A time-tested lesson of history is that if we sow the wind we will reap the whirlwind. In the aftermath of the Donald Trump....

The spat Chinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang had with Minister Karunanayake last week, not only led 

Who would believe that former foreign minister G.L. Peiris would voluntarily form a new political party 

When George W. Bush, a highly disliked president worldwide for his gung-ho policies and wars across 

Let us break the chains that are holding back our education” ( Akuru Bandlana yandam Bindhalamu), was one of the many slogans that were carried b

One of history’s biggest political earthquakes which hit the United States at the Presidential Election 

Alot of things have been said about SriLankan Airlines, the country’s flag carrier. Though it used to be Sri Lanka’s pride in the skies, of late it has become more of an embarrassment. The dismal financial performance of the airline has m

When the annual budget is around the corner, people from all walks of life keep their fingers crossed looking for succour in terms of salary hikes, welfare measures, subsidies, price reductions of essential food items etc.  

The most divisive US election is done and dusted. President-elect Donald trump overturned all projections of US media giants to garner a comfortable win at the election.   

In the film ‘Doctor Zhivago,’ based on Boris Pasternak’s celebrated novel there’s an argument between two officers of a Red Guard unit. One believes that Zhivago, who had been abducted by the unit because a medical officer was

Aquatic species endemic to Sri Lanka are found in abundance along the coastal belt and in other ecosystems. Yet due to...

In accordance with the basic laws of the land, the management of state finances or public finances, come directly under the....

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, on behalf of the government, will present the 2017 budget to Parliament tomorrow. This is...

One of the reasons for the aggravation of current issues of national importance, and the elusive nature of practical solutions....

So, great folly follows grand fraud, which is to say we are saddled not only with thieves but also fools. In its relations with....

A newly-formed journalists’ movement has welcomed the National Government’s draft policy for reconciliation and....

Hilary Clinton will be, and should be, the next President of the United States of America. This is not 

S.B.R Niluka Nilmini Jayathilaka (38), a mother of two, returned to Sri Lanka in a coffin on Oct. 25 

As Sri Lanka reads this today, America will be in silent slumber. A Monday night usually is not the 

Perhaps the Foreign Ministry is barking up the wrong tree.     

Television channels showed on Saturday Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Faiszer 

No new faces, no innovations, no out of the box thinking, no principles – appeals not to the floating 

We have experienced during the past regime of former President, that absolute power vested in Executive Presidency 

We must not forget that LTTE was formed five years before Hezbolla, ten years before Al Qaeda and 

Tomorrow, 8 November, the people of the world’s most powerful nation will elect a new president. The 

The international day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict will be observed worldwide tomorrow, with the theme being of special significance to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of a devastating 30-year civil war.&nbs

It was Arahat Ananda who designed the “Cheevara” for Buddhist monks. The Katina Cheevaraya is what is offered to monks soon after their retreat or “Vas “. It came about when Gautama Buddha, during one of his wanderings for the

Sannaliyane…, Sannaliyane, Katada Saluwa Wiyanney?  “…Seetala handa eliye - …Malawunu muhunin wewulana dethin, Katada saluwa wiyanney ; …Seetala saluwa wiyanney, Miya giya eyage Miniya wahannai Seetala salu

Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, in an interview with the , speaks about the causes of the national question, its origin and the way forward for a resolution.  He also speaks of Tamil people’s identity. Excerpts:

The most unfortunate outcome of the November 8 election for the White House is that one of the