Today is the last Full Moon of the ‘Wassana’ [Rainy Season], Il Poya. It is a significant day in the Buddhist calendar for a number of important happenings on this day.

In the aftermath of the night of horror on Friday the 13, world leaders will gather in Paris, the city of light, from November 30 for a climate summit which hopefully would agree on the guidelines and direction for Planet Earth to make a 180? turn fr

Despite the reluctance to openly discuss this subject, is evident that sex workers are abundant in contemporary Sri Lanka. Although they are condemned in terms of cultural and religious aspects, their........

Non communicable diseases such as childhood obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure are rapidly plaguing the health of youngsters while many health critics claim that advertising unhealthy food, targeting.....

Creating a safe, secure and peaceful environment in the country is a key responsibility of a modern state. Yet, not many states have been able to live up to this public expectation due to diverse......

In a major step towards inter–religious dialogue and unity, the Catholic Church yesterday held an unprecedented memorial service of thanksgiving for the Most Ven. Sobitha Hamuduruwo......

There is a severe debate going on at present over the legality of floating armouries (FAs) in the western Indian Ocean operated by a private company which is linked to the Defence Ministry of the Government.......

The kitchen of the Wallside Restaurant and Bar was in turmoil that morning. Shelton Perera, the owner of the place was pitching into the man in charge of the gastronomy department of the booze and......

Last week, terrorists of the Islamic State butchered 130 men and women in Paris while they were - as one newspaper put it - indulging in life’s innocent pleasures: watching a concert, a football friendly and.....

The much awaited 2016 budget presented to Parliament on Friday in a four and half hour speech by Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake received a generally good response from economic analysts and......

Man has been engaged in polluting the environment from the dawn of human existence. Consequent to the population explosion, industrialization, concentration of human habitats, over exploitation of natural resources...

At a time, when the Education Ministry is toying with the idea to abolish the Grade V scholarship and conduct it at Grade VIII to alleviate young students from unnecessary mental pressure...

We mark World Television Day today and as the United Nations General Assembly resolution says, we need to focus not on the tool -- which some cynics describe as an idiot box or a stranger in the home...

One year after defection from the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), Megapolis and Western Region Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka , in an interview with the Dailymirror, 

A destitute family temporarily holed up in a building inside the general cemetery in Orange Hill Estate, Mankade Road, Kadawatha is to be provided with a permanent house, as promised by the State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene.

The best gift to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on his 70th birthday was given by none other than President Maithripala Sirisena.

Today is Universal Children’s Day. Going beyond words, it means a recommitment by all governments to the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child -- the right to life, to health,...

Followed by his avowal at the funeral of Ven. Maduluwave Sobhitha Thera to abolish the Executive Presidency, President Maitripala Sirisena initiated action at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting by seeking to pursue his intentions.

The Barbarians are not at the gate. There is no need for a rush to war as the French President, Francois Hollande suggests.

It was with deep sadness and a sense of irreparable loss, that I learned about Rex’s illness and his death. He, together with the late D.B. Dhanapala, were my mentors in journalism.I first met Rex when Mano Muthukrishna Candappa, 

President Maithripala Sirisena, acting fast to fulfil a solemn pledge he made before the sacred body of the revered Sobitha Hamuduruwo on November 12, yesterday presented to the Cabinet comprehensive proposals to abolish the executive presidential sy

The formation of a National Government was on the cards for Sri Lanka ever since the Presidential elections were held. It was clear that neither the SLFP/UPFA nor the UNP/UNFGG were to get a clear majority. 

I first met Ven Madoluwawe Sobitha Thero almost a decade ago, through my father-in-law. The first impression marked me.  There was an aura about Sobitha Hamuduruwo.

Namali was a bright and promising student from Anuradhapura. She excelled at her Ordinary Levels and was hoping to score high marks for her Advanced Levels as well.

“I’m sorry Mr. Boucher, what can I do if our terrorists aren’t Islamic?”

With Sri Lanka’s traffic snarls and road tragedy victims reaching their worst-ever proportions, we joined the international community last Sunday in marking World Remembrance Day for the victims of road traffic accidents, ..

Excerpts of a face- to- face discussion with the Minister of Ports, Arjuna Ranathunge....

Earliest recorded evidence of Sri Lankan immigrants to Australia was in 1816; they were, Major William O’Dean, a Sri Lankan Malay and his Sinhalese wife Eve. Most of the early immigrants from Sri Lanka......

Jathika Hela Urumaya General Secretary and Western Province Development and Megapolis Minister Champika Ranawaka was absolutely correct when he said there was no interest......

Rain or no rain the finale of the Perahera in the hills  ended with the Perahera of the  Historic Dodanwela Devale at Yatinuwara, where the last battle for the supremacy for the Kandyan Kingdom.....