Dr. Sulochana Segera, Chairperson of Women in Management (WIM), initiated the Free Breakfast Kitchen in March to provide....

The political arena in Sri Lanka changed with the 14-minute speech of S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike (SWRD) after he crossed the floor...

Thinking that people might mistakenly perceive her for a school girl who sneaked off to a movie with her fiancé, my father wanted....

This weekend I was sent an article published by the Daily Mirror which was about my father, written by an “award-winning journalist” called Ravi Prasad Herat. I admit that I didn’t choose to actually read the whole article. I mostly just skimme

Your last smile still afresh in my heart! Niroshan was a final year medical student at Sri Jayewardenepura medical faculty. On July 6, he succumbed to the stab injuries of unknown assailants at his residence in Kollupitiya on July 6, 2001, in trying

As cousins we were very close with dear Leslie. We virtually grew up together and spent our childhood and growing up years in close kinship. Leslie was a frequent visitor to our ancestral home at Bullers Lane where we enjoyed fellowship and loads of

The next virtual Butterfly event of the Girl Guides Movement, “Butterfly Chef” is scheduled for July 10. Butterfly branch....

To explain in layman’s terms, biotechnology is a scientific discipline that is focused on harnessing biological organisms, biological molecules, or biological processes to produce commercially valuable products that can improve the quality of life

I’m fed up with towing the line regarding ‘travel restrictions.’ It was pure lockdown. If you wish to discuss the legality of this, go find someone else to do it with, without wasting my time.

Celebrating the 10th anniversary, the Royal College Group of 2011 (RCG11s) engaged in a series of projects to support the community....

As at July 6, 34 persons have been arrested in connection with abusing a 15-year old girl who was exploited online......

The 13th death anniversary of well-known filmmaker Manik Sandrasagara fell on May 18. Among the noteworthy movies directed...

Discussions on English medium education have surfaced, once again. Every few years, or if ever a government decides on touching.....

Wilfred Owen, among English poets in the early part of the 20th Century, wrote about war’s futility. More importantly he had in his sights the point of view of the soldier — it is theirs not to reason why but merely to do and die.

On behalf of The George Keyt Foundation, it is only apt that we say a few words in appreciation of the tremendous effort that Cedric De Silva, together with his wife Sita, has done to establish The George Keyt Foundation and to bring it to where it i

Maj. Gen. D.W. Hapuarachchi (Retd), an outstanding military leader and a respected senior officer in the Sri Lanka Army, passed away peacefully at his home in Peradeniya, Kandy on May 9, 2021.

My oldest memory of Amaradasa Gunawardena goes back to the days when we were students reading the magazine “Sanskruthi” that carried important articles on Sinhalese Literature. One of its editors was Gunawardena. The oldest personal acquaintance

The Communist party of China ( C P C) was founded in Shanghai on July 1,1921 with 13 members. Now it has grown to 93 Million members with 4.5 branches throughout China. The C P C is the world largest political organization.We are delighted to announ

A popular beach-side restaurant in Unawatuna is facing closure after taking a serious hit as a result of the coronavirus.

It’s with so much sadness that I learned about the untimely death of journalist, writer, translator and humanist Malini Govinnage.

On Monday Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry confirmed that three Covid-19 patients were suspected to have contracted the Delta Variant...

The Moot Court Bench team representing the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo comprising of Saheli Wikramanayake...

While Sri Lanka’s connection with the Tamil country in South India is repeatedly mentioned in the island nation’s ancient chronicles....

In December 2020, the Daily Mirror shed light on the Elevated Highway Project connecting the New Kelani Bridge to Athurugiriya propose

In 1960 the Sirimavo - Badurdeen pact attempted to grab all Catholic schools and appropriate them as state property. Our great college St. Joseph’s was placed as top priority in their list of schools to be targeted and to be nationalised.The s

The historical judgement delivered by the Appellate Court on June 16 (Wednesday), granting bail to the former Director CID, SSP Shani Abeysekara, has been hailed by Sri Lanka’s law abiding citizens.

Twelve years have passed since June 22, 2009 when we lost our dear friend Nizar Haji Omar to a massive heart attack.

If I had to best describe my friend Fazlin Ghafoor, I would say he was like Pooh Bear…big, blustery, and just a handsome person.

A month after the X-press Pearl inferno, carcasses of approximately 100 sea turtles and 46 cetaceans (aquatic mammals including dolphins.....

On Monday, Minister of Education G.L. Peiris said that online-learning centres will be established in every district to facilitate students who are unable to access virtual learning platforms.