In Sri Lanka the most pronounced areas of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year festivities are food, games and rituals of goodwill. We are blessed with several traditional games which are played during New Year holidays in the month of Ba

It is interesting to note that President Maithripala Sirisena -who sought a determination from the Supreme Court in January last year as to when his term would expire -is reportedly planning to seek the opinion of the same court on the same question.

Tomorrow will fade off giving way to the New Year that begins a day after Sunday, April 14. In between, there is a “pause”; a sort of empty space. In Sinhala, it is called Nonagothaya and also Punya kalaya.

On April 14, we will celebrate the Sinhala Hindu New Year and probably wish for, among other things, unity among all communities. The government was committed to ending the war, but issues associated with the conflict have heightened the gulf...

This is a presidential election year and pre-campaigning has already begun. Although none of the main parties has declared who its presidential candidate would be, election mathematicians are already busy mapping out the winning probabilities of like

Sri Lanka Police have suddenly woken up from a Deaf Police to an Active Police in Controlling Sound Pollution by drivers of buses. March 12 was one of the Most Peaceful Days to the Public as there was no sound pollution by drivers of buses. This coul

After every election the same set of shifty mugs are seen in Parliament. There is never a change. Whether they are in the Government, in the opposition or on the fence they are happy. They know they are going to have a jolly good time at the expense

The opposition-led by Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) was in for a rude shock when it learnt of a court filing against its presidential hopeful former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the United States where he holds dual citizenship.

In a few days time Sri Lankans will usher in new year despite its citizens not really knowing what the future holds in store for them. There is much hype about Mahinda Rajapaksa’s brother Gotabaya being tipped to be the next presidential candidate

The unannounced power cuts at different times of the day with a varying duration has plunged Sri Lanka and its people into a red-hot furnace. But the consumers would have definitely heaved a huge sigh of relief at the announcement by Power and Energy

Sonny Ramadhin and Alf Valentine. They were the original ‘spin twins’. They played in the 1950s, especially after helping the West Indies secure a maiden Test victory in England. They were celebrated in a calypso song that became a hit that year

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.~Plato With the announcement of the possible candidature of Gotabhaya Rajapaksa as the next Presidential Candidate from the Pohottuwa Par

As technology continues to advance dramatically, shrinking the world to smaller and smaller proportions of a global village, in our little corner of the world, Sri Lanka still remains happily entrenched in the grip of pontificating politicians, who c

“This work is done across dozens of teams, both in India and around the globe, and began more than 18 months ago with a detailed planning and risk assessment across our platforms,” this is not the Indian government or a political party talking ab

Media reports said that National Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya had requested President Maithripala Sirisena to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on the legal implications on the provincial council elections. He had made this re

We know that good health-largely through our balanced diet and lifestyle including exercise -is real wealth because unhealthy people are unable or unwilling to contribute much towards progressing towards a sustainable, eco-friendly economy, with a vi

Is President Maithripala Sirisena’s anti-narcotic campaign an opportunistic farce to lure voters to his bid for a second term in the office- or a genuine mission guided by a political will unseen in his predecessors? Public opinion seems to be mix

Last week’s parliamentary elections in the Maldives have put the Indian Ocean archipelago on a new path, the path of true democracy in which State institutions will function as they ought to. From 2008, when the Maldives got a new democratic con

I wonder if this country has any kind of blessings anymore from the Universe or Gods or wherever blessing are supposed to shower from. But gradually the whole country has gone to the level of everyone cursing one another. Constitution and the rule

Through dis-organised sporadic blackouts or technically termed ‘Load Shedding,’ Sri Lanka achieves NIC status (Non-Illuminated Country). We are thankful for authorities for, unlike in India, they haven’t tried ‘Brownouts,’ an intentional dr

The Sri Lankan born Jean Mary Vyvyan Ladner the mother of the well-known Oxford Scientist, an indefatigable champion of Darwinism, Richard Dawkins’s turned one hundred years latter part of 2018.

On the 11th of this month, India goes to the polls. The poll will be spread over a period starting 11 April to 22 May. Premier Modi is using an US-styled presidential election campaign, which he hopes will bring him an election victory.

Tobacco use causes 20 percent of global cancer deaths, more than any other cause. One in five cancer deaths are caused by tobacco use, which is 1.93 million a year. Tobacco use can make at least 14 types of cancer....

Close your eyes and travel back to your village when you were ten years old. Can you see how much change the years have wrought since your younger days? It’s amazing how time can affect the society, both attitude and material -wise, isn’t it?

The article titled above, that appeared in Daily Mirror on 02.04.2019, is a must-read for all patriotic citizens and the Sinhala Buddhist ultra-nationals. Once again, there seems to be a strong campaign to escalate Sinhala-Muslim clashes and create c

On World Health Day, why equitable access to quality primary health care will help accelerate progress towards universal health coverage

Yesterday was the 100th birth anniversary of Sri Lanka’s legendary filmmaker Lester James Peries and to mark the event the government conferred on him a rare honour by declaring April 5 as the National Cinema Day.

April 5 is an important day in Sri Lankan history. It was on this day in 1942 – during World War II – that the Japanese Air Force bombed ColomboHarbour. It was Easter Sunday and the bombardment was called ‘Japanese Easter Air Raid of 1942.’

Almost 10 days ago, an invitation titled ‘Mega Minds’ was hand-delivered to me. It had two taglines. One said ‘Towards the future we dream…’ and the other ‘Nation’s call on its brilliant minds and patriotic hearts.

Sri Lanka is on a mission to discipline this nation and a major part of this endeavour is aimed at bringing some order when people are driving their cars, bikes and tuk tuks. Recently we read that the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation....