A triple celebration for St. Benedict’s College today

St. Benedict’s College, Colombo celebrates its Founder’s Day today (May 11), a media release by the college said. The Founder’s Day events will also include the re-opening of the restored historic Clock Tower Building. The day’s celebratio

Anura needs your support to fight cancer

M. M. Anura of 206/2, Malkaduwawa, Kurunegala, an ex-employee of Nestle Lanka PLC who is suffering from colon cancer sin

Five kids stop schooling due to poverty

In Yatawatta, Matale, a tragic story of a family of five children has emerged, struggling to survive on just one meal a day and unable to continue....

Inside the world of Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can be a difficult and overwhelming condition to live with, especially for young people. In this article, a youth shares their personal experience and perspective on coping....

Red alert on high risk groups as influenza surges!

A seasonal outbreak of influenza has been observed by medical experts who caution high-risk groups including children below two years, patients with long-term medical conditions and pregnant mothers to take extra precautions.

Sri Lankan scouts attending coronation ceremony of King Charles 111 meet president

Four Rover Scouts from the Sri Lanka Scout Association representing Sri Lanka at the Coronation Camp organised by The Scout Association, United Kingdom called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe in London.

Urgent appeal for an O Negative liver donor

An O Negative living donor is needed urgently for a liver transplant surgery. A 47 year old, much-loved father....

Vesak Thoughts: Mindfulness is Dhamma

he ability to be active and present is the most significant feature of the Buddha’s teaching: be aware, the here and now; mindfulness of the moment. Buddha at first sustained silence, being asked about the nature of Nibbana, knowing that the answer will lead to more confusion

What Vesak means to Buddhists

Advocated by the late foreign minister Laksman Kadirgarmar, Vesak full moon poya day has been declared as an international Observance day. This was done because it is the most important day for Buddhists due to a number of incidents which took place on this day.

Can we see the Buddha?

Although the Buddha lived over two thousand six hundred years ago, it is still possible to see him through his Teachings. We can also gain an understanding of him by reading numerous books that have been...

Dependant origination and pragmatism in Buddhism

The Vesak Day marks the three important events in Buddha’s life -his birth, enlightenment, and his passing away. Since the advent of Buddhism, millions of people across the world have been inspired...

‘Manas Divi Seriya 2023’: Experience the Journey of the Mind through creativity

According to the Aggañña Sutta of the Digha Nikhaya prior to the formation of life, the Earth was just a single mass of water. The beings or life forms, Abhassara (lucid and transparent light) who existed....

Damrivi Foundation seeks assistance

Damrivi Foundation, a body of committed Buddhist academics and professionals that promotes and foster, spiritual, social, and economic development through the insights of Buddhism aims at enriching....

Danya’s story

Despite spending her life in grim conditions; between an alcoholic father who dies early and a suicidal mother, a strong woman has today turned her life around, in a story of true determination.

Lurking predators make some temples unsafe for novice monks

Sri Lanka boasts of a 2500 year old Buddhist culture. This culture also includes the ordaining of novice monks which has been a practice followed for centuries. But some children as young as six or seven years are now being ordain

Reforming abortion law in Sri Lanka

Abortion is illegal in Sri Lanka unless the life of the mother is at risk. Regardless of the law, Sri Lankan women still have access to illegal abortion services. Rights groups have been demanding authorities to decriminalize abortion in ord

Does British-rooted school uniform suit hot-humid Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka is in the hot-humid climate zone, with daytime temperatures ranging over 32C most of the year. The heat wave, which engulfed.....

Thai Embassy plans special programmes for Vesak

The Vesak festival is celebrated on May 05. Vesak is also known as Buddha Jayanthi. For Buddhists around the globe this festival....

30th death anniversary of late President R. Premadasa: Economic Development spread throughout the country under President Premadasa

On the 30th death anniversary of President Premadasa we should recognise the major contribution made to the economic development with his foresight to set up the 200 garment factories programme....

Remembering President Premadasa and his vision for Mihintale

The late President R. Premadasa selected the town of Mihintale in 1993 to stage the Gam-Udawa integrated development plan for Anuradhapura District. His intentions were two-fold....

Not forgetting A. E. Goonesinha

Born on 1st May 1891 in Kandy, A. E. Goonesinha was educated at Dharmaraja College in Kandy and St. Josephs College in Colombo. He started his professional career as a journalist and publisher....

Saroja Sirisena as Diplomat of the Year

Sri Lanka High Commissioner in UK Saroja Sirisena was awarded the Diplomat of the Year from Asia & Oceania at the prestigious DIPLOMAT magazine annual Awards Ceremony 2023 at the Royal Over-Seas League on April 24.

Are we going to make intellectual pygmies?

This is in response to the Daily Mirror editorial on April 28 where the Editor writes: ‘Schoolchildren are going without their mid-day meal and the government announcing that there are no funds to pay suppliers..’

Way out of the Economic Crisis may well be Democracy and Good Governance

Ever since Independence, we were taught to love our country and be proud to be Sri Lankan. Songs that promoted patriotism such as Lanka Lanka Pembara Lanka, Sasara Wasana Thuru are just a few things that demonstrate this point. Countries in the entire Asia region were aspiring to be like Sri Lanka and indeed they have gone past the benchmark which was ‘Ceylon’. Seventy five years later, this lush green fertile country has become a ‘bankrupt nati

How socio-economic factors contribute to a violent society

The prevailing socio-economic crisis has negatively impacted people’s lives to a point where they have become more aggressive and violent. A spike in incidents of violence and the portrayal of violent...

Suwasariya and SLMA renew MoU

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) and 1990 Suwa Seriya Foundation was signed on April 24, 2023. This was a renewal of the existing MoU and will further strengthen the collaboration between SLMA and 1990 Suwa Seriya.

Analog forestry and re-wilding Ecological solutions to reverse climate change

Sri Lanka is going through one of its worst heat waves and the general public have been advised to take precautions. Last week, at least 13 people died of a heatstroke while attending a ceremony in Maharashtra....

Anzac.. the boys who didn’t come home

Recently a friend of mine sent me a photograph of one of his relatives who was killed by a sniper on the first day of the Gallipoli Turkey invasion in April 1915. The photo of Blair Inskip Swan

X-Press Pearl compensation: Experts smell a rat

The MV X-press Pearl disaster is considered one of the biggest disasters in maritime history. The expert committee that investigated the extent....

Rights advocates come forward to support the decriminalisation of homosexuality

Women and Child Rights advocates come forward to support the decriminalisation of homosexuality and challenge the ‘false and fictitious’ petition of SLPP political activists Jehan Hameed and Shenali Waduge