“ For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain” Philipians 1:21   My beloved sister Devapriya went to be with her Precious Lord Jesus on the 21st of December 2017. It’s hard to accept that we won’t see her smilin

It is 20 years since the passing away of Mangala Liyanagame, the gallant young soldier who was gunned down by LTTE terrorists on 8th June 1998 in the Kilinocchi jungles when he was only 27 years old. Although two decades have passed since his tragic

Settled on the floor of the Soul Sounds Academy (SSA) in Thimbirigasyaya, three dozen children are getting a pep talk on discipline, teamwork and competition. In a few days, the 33-strong group will leave for South Africa to represent Sri Lanka at th

Colombo’s skyline is rapidly changing with various high rise buildings being constructed in every nook and corner of the city. 

Garasarapa, Jayantha Chandrasiri’s latest, was given a special screening at the Tharangani Hall at the National Film Corporation on Friday, the June 22.

 ‘Optimizing your potential through a Growth Mindset’, a lecture by renowned mathematician Prof. Kirti Premadasa organised by the United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission, will be held from 6.00 to 7.30 p.m. on July 3 (Tuesday) a

Kandy:Almost forty years ago, Prof. Patrick Mendis of the United States was a student of C. W. Karunaratne at the Palugasdamana Maha Vidyalaya in Polonnaruwa. “I have always been thinking of him,” said Prof. Mendis, now a commissioner to

Each year over 240 people from throughout Europe, Africa, the Americas and the Middle East come together to celebrate outstanding achievements of Treasurers, CFOs and Finance Directors across the continents, with the Adam Smith Awards. 

Walk Awhile in My Shoes is the real-life story of Rosemary Thuring, a Sri Lankan Burgher, who migrated to Australia but faced a lifelong struggle against a violent husband.

M. A. Sanath Premalal is from Welipothayaya, Balangoda. At the age of 16 an unfortunate sporting accident changed his life forever. The accident cost him his sight and a life full of possibilities. Premalal’s family was hopeful that he would be

Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre will present Dancing Storyteller -  the Art of narrating novel content through Classical Dance by Savitha Sastry, the celebrated Bharatha Natyam exponent from India at 6.00 pm on Tuesday, July 3 at the SVCC (ICC

Human life is comparable to a flowing river. It initially starts off as a small stream. This small stream meets numerous challenges, obstacles, and barricades before it flows down and meets the great ocean.   

The ultimate transcendental state of Arahanthood is of such rarity that its accomplishment is almost always preceded by ‘Nekkhamma’ – going from home to homelessness, a process to be cultivated through a numberless rounds of birth

Happiness in Pali is called “sukha” which is both used as a noun meaning happiness, ease, blissful or pleasure and as an adjective meaning blissful or pleasant. Happiness can be loosely defined as satisfying the will. If you achieve wha

It was 23 centuries ago,on Poson Poya Day in the 236th Buddhist era, that Arhant Mahinda Thera arrived at the Ambastala rock, Mihintale from Jambuddveepa carrying with him a noble message. His first act was to intervene and stop the monarch killing

It was indeed a historic day for The School for the Deaf and Blind, Ratmalana and the Nuffield School for the Deaf & Blind, Kaithadi when they played their inaugural softball cricket match on June 15 at Kaithadi.   

The number of vehicles on the roads has increased drastically in recent times increasing the pollution level. Therefore, the Government in a bid to decrease the emission level has decided to import vehicles compatible with the Euro four standards,

Srimadi Nandarani Devi of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Sri Lanka was recently awarded at the 43rd Annual Aryabhata International Awards 2017 which was held in Bangalore, India recently .   

Last week, all Sri Lankans witnessed the power of a mob. The entire country watched in agony as a leopard was beaten to death by a mob in Ambalnagar, Kilinochchi. The footage went viral on social media, once again raising eyebrows among authorities a

The annual Aloka Pooja by Wijeya Newspapers will take place at Thanthirimale for three days on June 27th, 28th and 29th, with Poson Poya day falling on the 27th.

Jayantha Chandrasiri likes to talk, I have always noticed. And how. He can explain and rationalise something that appears to be so portentous and heavy that once he stops talking you are left telling yourself, “Damn, why didn’t I think of

Dr. Ananda Wijewickrema, Senior Consultant Physician, Head of the IDH Hospital and Specialist for Dengue, is a gentleman who takes his profession beyond the call of duty.

As the  reported on Friday, ‘the President emphasized that he would not allow tarnishing the aspirations of the people of this country they bestowed on January 8, 2015’. The freedom and democracy demanded by the people have been ensu

With reference to our article headlined ‘Help Hasini’ appeared on June 22, we have inadvertently stated that the account number (81061255) to help her is at People’s Bank, whereas the account is at the Bank of Ceylon, Hiripitiya.

One year and nine months ago I had the privilege of getting accommodation at Ratnam’s Private Hospital down Union Place.  My friend Professor Sheriffdeen, called and said.....

Just a short recollection of the events at this match. St. Peters College had already played Royal College in a 1st round match and won by 1 wicket in a very tightly fought encounter between the two schools. In this match, Suren was injured (broken t

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka celebrates the ordination of a new Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo Rt. Rev. Jayakody Aratchige Don Anton Jayakody  today, June  23 at St. Lucia’s Cathedral, Colombo.   

Mahinda Bandusena, a senior and very distinguished public servant passed away recently after a fairly prolonged period of ill-health. What is note-worthy about the formative period of his career covering school and university, is the total reliance o

Hasini Imasha Rajapaksha, (14) has undergone a successful matched unrelated donor bone marrow transplant for Thalassaemia Major in May 2018 at the Asiri Central Hospital in Colombo.   

Mahinda Rajapaksa is not the best thing that happened to Sri Lanka. He is not the worst thing that happened to Sri Lanka either.