Wilpattu, demands attention at a national level

Wilpattu National Park is the largest protected area for wildlife in Sri Lanka. Spanning across Puttalam and Anuradhapura districts whilst bordering Mannar and Vavuniya districts, the park owns a territory of 131, 656 hectares, also being the only place with a high possibility of encountering the ‘Big 3’; the elephant, the leopard and the sloth bear.

Annual get-together of Peradeniya University Alumni Colombo Chapter

The annual family get-together of the Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya, Colombo chapter will be held on Sunday, January 22 at the Birds Park, Buthgamuwa Road, Rajagiriya.

JOSEPHIAN INTER-HOUSE DRAMA COMPETITION ON JAN 15

The Inter-House Drama Competition of St. Joseph’s College, organised by the English Literary Union in collaboration with the Cold Theatre 7, will be held on January 15 at 5.00 pm at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo 7.

The last day of Lasantha

Empty promises of accountability in the investigation of the Lasantha Wickrematunge murder

Theertha Performing Art Platform 2022 A determined comeback

Smell-A collective cry against the hopelessness and despair that has become the hallmark of daily life in unstable Sri Lanka

Proposed Electricity tariff hike: Conflicts of interest between GOVT. and PUCSL to further burden consumers?

Following the electricity tariff hike revision in August 2022, the Power and Energy Ministry announced another tariff hike that would have come into effect from January 1, 2023 on the basis that the tariff hike....

Turning to healing music during times of trouble

It all started with a wish to reach out to a world that seems to be slipping away.

Offering gratitude to Thileppile Hospital’s excellent service

It was the last Christmas weekend. As usual we were spending our Christmas holiday at Tal Sevana Hotel in Kankasanthurai.

He celebrated his 75th B’day in Heaven

Thank you for being a part of my life and calling me your friend. I hope you know now how much it meant and still means to me.

Prasanga’s ‘SaamiMalai’ to be launched in Chennai

Indian Tamils were brought down to Sri Lanka by the British as a means of increasing the work force in the tea plantations.

Concept of God in Buddhism

The idea of God has been a constant source of debate and conflict throughout the world. The existence versus non-existence of God and all things related to him is a question that has baffled and plagued....

The MOBILISE project of NBRO: Building community resilience against natural disasters

The MOBILISE project, funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) in the UK, is creating a digital infrastructure that can provide information to several agencies to collaborate in order....

Suppadevi’s daughter presents ‘SandaPahan Re’

Theatre, drama, dancing and music and various aesthetic influences were part and parcel of young Kanchanamala Ranasinghe, the daughter of Lionel and Malani Ranasinghe....

Exorbitant Eggs Now a luxury in many a Sri Lankan home

The Cabinet of Ministers yesterday granted approval to import eggs to control the local market price. Trade Minister Nalin Fernando submitted the proposal to the Cabinet of Ministers....

Dr Paneetha Hettiarachchi Is inward student migration to Sri Lanka a possibility?

Today, a handful of Sri Lankan students who can afford to do so, migrate to other countries, not realising a future in Sri Lanka. In that respect, Dr Paneetha Hettiarachchi is a unique person who recently graduated from Sir John Kotelawala Academy of Sri Lanka, as a medical doctor. Nowadays, we very rarely come across an overseas-born and bred realising a future in Sri Lanka. With the globalisation of new avenues, the number of students who ar

Kandy floods: Who is to blame?

Prof. Atula Senaratne the Geologist and Kandy Mayor Kesara Senanayake both voice that floods in Kandy have been blamed on the illegal.....

57th Anniversary of the Ordination of Late Rev. Fr. Leo

For a Roman Catholic priest, the Ordination Ceremony is the glittering starting point of a journey when chosen to be a servant of God and then to be entrusted with the task of being devoted to the religion of Catholicism while undertaking the mission of being dedicated to the service of mankind.

The unique “Dhamma Duta” of the 20th century

Deshabandu Alec Robertson, [1928 – 2002], will be long remembered among the English-speaking Buddhists of Sri Lanka,

Colonel (Retd.) Dr. Krishnaratne elected SLFUW President

Sri Lanka Federation of University Women held its AGM on 10th December 10, 2022, at the Sri Lanka Federation of University Women (SLFUW) auditorium at Kitulwatte, in Colombo where Colonel (Retd.) Dr. Udula Krishnaratne was elected as its president.

DEBT-RIDDEN CEB AND THE NEED FOR RESTRUCTURING A Primer for the public

Though the editorial of December 14 of the Daily Mirror is captioned as “Debt-Ridden ceb and the need for restructuring”, the rationale is not clear on many counts as to why we need to restructure a monolithic....

“Seehabhimani’ 22” held in style: Japura tourism becoming a catalyst in promoting Sri Lanka as a destination

Intending to promote Sri Lankan tourism at a time when Sri Lanka is facing a dollar crunch due to the country’s worst socio-economic crisis since independence in 1948, the Japura tourism....

Mural brings together the unique women of Slave Island

Slave Island, located within the city of Colombo is one of the busiest commercial areas in the city, with a large number of households crammed in between these commercial enterprises.

Irish artist who visited Sri Lanka 11 times

Irish Artist, Eric James Duhan recently visited Sri Lanka for the eleventh time. His fascination for Sri Lanka is very profound. He has travelled the world over many years and collected memories. The landscapes, the differing cultures and traditions have educated him as much as the day-to-day activities of the people he came across and he puts those memories into his expressive paintings collected in his many Carnets des Voyages.

New Years’ Eve with Sound Circle

The dawn of 2023, the Grand New Year Eve 31st Night will be celebrated in style at the Poolside of Berjaya Hotel (Formerly Mount Royal) in Mt Lavinia.

The end is nigh? Climate, nuclear crises spark fears of worst

For thousands of years, predictions of apocalypse have come and gone. But with dangers rising from nuclear war and climate change, does the planet need to at least begin contemplating.....

PADDY FARMERS TO RECEIVE FREE FERTILIZER THROUGH USAID AND FAO

36,000 metric tonnes of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) fertilizer are to be distributed to all paddy farmers in Sri Lanka through the Ministry of Agriculture, the Food and Agriculture Organization....

Jesus, born with a mission

Christmas is the feast of God becoming human in Jesus, being born of the Virgin Mary, like one of us, in all things except sin (Phil 2: 7; Heb 4:15).

Look for Jesus Our Lord in the needy this Christmas

One of the most profound symbols associated with the Birth of Jesus at Christmas is the manger. Saint Luke in his Gospel narrates how the Virgin Mother “wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn” (St. Luke 2:7).

Pananwala gets second term at TCK OBA’s (Colombo Branch) AGM 2022/23

The Trinity College Old Boys Association Colombo Branch held its 114th Annual General Meeting at the Christ Church Galle Face on October 29, 2022. The AGM was preceded by a Thanksgiving Service....

An Open letter to “HRH KING CHARLES III”

Your Royal Highness, as Supreme Governor of the church of England, and with Christmas fast approaching, please find it in your Heart to give a “ROYAL PARDON” regarding the British...