The English Writers Collective (EWC) will launch ‘Channels 2024’, celebrating its 30th anniversary, alongside the awards ceremony for its creative writing competition. Three winners in prose and poetry will be awarded by Chief Guest Dr. Carmel Miranda, winner of the 2020 Gratiaen Prize.
The protected monuments and the ‘Sacred City’ concept of the historic Kandy city are in danger today due to negligence. A classic example is the ‘Coffee Planters’ Fountain’ in the precincts of the Paththini Devale and in front of the DFCC Bank which is also housed in a ‘Heritage City’ declared building. There are only five such fountains in the world.
Hours before the break of dawn on a humid Tuesday, this writer along with several other individuals sat at a 20-minute debriefing inside a temporary shelter setup a few meters away from the Mankulam junction in the North of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka and China have shared a deep and enduring bond for decades, a relationship built on mutual respect, shared values, and a vision for cooperative development. Since diplomatic relations were established in 1957, the two countries have forged an unshakable partnership that continues to thrive today.
The per capita rice consumption in Sri Lanka is approximately 125 kg per year. However, due to urbanisation and social changes, the figure has dropped to around 90 kg with regard to some people. Following the Covid crisis,
While gender disparities in various professions are gradually narrowing — albeit at a snail’s pace — there remains a glaring gap in one field: tour guiding. According to the latest data, women make up less than 10% of Sri Lanka’s tour guides.
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has emerged as one of the leading health burdens in Sri Lanka, now recognised as a national epidemic. Given the multitude of prevailing communicable and non-communicable risk factors,
Fifty years is a long time, enough for most things to fade into obscurity. So, it is truly remarkable that the legacy of the late M.D. Banda continues to endure, even five decades after his passing away on September 18, 1974. In a country where memories are often short-lived, the fact that M.D. Banda’s name is still spoken with respect and admiration is indeed a testament to the profound impact he made on Sri Lanka.
With the launching of “Divi Rala Pela,” a Sinhala contemporary novel, Rukmani Samaranayake, who has written a moving tale that provides insights into the issue of slum dwellers and their impact on urban life, has emerged as a formidable novelist.
Going forward with their mission to serve the poorest of the poor and one of the helpless sections of our society, the Sisters of Providence, a congregation of Catholic nuns has initiated a project to build a caring home for destitute male cancer patients who have been abandoned by their families.
Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth) is a protected monument under the Antiquities Ordinance and it is also named as a Heritage Site by both the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and International Council of Museums (ICOM).
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