Sri Lanka will soon be subject to a ban on a selection of sachets in our market. Sachet usage has been rising in Sri Lanka and other developing....

One of the not-so-surprising decisions taken by the present Government was to withdraw from co-sponsoring the landmark United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolution 30/1.

“The 2021 Resolution endorses the Report of the High Commissioner, and expresses serious concern at what it describes as “trends emerging over the past year,

On the first Medin Full Moon Poya day after the Enlightenment and Seven years after Abhiniskramanaya or leaving the royal palace and seeking emancipation Gautama Buddha visited His relatives in Kapilawastupura, the capital of the Sakyan kingdom. The

Remembering the Most Ven. Thalalle Siri Mahinda Nayaka Thera, who was the Chief Incumbent of Kuppiyawatta Sri Jayasekararāmaya Colombo 10

You raised us up on your shoulders. Dad, though we miss you always, we missed you deeply on March 24 because it marked your 100th Birthday. You may not be here to celebrate that special day with us, but we are sure you are celebrating it with MOM and

The Sri Lanka China Society decided to grant 100 scholarships to some less fortunate schoolchildren in Sri Lanka to celebrate 100 years anniversary of the Communist party of China.

The 30th Annual General Meeting of the University of Peradeniya, Colombo Chapter will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2021, from 9.00 a.m. to 11.45 a.m.The attendance will be online by webinar.

With the aim of providing a noble social welfare to the society the MJF Foundation institute has organised a trade fair. The fair will introduce to the general public, goods and services provided by the differently able Entrepreneurs and those indivi

For the first time in Sri Lanka, a small-scale gas turbine engine has been developed by a team of four final-year students of the Aeronautical Engineering Stream.....

A proportion of the global population consumes alcohol and/or smoke tobacco. Questions have been raised about the effect of alcohol.....

Issuing a statement on the death of the Supreme Mahanayake Thera of the Amarapura Nikaya, the Most Venerable Aggamaha Panditha Maha Nayake Kotugoda Dhammawasa Thera,

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) established in Sri Lanka joined hands with HelpAge Sri Lanka (HASL) to strengthen the needs of senior citizens and other vulnerable population in the island.

Sri Lanka Unites, a youth movement with a vision to unite youth of Sri Lanka from all ethnic and religious groups recently held a series of awareness campaigns in all 25 districts calling on the government and authorities to protect the environment.

Sri Lanka’s tuskers are a rarity with only 7% of male elephants on the island carrying tusks. Every individual animal is precious.

Despite its eradication some time ago, Tuberculosis is proving to be the scourge of the 21st Century as it appears to raise its head again with a vengeance.

The 20th death anniversary of former Customs Assistant Superintendent Sujith Prasanna Perera, who paid the ultimate price for doing his job fearlessly, falls today.

A report by the Asian Development Bank highlights how Sri Lanka’s ambitious goals for technical education declined in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Those with a skewed walk habitually check if we are walking straight,” read the slogan detached from the Lunugala-Colombo bus....

Two years ago, communities in the small tea estate sector in Morawaka were introduced to several Health Promotion approaches. This was an initiative by the Health Promotion Department at the University of Rajarata. What resulte

The National Peace Council (NPC) has called on the government to reconsider three recently proposed laws as they are overbroad and not in keeping with the ethos of a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and plural society that Sri Lanka truly is. The full s

There are few things nobler than teaching children the necessary skills and inculcating in them the values that will make them useful and responsible citizens.

The 32nd Alumni Association of University of Peradeniya (AAUP) Annual General Meeting will be held on March 27 at 9.00 a.m. in person.....

A section of Sri Lanka’s nature-loving fraternity gathered at the Vihara Mahadevi Park last Friday to express their concerns concerning the ongoing....

An inexplicable joy fills my heart in penning down thoughts on the ‘Hall of Fame’ educational institute in our motherland St.Joseph’s College, Colombo 10.

The name of Gamini Dissanayake is an indelible mark in Sri Lankan politics. This statement is issued to mark the 79th Birthday of the late politician who marked a turning point in national politics.

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), its constituents and affiliated organizations met with the Minister of Mass Media, Keheliya Rambukwella on March 15 to submit an outline of the proposal for a single Authority to monitor the Media, including prin

Fond memories of our Thurstan Days will always remain. Death is most cruel and it comes like a thief in the night creating a deep and bottomless void in peoples’ lives; a void that will never ever be filled