The Global Hospitality Industry is Experiencing an unprecedented level of growth and is one of the world’s largest employers.   By selecting AQUINAS renowned an

Researchers at the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB) of University of Colombo (UoC) have devised a new technique to target and kill breast cancer stem cells. These stem cells are considered to form the root o

Medical specialities evolve for the benefit of patients. It resolves the demand and enhances clinical effectiveness.We are duty bound to support this evolution and create specialist services to serve the need.Quality healthcare is based....

After much deliberation, the Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday approved a 12.5% bus fare hike, with the minimum bus fare now becoming Rs.12 for the first segment of the journey. Deputy Minister of Transport Ashoka Abeysinghe assured the public that a

When Jothipala died somewhere in 1987, people wept. His funeral, like the funeral of Rukmani Devi years earlier, was attended by thousands of fans, who braved the soon-to-erupt JVP-UNP bheeshanaya. If we are to assess the worth of a singer on the b

Western Provincial Council member Jayantha de Silva said the UNP gained strength for its victory from  President Ranasinghe Premadasa’s housing concept.   

This article refers to the article published in the Daily Mirror titled ‘Govt. to introduce online property registration service’ published on April 11, 2018. (http://www.dailymirror.lk/148557/Govt-to-introduce-online-property-registrat

Parking of vehicles in a busy city like Colombo isn’t easy. People have got used to a parking fee being collected manually when parking their vehicles. Charging of this fee is done by municipality workers or authorized private personnel. 

When the Meethotamulla garbage dump collapsed in April last year, President Maithripala Sirisena immediately banned the sale of plastic bags, cups, plates and burning of refuse containing plastic.   

In 1990, Harvard Professor Joseph S. Nye, called such an approach to building up support as the use of “soft power”. The aim of “soft power” is to create, in another country, a favourable impression of the “power”

Biodiversity is the shortened form of two words “biological” and “diversity. In short, bio means life, and diversity means a range of different things – and simply biodiversity means “A Diversity of Life”. It is a

Today is the forgotten Republic Day. Sri Lanka became a Republic on 22nd May 1972, with the adoption of a new Constitution. Until the war victory on 18th May 2009, which overshadowed it, every year on May 

At first glance, the sights, the sounds, the flavours, and even the people appear like a poor reflection of their counterparts from Galle. First you come across the Star Fort, which resembles a bared down version of the more famous Fort

If the weather cleared, Johann was to leave Base Camp on Saturday, May 19, climbing up to Camp 3 by Monday, May 21 and on to Camp 4 by the next....

In the wake of several print media reports firing warning shots across the bows to Vannamei Shrimp (King Prawn) farming, Taprobane Seafood Group -- Sri Lanka’s largest seafood company...

Jean Arasanayagam is one of the best known Lankan poets and easily the best known internationally now that Patrick Fernando, Anne Ranasinghe and Lakshmi de Silva are no more.

The United National Party (UNP) has somewhat a mixed record in governance. While on the sphere of the country’s economy it has had a praiseworthy score, its allegiance to socio-political liberalism, especially amongst a nationalist-minded Sinha

The certainty of death has taken from us our friend Karin Ramachandra. 

You may wonder why it has taken me so long to write to you. Well, for me, you are still around and will be because you left behind so many visible memories. Each time I see a vintage or classic car on the road, I imagine you sitting at the wheel, ele

The Institution of Engineers, (IESL) that I represent as its President, is a Professional Body, founded in 1906 and incorporated in 1968 through an Act of Parliament. Currently IESL consists of nearly 20,000 Members....

A new World Health Organization (WHO) report launched today shows that the world’s poorest countries can gain US$350 billion by 2030 by scaling up investments in preventing and treating chronic diseases, like heart disease and....

It was with profound sadness that I learned the passing away of Chandra Lal De Alwis, former Managing Director/ CEO of Chemanex Ltd. He was one of the most successful entrepreneurs/technocrats I have ever come.....

When you talk of ideas these days people tend to ask if they had been scientifically proven? Some people reject reincarnation and karma saying these phenomena are not scientifically proven. The scientific method has been taken to such an extent in

In his landmark essay ‘Avant-Garde and Kitsch’, Clement Greenberg discusses the evolution of art in terms of its separation into two broad cultures; the highbrow and the popular. The progression or regression (depending on how you see i

Beer, wine, liquor, and whiskey carry the label alcohol. In some countries, consuming alcohol is illegal. In others, it is a widespread practice. The consumption of alcohol carries a risk of adverse health and social consequences related to its int

A 103-year-old woman by the name of Muththu Theivani, who once worked as a tea plucker in the Spring Valley Estate in Badulla, recalled her days spent among the Tea bushes mixing with other fellow women who were employed in the estate. 

The recent incident where President Maithripala Sirisena’s Chief of Staff, Dr I.H.K. Mahanama and Chairman of the State Timber Corporation P. Dissanayake were arrested and remanded on the charges of soliciting a bribe of Rs. 20 million from a

Float planes are great, they are commonly called amphibians as they can operate both on land and on water. I have never flown in a float plane in all my life and a few days ago I managed to clear that hurdle by flying from Katukurunda to Bolgoda in a

At a time the tourist industry in the country is lagging far behind the set goals this is an overview of judging the effectiveness of the measures taken by the authorities to attract the tourists and help promote the tourist industry.   

From Piliyandala (where I live) to Matara, there is about 130 kilometres, the fastest route to take being the Southern Expressway (which will take you about two hours, or even less).