The parents expressed extreme rejoice over the victory of their daughter Parami Maristella - an emerging star from the Ambakandawila sea area. She enjoyed running on the beach with her sister as a little girl. Now she is able to compete at the hurdle

Somewhere in my teenage years, I fell in love with the Sinhala song. Not songs per se, but the idea of the Sinhala geethaya. It was, I thought, unique and utterly different to the tunes I used to listen to over the radio, English, Hindi, or Tamil. An

An Art Exhibition of a large collection of innovative creations will be opened at 7.00 p.m. on Thursday, October 26 at Sakya Amphitheatre of Lite of Asia at Sama Mawatha on Defence Highway, Pel

It is hard to imagine singing star and 70s-80s heartthrob Milton Mallawarcchchi was unable to find a buyer for his record containing the hit Ivuru Thala.

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) last week revealed the five Idols selected by the panel of judges for Integrity Idol 2018, a first of its kind endeavour in Sri Lanka, which seeks to Name and....

October 16th was marked by the first visit Ambassador Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka and Madame Sanja Jayatilleka paid to Russia’s academic community, meeting with the Ambassador’s long-standing contacts at the Russian Centre for Policy Studies, k

Mr. P.C. Fernando passed away 20 years ago, on 23rd October, 1998, at the age of 64 years. He was born to a very respectable family on 2nd April, 1934.    

Twenty-five years ago on 18th January 1993, at Fort Hammenhiel, Karinagar, two officers and forty-two sailors, all volunteers from the Navy underwent a special training to start a new unit in our Navy known as the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) or the N

Today marks the third death anniversary of my beloved sister, Devika.    

D.B.S. Jeyaraj, writing on the meeting between Mahinda Rajapaksa and Maithripala Sirisena held some three weeks ago, suggests that in the coming weeks, G. L. Peiris, the de jure leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), will hand over the par

Sri Lanka had several failed and controversial projects in the past decade.

This week national and international experts gathered in Sri Lanka to discuss the country’s proposed healthcare reforms. 

Today, whatever I am, whatever I have accomplished as a simple Buddhist monk, I owe it all to Bhante Muditha’s caring, continued guidance and spiritual direction. 

The Police have been in the news during the past few days with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) himself making headlines as a result of his ?behaviour.

What connects Robert Oppenheimer of the Manhattan Project, the oil slick Middle, East, and Navarathri?

The People and the Government of India saw Senior Professor Gamini Senanayake realize his dream of building an auditorium in memory of Rabindranath Tagore when Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Taranjith Singh Sandhu dedicated the state-of-the

I woke this morning in Moscow with the news from my cousin Shehan de Tissera that one of the cleverest and perhaps the most outstanding members, and almost certainly the highest achiever of my family had died in Canada-- my mother Lakshmi Sylvia&rs

Recently I had the opportunity in listen to a lecture on Alzheimer’s disease, a condition causing memory loss. The lecturer was Prof. Christopher Butler, a neurologist from the University of Oxford. He highlighted some of the biggest issues w

Another chapter of the Colombo International Book Fair has ended, and October, dubbed ‘the month of literature’ (Sahithya Masaya) is already here. The publishers (the big names at any rate) will have reason to congratulate themselves, a

This is the motto of the novel published by journalist turned novelist, Isuru Prasanga, titled “Pemato Jaayati Asoko” (Loosely translated as ‘sorrowlessness arises from endearment’). Among the recently published Sinhala nove

Sri Lanka has depended on various sectors to drive its economic model forward. But with various challenges, the country had to seek alternatives to generate income. With the emergence of technology and more opportunities, the Small and Medium Enter

It’s clearly not a good time to be an independent artiste in Sri Lanka. ‘Demons in Paradise’- a documentary directed by Jude Ratnam and expected to be screened on October 5 at the Majestic Cineplex in Jaffna- was withdrawn with no e

“Even though the National Evaluation Policy (NEP) is adopted as policy  it can be ignored by future Governments and Parliaments if it is not passed as an Act by Parliament” reiterated Member of Parliament Mayantha Dissanayaka as a pa

  Just three years ago, in September 2015, all United Nations member States approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The eradication of hunger and all forms of malnutrition (Sustainable Development Goal No.2) was defined by world le

‘J’pura Pradeepa Pranama 2018’ will be held on October 17 at Waters Edge, Battaramulla, in the presence of President Maithripala Sirisena. This is the third consecutive event which is now considered important by the Alumni Associati

A seminar on surviving Cancer and Lifestyle, Obesity and Diabetes was held on September 22 (Saturday) at the GFS Hall, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 3 at 10 am.  

I missed SPARK. Sure, I missed and continue to miss a whole lot of plays, films and other events and this due to the fact that I hardly find the time and what little time I get tends to be spent (or wasted) doing nothing. And yet, SPARK was special.

There was a time when people talked about the Commonwealth. That’s a distant memory now, despite the entire flurry about the Commonwealth Games a few years ago.

The passage of legislation establishing an Office for Reparations is another significant step forward in the transitional justice process aimed at healing the wounds of war and bringing a lasting solution to Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict.

All who knew late Pushpa Irriyagolla grieve her untimely death almost a month ago. She was so hale and hearty.    Most of us find it difficult to fathom this loss, as she was such a lively lady enjoying life....