A few in Sri Lanka are aware that a substantial part of the population of the Wanni region in North Sri Lanka, comprising the districts of Vavuniya....

The UN Global Judicial Integrity Network (UNGJIN), is an international platform “of judges for judges” committed....

COVID-19 origins-tracing is a matter of science, which plays a significant role in preventing and controlling the pandemic. Scientists...

The fall of the Afghan Government and the take over of the country by Taliban rebels bring back memories of the rule by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka, many years ago.

Historically in Sri Lanka animals have always coexisted with humanity and a companionship and understanding developed between each other. However, in the status quo the animal kingdom has suffered significant harm and loss of life, purely due to the

On January 13, 1842 a mounted cavalier trudged to British ruled Jalalabad Fort in India. This cavalier was none other than William Brydon, the sole survivor of 16,500 strong British contingent which led an invasion to Kabul.

The pall of gloom hovering over our Island brings with it a feeling of trepidation when reflecting on what is in store for Sri Lankans in the coming days and weeks. It is unnerving to say the least.

The Coronavirus has changed the world. It has transformed lifestyles. It has forced a re-think on a wide range of activities and things we have taken for granted.

Joe Biden was a mythic hero for some quarters at home and abroad since he defeated his predecessor Donald Trump and began reversing some of Mr Trump’s controversial policies.

As I write this article, the President made a reshuffling of the Cabinet, with the notable replacement of Pavithra Wanniarachchi....

Momentous events are taking place the world over. In Afghanistan, a fellow-member of the South Asia Association for Regional Co-operation.....

The unprecedented COVID-19 spike which is not represented by the official figures has eclipsed or suppressed the struggles by the principals and the teachers for the resolution of their salary anomalies which remains unresolved for the past 24 years.

A damning new U.N. report warning of certain devastation from climate change has been dubbed humanity’s ‘final wake-up call’ by environmental experts. The U.N.’s IPCC climate panel has released a highly anticipated report warning that efforts

The Kotelawala National Defence University (KNDU) Bill is wrecking serious havoc in Sri Lanka’s educational landscape. Students and teachers unionised or otherwise, seem to have reached a rare consensus about its undesirability, though perhaps f

In managing the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to generate and focus on appropriate data more relevant to the existing....

The facets of the human needs are linked to the concept of “security”. As a result, eliminating thethreat to human survival requires....

If there were any doubts over the last year as to whether Sri Lanka was sliding into a crisis, the shortages of milk powder and cooking...

An alarming disparity between the statistics issued by the Health Ministry and the Gampaha Regional Director of Health Services (RDHS) on COVID 19 cases was reported by the media on Wednesday.

When we talk of nuclear power our minds often go to one of the world’s greatest scientist the Jewish born Albert Einstein.

Breastfeeding is a crucial step to ensure that your baby gets all the nutrients that are much needed during its first few months....

Three veteran artistes who were featured prominently in Sinhala tabloid magazines recently were Sanoja Bibile, Sathischandra Edirisinghe....

While the people all over the world are fighting what appears to be a losing battle against an invisible virus which keeps....

United National Party (UNP) Chairman Vajira Abeywardane, in an interview with the Daily Mirror, speaks with confidence....

Kagemusha is the name of a highly acclaimed film directed by Akira Kurosawa. Kagemusha is a Japanese term for a political decoy.

We are seeing a sudden surge in the number of COVID-19 cases from the time when people were allowed to travel as they wished to all parts of the country during the National New Year period in April.

This year - 2021- has seen an ever increasing numbers of the new Covid variants. It has been pretty disastrous for the world....

Journalism has been oft described as the first draft of history. But what is that first draft? Is it the authentic documentation....

Sri Lanka is going through a critical period in respect of containing the COVID 19, the pandemic that emerged in Wuhan city in China in late 2019 and had invaded the whole world by now. This may be the only issue in the human history which the mankin

Sri Lanka’s health sector is on the verge of collapse. Hospitals are over-pouring with patients. Dedicated Covid wards have split into corridors. The number of patients relying on lifesaving oxygen has increased by 75% over the past week. An inevit