Last  week, there was this tantalizing proposition from  an anonymous member of the Joint Opposition, who was

There were around 12,000 Tuberculosis (TB) patients recorded each year in Sri Lanka, while there could be another

British utilitarian Jeremy Bentham (1748 – 1832) advocated the view “greatest happiness for the greatest number”

Necessity is not only the mother of invention but also initiative. As we sweat and struggle through the hottest ever 

Google, the world’s largest information service provider, will carry out Project Loon, listing Sri Lanka as the first 

The entry of elephants into human habitats, chiefly small villages that are close to forest territory where elephants live

Outsiders think of tourism as a glamour industry. Insiders know better. Those who work as tourist guides or receptionists or drivers are seen as cannon fodder by tour agents driven by the profit motive.

Thursday March 24 was World Tuberculosis Day and the World Health Organization (WHO) had called on all countries and partners to “Unite to End Tuberculosis” as we enter the era of the Sustainable

The government appears to be indulging in some revolutionary new thinking which is heartening; it is indeed time we took stock of our important state institutions such as the Foreign Affairs Ministry which 

Securing a better future for our children and grandchildren is a huge challenge. The National Unity Government 

The message from Tuesday’s multiple terror attacks in Brussels is clear and loud.  It is high time that...

Today Christians the world over remember and commemorate the death of Jesus Christ. The death of...

The peoples’ confidence in The Ceylon Electricity Board  for the supply of electricity  for their daily...

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) seems to be heading towards another split, apparently due...

The word in the local streets is ‘heat’, and it comes with ‘blackouts’, ‘unannounced power cuts’,...

From mining to combustion, coal is the most polluting of all fossil fuels. Burning coal is the largest single source of climate-changing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the world, according to the environmental

The World TB day which is held each year on the 24th of March is intended to promote awareness, knowledge

The joint opposition’s Hyde Park rally marked the clear division of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA).

“The availability of good-quality water affects the lives, health and livelihoods of people. Farming and industries depend heavily on water,” observes Executive Director, Lanka Rain Water Harvesting Forum, (

The imminent threats to the environment of the proposed 500 MW coal-fired thermal power plant to be established in Sampur are grave in concern and are not reversible if commenced.

Gihan De Chickera in his analysis published last week puts forth an argument on the class dynamics of the recently-held ‘protest’...

Well-known educationist and human rights advocator Deshabandu Jezima Ismail replies to our column titled “An open letter to my dear Muslim brothers and sisters Buddhist-Muslim relationship could be warmer” written by Dr. Ranga Kalansuirya

Unlike in the past, the recent countrywide power failures are still making headlines. President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe have taken this matter up seriously with Power and Renewable Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambal

Good governance…it’s more likely that those who desire foolproof and ideological-definitions-based systems of governance are immensely disappointed at the pace at which the present Government is going about establishing a more responsive

A number of recent opinion pieces penned by some well-known writers have drawn attention to the growing ‘radicalisation’ among the Muslims of Sri Lanka. Among the key concerns raised are that Sri Lankan Muslims are becoming ‘exclusi

Why respect the Bhikkhu? He symbolizes the most subtle, most refined doctrine ever disclosed to man. He is the shining beacon that....

On the first Medin Full Moon Poya day after the Enlightenment and seven years after the “Abhiniskramanaya” or leaving the royal palace.....

On the morning of 22nd March 1952, the first Prime Minster of Independent Ceylon, Don Stephen Senanayake went riding a police horse, Chithra on.....

The message that the Buddha had arrived spread in a few minutes all over in Kapilawattu like a whirl-wind, creating an  environment in and.....

A young couple visiting Independence Square were chased away by a security guard recently. This is routine procedure at this venue, but.....