Sri Lanka’s elephants are both a treasure and a challenge. They inspire awe, shape our culture, and draw visitors from across the world. But they also walk into farms, destroy crops, and sometimes take human lives. In return, hundreds of elephants

Maya Angelou once wrote in her poem, “When Great Trees Fall: Our senses, restored, never to be the same, whisper to us, they existed. They existed. We can be. Be and be better. For they existed”.

Burhani Serendib School will host Sri Lanka’s National Selections for the World Robot Olympiad 2025 on September 6 at 12.30 pm, bringing together young innovators from across the country. The event will determine the teams that will represent Sr

Snakes are perhaps the most feared creatures that slither on earth, with many bludgeoned to death during chance encounters with humans. However, attitudes toward killing snakes have seemingly shifted in the past decade, with many in the younger gener

S. Nirmalavasan is a Sri Lankan Tamil artist who works extensively with painting and installation, positioning himself as a significant and promising figure within the contemporary Sri Lankan art scene. As both an artist and an art activist, his prac

I understand that the Government of Sri Lanka is preparing to allow regulated cannabis cultivation within designated export zones, with assurances of stringent security to prevent diversion to domestic use. The justification appears to rest on two as

Children singing ‘Do Re Mi’ from the 1965 film ‘Sound of Music’, or the soothing tones of an acoustic guitar, are the last things one expects to hear amidst the dust and ruins of Gaza City. But a group of enormously resilient teachers includi

The 84th anniversary of the death of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe—a Polish Franciscan priest who, during the Second World War, volunteered to die in place of a fellow prisoner, Franciszek Gajowniczek (a father of two, condemned to starve to death in

At a day and age where we live with the idea of ‘out with the old, in with the new’, the Department of Printmaking, Faculty of Visual Arts, University of the Visual & Performing Arts undertook the task of going the other way around.

Under it’s a well-established policy to mislead the world of its barbarity, the settler-fascist colonial state of Israel massacred Anas al-Sharif, one of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in Gaza, Mohammed Qraiqea and five others in an attack

It’s About Time, a travelling history museum, made itself mobile to the public from the 19th to the 23rd of August at the Colombo Public Library.

The 26-year-long conflict between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the state security forces has left an indelible mark on Sri Lanka’s history.

Dr. Sanath Hettige, renowned family physician, researcher, lecturer, and entrepreneur, was formally inducted as the President of the Independent Medical Practitioners’ Association (IMPA) at a ceremonial event held on August 22 at Water’s Edge.

Sri Lankan-born filmmaker Suranga Katugampala, long based in Italy, presents his upcoming work, co-written with Darshana Vidya Aravinda.

The 20th Installation Ceremony of the BCIS Toastmasters Club was held at Hotel Janaki, marking a significant milestone in the club’s enduring journey of excellence recently.

In the letter, Premadasa emphasised the escalating human–elephant conflict, which results in over 400 elephant fatalities and more than 150 human deaths each year, and highlighted the urgent need for a science-based national conservation strategy.

Ranil Wickremesinghe’s political journey highlights the struggle between principled leadership and the complex realities of Sri Lankan governance, where minor infractions can overshadow systemic corruption and eroded public trust.

The experience of living in Colombo and walking down a street shaded by trees during the afternoon heat, is a blessing that many of us take for granted.

The annual Dr. Ray Wijewardene memorial oration for the year 2025, was held on August 20 (which also happens to be Dr. Ray Wijewardene’s 101st birthday), at the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) Auditorium. Organized by the Agriculture and

The Sigiriya the rock fortress, which was built during King Kasyapa’s reign, is a world heritage city. However this heritage city has turned into a squalid town much to the dismay of the residents of the area. Those who are affected by this environ

This work is a pioneering study of the Muslim archaeological heritage of Sri Lanka. Although much has been written about early Arab and Muslim settlements in the island as attested by the existence of Arabic inscriptions scattered over various parts

It was 17 years ago on an August 25th when God looked around his garden and saw an empty space. Then looked down from heaven and saw Victoreen’s tired face. He put his arms around her and whispered come and rest. God’s garden must be beautiful be

Is the prolonged delay in holding provincial council polls a matter of procedural deadlock or political calculation? With provincial councils dissolved since 2018-2019, the relevant bodies in nine provinces continue to function only through officials

With Sri Lanka’s IT Industry’s hopes of transforming from $1.2 billion to $5 billion by 2030, a new wave of entrepreneurs are not just trying to be part of this transformation, but be transformers themselves. Amongst them is Chevaan Wickremesingh

In a bid to reduce the human-wildlife conflict and safeguarding the endangered Sri Lankan Leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, under its Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), together with

Navy installed over a thousand low-cost Reverse Osmosis (RO) water treatment plants to fight CKD, while successful in slowing the disease’s spread, the project’s long-term sustainability now requires government maintenance and centralized control

It is common for countries to launch development projects while they achieve economic growth. Such projects bring both benefits and drawbacks. Although various development work has been undertaken in Sri Lanka to minimise these drawbacks, some have s

Apart from braving the waves and surfing on the pristine beaches of Arugambay, crowds are now attracted to observing wildlife on the East Coast. But from the point of view of conservationists, respective authorities need to pay more attention to s

The traditional Memorial Oration in honour of the late General Deshamanya Denis Perera was held on August 11, 2025, at the Faculty of Graduate Studies Auditorium, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU). The solemn occasion brought toget

August 9 has been declared the ‘World Indigenous People’s Day’ and Sri Lanka has been celebrating this day in a grand manner every year under state patronage.