As the first anniversary of Rajah Salgado’s passing away approaches, the thoughts of many of his family, friends and associates are turning to their memories of him. In my own case, as I was living in England from childhood, my early memories were

This is an appreciation for the life of Ven. Godwin Weerasuriya, whose demise on 25th March 2020 was a great loss to the Anglican Church. He was a devout and committed priest who served in many churches in Sri Lanka. While being in the ministry for o

COVID-19 is a crisis like no other the world has faced in recent decades, in terms of its economic impacts. The World Bank estimates that the pandemic could push about 49 million people into extreme poverty in 2020.

So far this year, six leopards in Sri Lanka have been killed due to human activities. And the count would certainly rise if authorities continue to ignore the gravity of the situation. According to wildlife conservationists, leopards frequent....

The dry zone is home to a majority of the estimated elephant population of Sri Lanka. This population is scattered in small pockets of habitats as small herds and individual elephants. Efforts to mitigate the human-elephant conflict by conservationis

British protesters seem to be on a spree to bring down statues connected with the slave trade, in the campaign Black Lives Matter the statue of Edward Colston was brought down in Bristol.

In my haste to criticise the nationalist movement for what I felt to be its selectivity, I fear I became too harsh when I drew a comparison between white America’s stereotype of African-Americans as an entrenched minority and what I took as the ten

The 90th Birth Anniversary of the Late Prof. Pundit, Dr. Sir Anton Chitral Jayasuriya, who was the founding father of Medicina Alternativa and the Open International University for Complementary Medicine, falls on the 20th June, while his demise was

This is the story of a Sri Lankan who has an outstanding career record in three continents, “Impressions of my new country.”

Of all the leaders who battled in the political arena to win power and retain power in the post-independent era, Dudley Senanayake stands...

We recall the life and times of the late Dudley Senanayake as his 109th anniversary is today. Famed as a reluctant politician, an idealist and....

The COVID-19 curfews brought cleaner and greener environs as people moved indoors. Photos of flowers in full bloom, rivers with clear waters.....

Some may see it as a blessing in disguise. Like all other daily wage earners, sex workers too have been out of work with the onset of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka since early March.

Historical accounts of the Balangoda Man indicated that Sri Lanka had strong links to a pre-historic era. Sri Lanka’s Fa-Hien Cave, also known as Pahiyangala Cave, is believed to be the site of earliest fossil appearance of Homo sapiens in South As

‘Compassionate Exemption’ is a term that has been used mostly in relation to cancer treatment. It refers to someone receiving a drug even though he/she does not meet the eligibility criteria of a clinical trial in which the said drug is being stu

A group of activists and civil society groups have expressed grave concern regarding the setting up of a spate of Presidential Task Forces during the past few months. Excerpts of the statement are as follows:

It is with a sense of sorrow and joy in Christ, The National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) receives the news of the ‘Calling to Glory’ of Rev. Fr. Ernest Poruthota.

Rev. Fr. Ernest Poruthota is now where he always wanted to go. Surely we are going to miss him more than ever.

This ‘Pride Month’, Daily Mirror Online, Lankadeepa Online, Tamil Mirror Online and WNow will be partnering with iProbono....

The “HUNGER” ‘VIRUS’ kills about 8,000 children a day and the vaccine for it exists, it is called ‘FOOD,’ but you won’t hear that in the media.

According to the latest Child Activity Survey conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics in 2016, out of the

This isn’t just about the economy. Over thirty years of civil war, the economy suffered, faltered, but recovered and kept going.

Idolizing the times of pre-nationalization Lake House, it was Richard de Zoysa who wrote a caricature of the late 1970s and early 1980s press.

On a request made by the Sri Lanka-China Society, many Chinese NGOs recently donated medical equipment worth LKR 24 million (RMB 896,500) in support of Sri Lanka’s fight against COVID-19. The donation includes 308,600 facemasks, 1,600 face shields,

The Singapore Chinese Buddhist Association together with HELP International headed by Executive Director Ven. Yatamalagala Sumanasara Thera, Adviser to Qingliang Vihara in Singapore, distributed dry rations at Daham Handa Centre in Pattivila, Kelaniy

In loving memory of my grandmother – Bona de Lanerolle

When Mahatma Gandhi said education was the most powerful weapon which could be used to change the world, he aptly exemplified the purpose of education which equips a child with necessary skills and the mindset needed to shape his or her future in the

Today, the surroundings of Colombo Harbour have become clamorous and overcrowded, but two centuries ago, this landscape was serene and tranquil – an era when horse-drawn carriages trotted along the streets. Some of the magnificent and archaic build

Most people in the world live in total darkness without proper understanding of how everything they value will disappear ultimately.

The stray dogs at Viharamaha Devi Park have been in the news from time to time. During the curfew period they once again made headlines as animal welfare organisations claimed that a few dogs were taken away by Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) officia