There is an increasing trend in Copyright litigation in the west in the recent past relating to Copyright where paparazzi....

Intentionally or unintentionally losing vital data relating to the registration of drugs during a pandemic cannot be passed as a minor mistake.

The Right Reverend Keerthisiri Fernando (Bishop of Kurunagala and The Presiding Bishop of Church of Ceylon) together with Right Reverend Dushantha Rodrigo (Bishop of Colombo) issuing a joint statement on August 24 state that the Christian community s

It was with great sadness that we heard the news of the passing away of Hanif Abdeen on August 25. Born on April 17, 1968 Hanif had the opportunity to pursue his primary and secondary education at S.Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia. At an early age h

The 16th Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration will be delivered on August 30 (Monday) by Professor Neelika Malavige on the topic “The Covid-19 Pandemic: The way forward through impactful research,” according to a press release issued by The Alumni