Singha Weerasekera a renowned business personality and a philanthropist passed away at the age of 91 years on May 26, 2021.

It is with rose by rose that the ‘Rosary’ we recite is composed of. It is with little roses that each Hail Mary we recite, that complies a great prayer of medication and invocation of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is Christo Centric Prayer called

The Sri Lankan student, who died in a detention centre in Japan, Wishma Sandamali’s family believes that if the Sri Lankan Embassy officials in Japan had informed the family with regard to Wishma’s health condition beforehand, the family would ha

Sri Lanka boasts of a rich cultural heritage that includes indigenous medicine (Hela Wedakama) as one of its important elements. The centuries-old wisdom on healthcare and healing practices were documented on various texts in

The Kollupitiya Market, which was one of the several development projects implemented in the Colombo City along with the Non –Aligned Summit in 1976, is at present the centre of controversy following a move to convert it into a mixed development pr

Heads of Churches of The National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) issuing a release states that it has taken notice of the recent arrest of Lanka E News Journalist Keerthi Ratnayake by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) over the news attributed

The Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches and hotels killed 269 people leaving many maimed for life. But who is the mastermind behind these terror attacks?

As a senior alumnus of Zahira College Colombo I am saddened to learn the demise of retired SSP Ibrahim Hamid on August 19.

Womb mates or simply known as twins, born with a special bond towards each other which will never be destroyed or can be destroyed....

An international Dhamma programme using zoom will be conducted by Bhante Sujato the cofounder of SuttaCentral....

“The cinema industry is not even a real industry in our country,” agreed all three guests who participated in a discussion on the future....

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) recently announced that carrying the vaccination card will be made mandatory for people.....

At a time when the country’s healthcare system has been inundated with daily admissions of COVID patients and a high mor

Success Colombo recently established the high flow oxygen system at Kalawana Base Hospital. The members of Success Colombo, their relatives, friends and philanthropists readily donated Rs. 2,084,692.00, to complete this project. With the i

There is such a thing as being overtaken by events. This is what’s been happening to us since the beginning of August. Life has been....

The Colombo Branch of the Old Boys Association of Trinity College Kandy went back to School yet again! Trinity College....

The Environmental Foundation (Guarantee) Limited (EFL), Sri Lanka’s first public interest organization working on environmental protection....

The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) reactivated the 247 Doc Call Service in collaboration with the Health Ministry, Suwaseriya...

The public continues to question the accuracy of statistics revealed by the Health Ministry with regards to the number of COVID positive cases reported from around the country

In a democratic system, widely perceived view is that the majority opinion always counts. It is true. Likewise, another common perception is that governance is a smooth sail as long as an overwhelming majority of people are with the ruling side.

Dr. E.M.V.Naganathan, former Member of Parliament for Nallur and Senator (member of the senate or upper house of parliament) was one of the founding members of the Ilankai Thamizh Arasu Katchi (ITAK) or the Federal Party along with Mr.S.J.V.Chelvanay

He passed away 2 years ago (August 14, 2019) and I thought of reflecting upon a friend priest and a priestly icon. He was non other than the late Fr. Elmo Clarence Dias, a Moratu Puthra. He was our head prefect during our teens in the minor seminary

This letter penned on International Youth Day 2021 is inspired by conversations with young people in Sri Lanka, who have contributed to UNFPA’s International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action.

Sri Lankan lecturer in China, SugathRatnayake of the Department of Sinhala Studies at the Faculty of Foreign Languages,

For the first time in Sri Lankan history a popular rights activist and model will be representing the country at an International competition which is also a platform for LGBT and Human Rights.

Sri Lanka is experiencing one of the worst COVID outbreaks since the pandemic first struck the island last year. Photos of hospitals....

Sri Lanka is in crisis. Since April 2021, Sri Lanka saw a sharp increase of Covid-19 positive cases and deaths. Despite health....

On Wednesday (August 4) afternoon we walked into the Viharamahadevi Amphitheatre, which is now a 24 hour Vaccination Center. It was nearly empty except for a few people who were there to get their second dose of AstraZeneca. The visu

Many lives, both human and elephant, are lost as a result of the human-elephant conflicts that are prevalent in most parts of Sri Lanka. The number of victims (on both sides) and the intensity of occurrences has been increasing over th