In most countries including Sri Lanka, rural women are often not given their proper place or the opportunity to play a key role they are known to be capable of. Instead, prominence is given to city and urban women in a multitude of areas ranging from

The Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka, the first in the world of its kind, dedicated to research on rubber, started off from very humble beginnings in 1909 with one scientist, an analytical chemist, involved in research related to rubber.

I had the opportunity to meet the one time Mayor of Kandy G.N.S. Hameed who was the only Muslim to sit on the Mayor’s Chair in Kandy, who spent only Rs 2,000/= of Municipality funds for the Civic reception to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi when she v

When little Yohani De Silva (28) put Sri Lanka on the world map of music there were mixed reactions back in her....

The government’s inability to control rising consumer prices raises an existential question as to whether Sri Lanka is a welfare...

What would be the fate of former Deputy Minister Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband Thirukumar Nadesan in the light....

“… Sri Lankan hankering after the West is longstanding, fine-tuned in the Jayewardene days which spawned a breed of diplomats who thought the Cubans uncivilized and the Africans unreliable.”

The news pieces related to conducting provincial council elections have popped up in the mainstream media once again.

The food emergency declared by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on August 31 as a means of curbing the rising food prices and assuring an uninterrupted supply of essential commodities seems to have failed to produce the desired results.

It’s always healthy to see a regime allowing for protests and dissent. At present protestors are having a field day; farmers associations and teachers taking the lead. Despite that we also heard a former vociferous ex-minister stating that governme

A “cover song” is a new performance of a previously recorded song by someone other than the original artist with the lyrics and....

With the President having virtually absolute power and the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Alliance having a patched.....

Let’s face the Truth: No Sri Lankan has ever received the international fame and acknowledgement that young Yohani De Silva....

Recently, Sri Lanka’s foreign policy is showing a newly dawned wisdom. Some observers consider it as a swing from China....

There was no any sign of enthusiasm on the part of the people in the country over President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s assurance on Sunday that steps would be taken to amend the Constitution and introduce a new electoral system within next year.

When Vithika Yadav returned to India in 2008 after living in the United States, she saw that many young people; especially girls, didn’t have a space to openly talk about the difficult issues they faced. Gender-based violence, child marriage and ot

Arrest of Shah Rukh Khan’s son is only the tip of an iceberg The real issue is widespread drug abuse across society

Views are being expressed to continue PC Elections too with ad hoc measures such as Bonus seats, PR:FPP ratio, and Minimum...

This is to describe a simple tool call ‘The Corona Calendar’ that developed as a result of community-led, health promotion intervention....

Pandora was a woman made of ‘gifts’ as per Greek mythology, whose curiosity resulted in the opening of a box full of ‘plagues’. Prometheus....

The countdown for the ICC T20 World Cup has begun. The upcoming T20 World Cup 2021 will be played from October....

The situation in the country is bad.Indeed, very bad. No longer can the Government hide the fact that we are heading towards an extremely difficult time.

One of the world’s greatest statesmen, Nelson Mandela has said that, as long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

Human life is full of ups and downs. Some lapses are momentary Some falls are severe and the agony suffered amounts....

The October 3 exposé by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) was shocking though not unexpected. This is because....

Has the government achieved the purpose of the State of Emergency that was issued by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa....

It is perhaps time to accept that Sri Lanka’s inability to manage economic crises brought on by the pandemic and its vulnerability....

“Strengthening Civil Society Engagement in COVID-19 Response in Sri Lanka”, is carried out by the World Health Organisation, country....

Inconsistencies and contradictions and the resultant confusion and uncertainty seem to overshadow the Gotabaya Rajapaksa Government since assuming office in 2019. A few examples will help clarify this point.