A host of important matters were discussed at a virtual bilateral discussion carried out last Saturday between Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Subsequently, a joint statement was issued for the first time in ten years.
Ageing is inevitable. Did you know that Sri Lanka is the fastest ageing country in the South Asian region? The ratio of those aged 65 and above in Sri Lanka is increasing rapidly compared with the number of years it took for other developing countries in the region.
St. Michael’s Church, Koralawella is the oldest Catholic church in the Moratuwa area. It is 160 years old in 2020.The celebration is on September 29 and the Festive mass will be presided by chief celebrant, Rt Rev Dr Valence Mendis, B
At a time when city dwellers, while enjoying the perks they are blessed with and sending their children to popular schools in their own luxury vehicles, private vans or by public transport, it is too remorseful and disheartening to note that some children domiciled in tea estates trek 16 kilometres through rugged terrain braving inclement weather to attend school daily.
Today, on his 100th birthday, I pay my deep respects to this unforgettable teacher, Mr P. Subramaniam. A devoted family man and a faithful friend, he was an inspiring teacher to hundreds of students who had the privilege of being taught by this master of the language; at Trinity College Kandy, Teacher Training college or at the Shakespeare Institute.
“Miss, mantheeru neethiya nisa api bus passen yanna one. Ithin drop eka parakku wei,” (Miss, because of the lane law we have to follow the buses. So I will not be able to drop you on time), warned a tuk tuk driver. The newly introduced and much-spoken of traffic lane law has therefore been subject to appraisal as well as criticism over the past few days. While many believe it to be a way t
Over the years, Muslim politics in Sri Lanka has been undergoing changes in terms of issues/concerns, organization, alliances, and of course, relations with other communities. There have been periods of consonance as well as disso
On September 21, 1989, Rajani Thiranagama, a mother of two children, a medical doctor and lecturer at the Jaffna University, a Marxist Feminist and a Human Rights activist, who co-founded the University Teachers for Human Rights....
Godwin Jayasuriya, known to his close friend as “GODI”, was person who was always concerned about honesty and integrity. He had very good principles which he tried to adhere to the very letter. And when he observed others not adhering to them it would certainly annoy him. But he was a man with a large heart and was compassionate towards those who were not financially successful. I recall one instance when he gifted a fridge to a domestic and s
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