The 49th Anniversary of Taekwon-Do in Sri Lanka and 22nd ITF National Taekwon-Do Championship are to be held on December 7 (Sunday) in Hendala. According to the Sri Lanka Taekwon-Do Association’s founder Dr. Cyril Antony, the two events will be he

S. Thomas’ College, Gurutalawa (STCG)-the largest residential school campus in Sri Lanka-is now accepting applications for Nursery and Grade 1 for the 2026 academic year, with a limited number of vacancies available from Grades 2 to 11.

A natural catastrophe presents a devastating challenge, but also a singular opportunity the chance to “Build Back Better” (BBB). For Sri Lanka, a nation highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, this means moving beyond simple restoration to c

The worst natural disaster Sri Lanka faced in recent history was the tsunami. The next major disaster that struck the country after that was the Ditwah cyclone and the severe floods that followed. Disaster-management programmes were implemented in ad

The rising death toll and widespread infrastructure ruin from the latest deluges serve as a brutal, unmistakable warning: Sri Lanka’s socio-economic progress is fundamentally at risk. Climate change is no longer a future threat; it is a present dan

As Sri Lanka currently counts human and economic costs of Cyclone Ditwah, the images are both disturbing and somewhat familiar: flooded hospitals, access roads buried by landslides, evacuation centres overflowing with displaced families, and official

On the morning of November 30, 2025, a desperate message surfaced from Pattiyagama, Deltota, one of many remote hill-country communities devastated by Cyclone Ditwah. Typed under a failing phone signal, it described isolation, fear, and despair: “

Feminist Collective for Economic Justice, a collective of feminist economists, scholars, feminist activists, university students and lawyers, through a press release demands prioritising marginalised communities in disaster preparedness, equitable re

The Sri Lanka Scout Association is actively involved in disaster relief activities during these troubled times and its members have arranged collection centres in more than 20 Scout Districts across the country.

Sri Lanka is facing one of the worst catastrophes in recent history. Authorities claim that the impact of heavy rainfall, sometimes exceeding 400mm in Central Highlands and other parts of the country, contributed to a devastating flood situation alo

Battalangunduwa is an island situated off Sri Lanka’s northwest coast, belonging to the Kalpitiya archipelago. Although its serene beauty has made it a popular tourist destination, daily life is far more complex and arduous for those who call the i

Sri Lanka Press Association felicitated ten media veterans at its 70th Anniversary Convention and the D. F. Kariyakarawana Memorial Journalism Awards held at Hilton Colombo - Grand Ballroom on Wednesday evening. Founded on October 9, 1955, the countr

Parents should allow children to get a balance of creative areas such as literature, drama and music, says John Howard, Professor of Music at the University of West London and Ambassador for London College of Music Examinations (LCME).

One of the key events of the inter-school big match calendar, the Royal-Thomian cricket big match will take place from March 12 to 14 next year at the SSC grounds in Colombo. In connection with the annual cricket big match, an announcement was made t

The Rainbow Institute of Communication will host its Annual Public Speaking Seminar, Public Speaking Accelerator 2025, on December 12 at the Sofia Hotel in Colombo. This year’s program features enhanced digital and interactive methods to strengthen

A South-South Cooperation initiative between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of China, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture of Sri Lanka has delivered results in streng

Jayasanka Sandun Jayasuriya, a 25-year-old undergraduate from Rajarata University, has seized the global stage, delivering a high-impact address at the UN Climate Conference (COP30) in Brazil. Selected as the sole speaker worldwide on Climate Change

Vipul was an international swimmer and an equally accomplished water polo player. A proud product of Royal College, Colombo 7, he joined the Sri Lanka Army in 1969 and was enrolled in the 2nd Intake of Officer Cadets at the Sri Lanka Military Academy

The nation mourns the departure of a true officer and gentleman, a stalwart figure whose career in the Sri Lankan Army spanned more than two decades, leaving an indelible mark on the institution he loved and served. Brigadier Vipul Boteju (Retd), a n

‘Sankalpana’, the annual poetry compilation done by Dr. Nimal Sedera in Australia, bringing together Sri lankan poets there, was successfully launched in Acaciaridge, Brisbane, on November 23. Picture shows the five poets that joined the p

‘Cinema Ran Potha’ by veteran film journalist Ernest Waduge is a picture gallery of Lankan film stars from the earliest – the Jayamanne era, starting with a still from our first ‘talkie’ feature Kadavunu Poronduwa with Rukmani Devi and B. A

No one has been speaking about the son of the valiant freedom fighter Maha Adikaram Monarawila Keppetipola who was beheaded on November 26, 1818, after a ‘Kangaroo Trial’ held at the Kandy Audience Hall. The Maha Adikaram or chief minister

Rural poverty in Sri Lanka is frequently highlighted, yet remains unresolved. According to experts, a large portion of the peripheral population continue to live in poverty or face a high risk of falling into it. The underlying causes are multifacet

The Sri Lankan leopard is the essential messenger of the island’s ecological health. Its survival ensures the balance of forests, stabilizes watersheds, and keeps nature’s delicate machinery intact. For DFCC Bank, supporting leopard conservation

People of Mannar claim that they have been bearing the brunt of unplanned development in the guise of renewable energy.

For more than a century, Ceylon Tea was not just an export crop, it was the main foreign exchange earner for the country. It was a national inheritance—an agricultural engine left behind by British planters who, whatever one may say of colonial exp

As noted last week, following the destruction of Portuguese captain general Constantino de Sa Noronha’s army at Randeniwela, King Senarat surrounded the fortress city of Colombo in September 1630 with 15,000 men.

The government is proceeding with its plans to hold Sri Lankan Day celebrations on December 12-14 in Colombo as a national platform to bring every community together. The event, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, aims to promote unity.

The Global Education Platform (GEP), a leading international education network, celebrated its 7th anniversary recently.