As many as 100,212 Sri Lankans were victimized by the dengue menace last year, according to statistics provided by the Ministry of Health’s Epidemiology Unit. The number certainly has risen since 2018 amid various approaches taken to eliminate the

The process by which a star is born is not visible to our naked eyes. But we know that this is not an overnight process. We only see the final product shining in the night sky. Likewise, the birth of a good poet is a long drawn, arduous process not i

The students of the Russian School of Ballet and Dancing will be showcasing their talents in this year’s concert “A Ballerina’s Tale” at the BMICH Main Hall on 29th February 2020. Celebrating 19 years since its inception, the Russian School

It seems that, although Sri Lanka takes pride as a wise and moral nation, we often fail to appreciate how fortunate we are to be blessed with nature and its wonders.

Ratnapura, the land of gems, is one big mine today. As you go towards the interiors one could witness almost every tributary and main river separated by makeshift dams to aid mining activities. While a handful of these

A helpless couple living with six children in a wattle and daub hut on the top of a hill where there is no human habitation. This family lives in Ambuluwawa area in Gampola.

February 13, 1983 became yet another day of national mourning following the sudden disappearance of the Lear Jet Plane of Philip Upali Wijewardene, a unique Sri Lankan Entrepreneur. Upali, ano

If you have ever parked along Galle Road, Duplication Road or connecting by-lanes, you would have noticed new parking metres. While common in certain countries for many years, parking metres were installed in Colombo in July 2017. Following numerous

If Parakramabahu I unified the country, the writing of the Culavamsa sealed his position and legacy for posterity. His legacy, unfortunately, could not be maintained for very long after his death, and the polity which he had u

Fr. Harold Panditharante was the second of seven children born to a leading family of Pitipane in Negombo on 9th March 1926. Having done his schooling at Maris Stella College and successfully passing the matriculation examination in 1943....

Flashback to the 1970s. You remember the film version of Jules Verne’s story The Light At the Edge of the World at the old Majestic Cinema, the first in the country to boast of six-track stereophonic sound when it screened movies such as Patton.

My comfort and solace have ended after 56 years that include trials and tribulations. I married Noeline Selvanayagi, daughter of Navam Alagaratnam, a staunch Hindu from Jaffna and Jane Perera, a Buddhist from Aluthgama.

It is hard for me to believe that Major Malcolm Peiris is no more. He was a much respected gentleman whom I knew for many years.

“Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away” and so was it with Tony Rajudin, as he was popularly known, when having attended the obligatory Friday prayer, kept a date with destiny on September 13 last year to bid farewell to his family and th

Bringing together all monks for the first-ever Buddhist congregation, the appointment of Arahants Sariputta and Moggallana by the enlightened one as his chief disciples,

Navam Perahera in Colombo, scheduled to be held on February 7 and 8, coincides with Navam Pasalosvaka Poya. A pageant which brings out rich cultural splendours associated with the Lankan Perahera tradition and organised by the Hunupitiye Gangarama Vi

It will always be a matter of pride and gratification to the people of Sri Lanka that the struggle for political emancipation was launched, supported and sustained by a long line of patriots so fired.....

River sand mining has been an illegal money-spinning business filling the pockets of politicians and many other stakeholders in related industries. However, with the new Government’s decision to suspend the licence system for transporting sand....

Twelve children from tea estate sector had the opportunity to share their experiences in child-led advocacy and monitoring as well as membership in children’s clubs at Save the Children’s forum on Child Protection in Plantations held in Colombo l

When the Gotabhaya Rajapaksa Government announced the National Anthem would be sung in ‘Sinhala Only’ at the 72nd Independence Day celebrations, the public received it with varied reactions. While it evoked a smile from certain Sinhala-Buddhist e

According to inside sources, President Rajapaksa is planning to give his assent on March 2 to the gazette notification that declares Parliament dissolved. The country awaits official conformation in this respect. However, it is common knowledge am

Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a recently identified organism in the coronavirus category. Coronaviruses can affect animals as well as humans in different virulences. MERS and SARS are classified under coronaviruses. Although 2019-nCoV hasn’t mad

When I was penning these words, the preparations for the 72nd Independence Day celebrations were taking place at Independence Square, Colombo 7. The fact that it is not being held at Galle Face, as was the case previously, suggested that it was not g

The ceremony commenced with a word of prayer by the Bishop of Colombo, Rt. Rev. Dhiloraj Canagasabey, followed by several other religious observances and a tour of the school. Many distinguished guests were present at the opening ceremony including A

This year we are celebrating the seventy second anniversary after gaining independence. It is, therefore, high time now to contemplate as to whether we have made all efforts to make the best use of the in

Singing of the National Anthem in the Tamil language too at the Independence Day celebrations has been gathering momentum with scholars, both lay and clergy, expressing their views and the media giving much publicity to it. This article is intended t

1832, 1910, 1931, 1948, 1956 and 1972: it is in these years that we see a transition in Sri Lanka’s position from a plantation economy to a semi-responsible Government to a dominion and finally, with the United Front’s victory, to a republic. Tak

Wuhan Coronavirus is one of the viruses that belong to the group of Corona Viruses that cause diseases in animals and would transmit respiratory infections in humans which are often mild but potentially lethal.

Your sudden demise came to me as a real shock. I just can’t imagine that you bade us farewell so soon.

Seventy-second freedom anniversary felicitation day