The first part of the heading of the present article is the title of a book which I published in 1984. It dealt with struggles among members of a village community in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka.....

Wimal Weerawansa, our rabble-rousing politico, fulminates that Sunny Leone, the Canadian- Indian adult film star turned Bollywood actress is tipped to visit Sri Lanka, allegedly at the behest of the.....

In Sri Lanka’s modern history we believe it would be just and right to say that seldom or never before has any religious prelate done so much for so many. We carry this in our banner as we join a grateful.....

?One cannot help listening to his deep, melodious voice in awe, which is almost like an antidote to sooth and calm one’s mind and takes out all that stress and pressure, and gives one a blissful feeling of relief.

Studies have shown that homework is no guarantee of improved performance at school. While elsewhere in the world traditional homework is rapidly losing favour and is on the verge of going obsolete...

The internet has   revolutionised  the manner in which people across the world access information and  network with others with  the greatest ease  as never seen before.

Images of riot police beating protesting students outside the University Grants Commission (UGC) have been circulating widely in the media, especially in social media.

With extreme capitalism and socialism going into recession or depression all over the world, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday outlined the comprehensive and revolutionary socio-economic policy which would bring Sri Lanka to the hallowe

Tree planting year has been declared. Many Prime Ministers, Presidents have done so. It is an ambition of country to increase the current forest cover by 3%.

There are many   people among us who should be considered as heroes who are not recognised for their dedication and hard work to create a better and a safer environment   and also a better world.

No single food can provide nutrition that your body needs. Yet a balanced vegetarian meal with  whole grains, brown rice, legumes like soy, mung, cowpea, green pea, gram   and other lentils,  super vegetables  like moringa, gotuko

Former Norwegian Development Minister and peace envoy to Sri Lanka, Erik Solheim dropped this bombshell days ago claiming that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had been willing to give self-rule to Tamils without calling for elections in the North.

The recent student-police clash in Colombo raised many concerns and questions with regard...

If a substantial section of Sri Lanka’s people took the risk of being labelled as ungrateful...

As Sri Lanka prepares for a special National Law Week – special because the foundation...

I wish to write this message with profound grief and deep sympathies on account of the passing...

The police had incurred blame on the excessive use of force in the past to disperse and to control crowds, no matter whether they were university students, workers or the general public, up against perceived injustices by the incumbent governments.&n

The US has done a daring and -- some would say -- dangerous thing. Towards the end of last month it sent a destroyer to sail within 12 nautical miles of two man-made islands claimed by China in the South China Sea. China was outraged.

The need of the hour is a Constitution that tightens around the politician and prevents him from doing what he wants. A Constitution that keeps the politician within the bounds, regulates, control and impede them: this could not materialize from

The National Government will today reach a landmark in its journey when Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his capacity as Minister of Policy Planning and Economic Affairs...

Amartya Sen in his internationally acclaimed book ‘Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny’ laments the ‘little boxes’ of identity to which people put themselves into and live in a world of single dimension of seclusion

Fortunes of a nation lie on a trunk of a leader. If the heart of Mahinda Rajapaksa were attached to the mind of Ranil Wickremesinghe, the nation could come smelling of roses after the war. Patriotic sentiments blended neatly with worldly wisdom. It w

Francis Bacon said that “Reading maketh a full man”. Sri Lankans do love to read and the crowds which gather at the Colombo International book fair is the best evidence.

With the setting up of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), patients’ rights groups are hopeful it will be the first small but significant step towards restoring a health service where the well-being of patients is given top prio

Let us begin a new era in our history; let us hold the local government elections without the political parties contesting each other. Should we not try out the method of electing our local government representatives in their individual capacities?&n

In an attempt to arrest the transmission of HIV and AIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have been organising many programmes to raise awareness among the general public. 

….The Colombo 7 cuties of 1956 broke with tradition. When you see them tomorrow night at the dance you will see what I mean. You notice a cutie in her splendiferous raiment and politely ask her who designed it.

Higher Education Minister Lakshman Kiriella in an interview with dailymirror over the phone, spelt out the Higher Education policy of the new Government, an approach different to the previous Government in some aspects. 

I had the great opportunity to represent Sri Lanka at the recently held Policy Forum on Development, Meeting of the Asia and Pacific Region, in Bangkok, Thailand.

?In a democracy,  the representation of the people is the foremost duty of parliamentarians.   In the past few decades or so did they perform their primary function satisfactorily or live up to the expectations of the citizens?