Subodhi Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

It was the pioneering effort of a visionary priest, then young and educated, who dreamed of an Institution to cater for the youth with holistic and value education – A centre for Integral Education – Subodhi.

Project to perform 500 Cataract Surgeries

Karuna Trust has made arrangements to perform 500 cataract surgeries to needy cataract patients who live in remote villages.

Sri Lanka’s messy vaccination affair

Sri Lanka commenced its COVID vaccination programme with much fanfare last January. Frontline healthcare workers....

Junior Prefects Investiture 2021 St. Benedict’s Primary – Colombo

The investiture ceremony of the new Primary Board of Prefects of St. Benedict’s College, Colombo-13 for the year 2021 took place on Wednesday....

Local teachers discriminated against at international schools

Last year, in November, local teachers of a leading international school in Colombo sent a petition to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over alleged discriminatory treatment being meted out to them.

10:34: Finding love in unusual circumstances

10:34 is a dramatic love story of a poetic and tender quality written with a deep respect for both the beauty and the danger to our blue planet seen from space as a vulnerable blob in the vast universe.

EXPERTS CONCERNED OVER TREMORS IN KANDY

Commenting on earth tremors in Digana, Anuragama, Alutwatta, Haragama, Talatu Oya, Gurudeniya, Sinharagama, Mailapitiya and Kundasale....

National Children’s Educational Foundation Diploma Awarding Ceremony

The 31st Annual Diploma Awarding Ceremony of the Teacher Training Institute of National Children’s Educational Foundation was held on March 25, 2021.

Birthday Remembrance of Gerry Crake Loving thoughts of you....

Happy birthday darling daddy Years may pass.....

Sri Lanka’s ambitious goals of reforming Justice

As the country’s population continues to rise and with the significant increase in crime rates, many scholars and social activists demand....

Rural Water Supply Schemes for climate-vulnerable communities in dry-zone

The world over, water is under extreme threat from a growing population, increasing demands of agriculture, and the worsening impacts of climate change.

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied!

Two years after the Easter Sunday carnage people are left with false hopes and promises. Abrupt compensation schemes, commissions and reports have led to dead ends. Even after arresting 676 people in relation to the deadly series of attacks the government is yet to trace the mastermind. The blame game has continued ever since the incident and what has been revealed is termed as a ‘lapse’ in communication. Security has been beefed up ahead of Apri

A Colonial official’s view of Christianity in Ceylon

James Emerson Tennent was Colonial Secretary in Ceylon from 1846 to 1850 and Acting Governor in April-May 1847. Tennent was not just an administrator, a Colonial master lording over obsequious natives. His keen eye and ear caught the nuances of the communities he was administering. His scholarship got him the Presidency of the Ceylon branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.

A Latin Choral Requiem Mass in Negombo for Emeritus Archbishop Nicholas Marcus Fernando

“Missa Pro Defunctis” – the solemn Requiem Mass in accordance with the old Roman Latin Rite will be celebrated in all its solemnity at 6 pm on Friday, April 16, 2021, at St. Mary’s Church, Main Street, Negombo. It will be presided over by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Colombo’s Archbishop, his auxiliaries and several bishops together with over 200 priests.

GRATIAEN PRIZE 2020 : Shortlist will be announced today

The shortlist for the Gratiaen Prize 2020 would be announced at an online event today (Monday, April 5 2021) at 7.00 pm, live-streamed....

Remembering a visionary businessman

When a colossus leaves this world, he illuminates the path for generations to come. In our mind this is perhaps the greatest tribute anyone....

Bidding president Watawala proposes plan to serve Buddhists

Prof. Lakshman R Watawala is expected to contest for the post of president at the election of office bearers of the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress (ACBC) today (Saturday).

Schoolchildren pen essays to prevent drug abuse

The Lions Club of Dehiwela North out of the Lions Clubs International-District 306 A 2 successfully completed one of their ongoing programmes under the theme ‘Prevention of Drug Abuse & HIV/AIDS.

When Portuguese were routed in Gannoruwa

Unsung and unnoticed the last Battle of Gannoruwa, was fought to regain the Kandyan Kingdom from the Portuguese. If the islanders had lost this battle that would have made Ceylon a Portuguese State.

A planter for all seasons

Tribute to my saviour, the late Mr. Kingsley Goonetilleke, J.P. a veteran and an all round planter of uniqu type.

A Good Friday reflection on John 18, 33-37: “My kingdom does not belong to this world”

So Pilate went back into the praetorium and summoned Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered...

Christ’s agony on the cross: The ecstasy of his resurrection as evidenced by the empty tomb

As the Christians the world over celebrate the resurrection of Christ in the back drop of the ravages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic....

Insurance Ombudsman Office settles over seven thousand cases

Sri Lanka Insurance Ombudsman has speedily settled over seven thousands issues between Insurance Policyholders and major Insurance Companies.

Govt. explains oily controversy

With an investigation underway to determine, if substandard coconut oil contaminated with high levels of carcinogenic Aflatoxin has reached consumers, the government is deliberating legal action against the traders involved in the controversy.

All about the new variants of Covid-19

With the Sri Lankan government successfully completing the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination rollout, the number of new cases reported daily appear to be on the decline. While governments around the world scramble to do the same, a new challenge emerges: New variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Let’s unite in diversity

Disheartening to behold The ugly face of racism Raising its head In mother Sri Lanka.

My teacher, my heroine!

It was a gloomy day for all of us Heartians when we learned the heartbreaking news about the passing of Ms Malini - our beloved music teacher.

On the road to a greener tomorrow  Gangaramaya Temple launches Country’s first Agri TV

With an illustrious history of its own, the Gangaramaya Temple is a prominent place for Buddhists situated in the heart of Colombo. Albeit its magnificent presence as a place of religious worship for more than a century now, the Gangaramaya Temple plays a very dynamic role today. It is an edifice that awakens religiosity in the human spirit; fulfils a dignified role in upholding the country’s culture, while its contribution to the nation and soci

‘Bar can no more be lax’  

Saliya Pieris PC was elected as the 26th President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) in February. The newly elected President.....

Connectivity for Centuries: Foreign Policy of the Island Nation

The Sri Lankan Understanding is the latest media platform aimed at exploring the path taken by Sri Lanka, an island nation in the Indian Ocean....