Why our bicycle boom ended as abruptly as it began

I remember there was a cycling boom of sorts from May to July 2021. People who had never touched a bicycle in their lives began riding. But you don’t see them anymore. What happened?

Dispute over Kinthusity Cemetery as caste issue surfaces

*Velayuthan and his family live next to the Kinthusity Cemetery in Kalaimathy, off Puttur in Jaffna. Every day when they wake up, they worry about the possibility of smoke drifting over from the open-air cemetery ....

Implement orders of HRC of Sri Lanka and ensure its independence

The following is a statement released collectively by several organizations and individuals who wish to see the implementing of orders of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka and ensure its independence.

Medical professionals oppose cabinet proposal to waive NMRA registration to import medicine

Leading medical organizations in Sri Lanka expressed their opposition to the cabinet’s proposal to waive NMRA registration in order to import medicines from a number of locally unregistered Indian...

Malayaga Makkal are equal citizens of Sri Lanka: Church of Ceylon

The multiple forms of discrimination faced by the plantation Sector Community (Known as Malayaka Makkal) should be eliminated and the Government should take measures so that they could become equal citizens of a truly multi-ethnic and multi-religious Sri Lanka,

FIDH launches report documenting state repression on aragalaya

Sri Lanka’s protest movement, also known as the aragalaya (struggle) born in response to the government’s protracted economic mismanagement and growing public discontent on corruption and nepotism....

Couple overcome hardships with organic cultivation business

A physically handicapped couple of Sinhagama in Hingurakgoda has set an example by resorting to agriculture, to earn a pittance to provide for their only child’s education. Misfortune befell on the family....

Kumbabishekam of Kotahena Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple

The Kumbabishekam (religious festival) of Kotahena Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple is expected to be held in the middle of 2023.

When a doctor follows a patient from nadir to zenith

Those who were adults during the late nineteen eighties (1989 to be specific) are sure to smell of those bloody years. Dr. Gamini Goonetilleke.....

Hold General, LG polls on the same day

It is very heartening to learn that one of the rare ‘Country –first’ Political Professionals in the current Parliament has suggested to hold both Parliamentary and LG Elections on the same day.

The pain and shame of the Holocaust

Speaking on Holocaust memorial day, United Nations Secretary General Antonia Guterres called on the people’s of the world ‘to resolve to never again remain silent in the face of evil – and to always defend the dignity and rights of all...’

An unassuming gentleman with a passion for agriculture

The late Suran de Silva, was the son of late P.H. William de Silva, the Gentleman Politician and Leader of Sri Lanka’s Manufacturing and Fisheries industry revolution and D. Nanda de Silva.

Finally JDCSI gets new Bishop

Vellupillai Pathmathayalan is a Sri Lankan Tamil Bishop of the Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India (JDCSI). He was consecrated on December 10, 2022 in the CSI Synod Centre, Chennai, India.

500 study packs to needy Sri Lankan students

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sri Lanka started the new year with the distribution of 500 study packs worth Rs 3.5 million to needy students in Sri Lanka with the assistance of the Sri Lanka China Society.

Dialog helps to give vision

Many of the activities we enjoy every day are based on our ability to see.

No law to charge a person under PTA just because he is a Tamil; HC Judge

“There are no provisions in the law to indict a person under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) for the mere reason that he or she is a Tamil,” Colombo High Court declared in a landmark order discharging a person arrested on the suspicion of keeping drugs in his possession but charged him under the controversial and notorious law, the PTA.

A Forgotten Son of Lanka

In or about 1071 A.D. six noble Brahmins from present-day Kerala, India, were escorted to Sri Lanka and landed near Beruwala.

Can Sri Lanka produce bio-diesel using algae?

There has been much talk recently on using bio-fuel as an alternative source of energy in Sri Lanka due to the unprecedented economic crisis the country is faced with, which caused severe shortages in petrol....

Kelaniya Duruthu Perahera: Sasanka designs first elephant dress for main tusker

The main tusker of the recently concluded Kelaniya Duruthu Perahera (Pageant) was clad in a spectacular dress, designed for the first time by Sasanka Alwis Edirisuriya. Having contributed her time and effort...

Victims question the State on justice and accountability

“We’ve arrested over 4000 suspects in relation to July 9 incident”- SSP Thalduwa

Janaka Kaluhendiwala A fine human being with unpretentious qualities!

It is with a sense of deep sorrow that I pay tribute to Janaka Kaluhendiwala, a very dear friend of mine. He passed away due to a sudden illness on January 16 (Monday) at the age of 59. A solid bats

The long and steady journey of St. Joseph’s College

In this book, Avishka Senewiratne and Srilal Fernando explore the early history of St Joseph’s College.

Pain and punishment

Should we spare the rod and spoil the child? Does it really happen? Children are the future. When they come into this world,

My quest for true prayer at a temple

The ghastly sight of chained elephants greeted us on entering the premises of a well-known temple recently.

Open Letter to President Wickremesinghe: Rectify unfair PAYE tax, say Professionals

We wish to highlight herein how the professionals have fallen victim to the ongoing socio-economic crisis currently experienced by....

Felicitating Professor Vishaka Kumari Jayawardena

A felicitation ceremony organized by the Alumni Association of Labour Education, the University of Colombo to felicitate....

Health System in the emergency room

Sandya Kumari from Kotahena has been experiencing chest pains since 2015 and the doctor has recommended bypass surgery. But she has been unable to get the test done before a bypass....

‘Sanjanana 2023’ by Royal College UNESCO Club concludes

The second edition of ‘Sanjanana 2023’ organized by the UNESCO Club of Royal College, Colombo was held at the Nawarangahala recently. Students showcased various cultural performances that highlighted Sri Lankan culture and arts. These included songs, dance items, and a stage play in Tamil that highlighted how Sri Lanka gained i

ENFORCEMENT OF ACCOUNTABILITY MUST BECOME A NATIONAL PRIORITY: NPC

Obtaining high positions in the state has for too long been viewed as a perk and privilege of those who have won elections or been closely associated with those who wield political power

SC judgement on Easter attack: Court rules negligence stood in the way of avoiding most heinous crime

“On the ill-fated day of 21st of April 2019, this island home was awoken rudely to witness one of its most tragic events in the annuls of its history and in a series of bomb explosions that sent the nation.....