The 185th anniversary of the birth of Warusahennedige Charles Henry De Soysa (1836-1890) takes place on March 3, 2021.

This Island Nation blessed with an abundance of coastal stretches has attracted many investors, both local and foreign eyeing to extract.....

Through art, two artists connected, and this time not for any artistic collaboration but helping out one artiste to rebuild his life.

AYATI, Sri Lanka’s first national centre for children with disabilities February 21 celebrated one year of operations.

I was fresh from my graduation results when two days later, I got a job as a market research investigator. They say good things happen....

Torture and murder at police stations are nothing new in Sri Lankan history. Though many international human rights organizations......

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament and National Union of Workers Leader Palani Digambaram......

The Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Raja Maha Viharaya is of special significance to all of us irrespective of religious or racial differences.....

The Gautama Buddha said that there are phenomena which we cannot comprehend fully as humans. But that does not mean they are not authentic and real.

Congestion was witnessed at many vaccination centres which opened up for the general public. It was mentioned that the token.....

The images and videos are distressing. Non-consensual sharing of intimate images and privacy breaches began to cause problems several years ago. But, it has never been this bad. Sexual content of Sri Lankan girls, even as young as 15 years old, keeps

Kamal*, a gay man in his mid-twenties, recently visited a mental health clinic in a state-run hospital. He has been experiencing stigma, discrimination, and harassment due to his sexual orientation and has been suffering from mental health issues as

Hatched out; shameless, speechless, nameless, cast-less and race-less. Then a boohoo! When clock ticks, ’gulped it all.

The much awaited vaccination drive for Sri Lankan healthcare staff began on January 29. The National Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases....

Responding to an article published in Daily Mirror regarding an alleged illegal land clearing in Attidiya Bird Sanctuary, Ven. Haputale Pannarama Thera.....

Animal Coronaviruses have been known since the late 1930s and human pathogenic Coronaviruses were first discovered in humans in the mid-sixties.

Refuting OHCHR’s grave charges, Colombo hints that Sri Lanka is a victim of Big Power rivalry

The nation pays its tribute to one of Sri Lanka’s distinguished patriots annually on February 23. Today is the 135th Birth Anniversary of Don Richard Wijewardene (D.R). The general public of our country eternally remembers and respects him as the

Wesley College Colombo - founded on the 2nd of March 1874 is named after John Wesley the Founder of the Methodist Church. On Founder’s Day the 2nd of March which is also the death anniversary of Rev. John Wesley, the Wesley Fraternity celebrate the

World Thinking Day, celebrated annually on the 22nd of February, is by far one of the most anticipated events of the Girl Guides and Girl Scouts community. This day marks the joint birthdays of our founders Lord Baden Powell and his lady, the W

This is a touching tale of friendship between dogs and people. It’s also a moving story of disaster and survival against all odds.

Richard de Zoysa, who was kidnapped and killed by a death squad operating under the knowledge of the state on 18 February 1990.....

Former UN officials and independent experts call on the international community to take immediate steps towards justice and accountability to end Sri Lanka’s cycles of violence.

International Mother Language Day is annually celebrated’ on February 21 annually to promote unity in diversity through multilingualism and multiculturalism since its official declaration by the United Nations in 2002.

‘Quarantine’; a word that makes the hair stand on one’s body, a word that was amiss to our vocabulary before the year 2020....

The Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka (PCCSL) handled 312 complaints during the year 2020.

Intending to protect the Ramsar Accredited Thalangama wetland from a proposed 10.4 km long highway project, which environmental activists say has posed a threat to the Thalangama lake, surrounding ecosystems and paddy fields, environmental activists,

154 years after the Sri Lanka Police was established, an Acting Woman Deputy Inspector General (WDIG) took office last October.

On September 21, 2020 The National Police Commission granted approval to promote a female Police Officer as Deputy Inspector General of Police. The decision paved way to the appointment of DIG Bimshani Jasin Aarachchi making her the first female DIG