Adam’s Peak: Delving into a world of wonder

On Vesak Poya, the trek to Samanala Kanda culminated with the procession of God Saman. Sacred paraphernalia was brought down to Galpottawala Raja Maha Vihara at Pelmadulla on the eighth from Sri Pada. Last year, former President Maithripala Sirisena declared Adam’s Peak as a conserved area. The season of trekking Samanala Kanda commenced with Unduvap and concluded with Vesak Poya.

Buddha’s lessons for mental culture

I would bet anything that if anyone’s hair was on fire, he or she would be in a state of frenzy trying desperately to put the fire out by whatever means possible!

Unadulterated Dhamma devoid of isms!

Dhamma is a very simple process which is taking place universally and at every moment in every being. Any person can comprehend this Dhamma....

The 12-year famine that nearly destroyed Buddhism

Vesak which marks the Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment and the Passing Away, has been a day of spiritual enhancement since the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka.

Uniqueness of the Buddha

Gautama Buddha was a human being. As a man he was born, as a Buddha he lived and he passed away as an enlightened being.

Facing COVID-19 Why Bhikkhus recite Ratana Sutta

At present the whole world is experiencing a period of fear, suspicion and tension owing to the deadly COVID-19.

Long walk to press freedom in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka was ranked 127 of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2020. Countries that topped the list included Norway, Finland and Denmark ....

Keeping our rivers and seas free of plastic

Oceanic and river ecosystems, like land ecosystems, comprise many living species, plants and corals. But rivers and oceans are heavily polluted by millions of tons of plastic.

COVID-19 Lockdown Mental health and ways to maintain our mental wellness

Counselling Psychologist Starrina Pereira (SP) and Artist / Life Coach Yasodhara Pathanjali (YP) answer questions on mental health and ways to maintain our mental wellness during the lockdown.

Post COVID-19 India has to include migrant workers in urban planning

One of the most striking things which the COVID-19 pandemic brought to India was the sudden, panicky and mass flight of rural migrants from the country’s sprawling cities to their native villages hundreds or thousands of kilometres away. T

First Sri Lankan to cross Greenland’s Arctic Circle trail

Sharlyn Perera Stafford, Entrepreneur and Co-founder of Stafford and Chan a training and coaching organization based in Singapore and Sri Lanka....

Let the English medium in:

It may seem a little strange to be writing about a topic like English Medium Instruction when schools and universities have been closed to contain the spread of COVID-19 in our country.

Not Just Bodies and Art: Vihanga Perera’s Bodies in Art

Vihanga Perera’s Bodies in Art (2020), a deeply entertaining, memorable, provocative, and offensive work of part-autobiography, is designed at the same time to provoke and offend,

Finding Inner Peace through COVID-19

From birth, we were never promised a trouble-free life. There are challenges in everyone’s life and some challenges may seem beyond our capabilities from where we are.

Kandy’s Sports Lovers Remember R. Premadasa

The sports lovers of Kandy remembered the late President Ranasinghe Premadasa on his 27th death anniversary yesterday May 1. He was also a sportsman and sports benefactor who did his best for the country. R. Premadasa’s name will go down in the annals of our sports history.

We still feel you are near

On the Third month of the day that we lost you And for a time it felt as though our life had ended too. But loss has taught us many things And now we face each day,

COVID-19 hits people, but lifts nature

With the global spread of COVID-19 having drastically affected people’s work and travel, economic activity in most fields, except some essential services, is stagnant.

COVID-19 Pandemic: Will Sri Lanka experience a severe dearth of medicines?

Government Medical Officers association (GMOA) announced last week that over 500 essential medicines are not available in the country.

Lankan medic’s prediction becomes reality

When Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa, Registrar in Medical Administration, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine at Colombo University predicted a possible outbreak of a novel coronavirus back in 2013, neither the authorities nor the public gave much attention. The article was first published in a Sinhala newspaper during the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in certain other parts of the world.

Municipal workers suffer in silence

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, there has been much focus on the efforts of healthcare workers and security personnel who are working tirelessly to contain the virus spread.

Extended beaches at the cost of coral reefs?

News that Cabinet had approved a beach filling project along 4 km of the coastal belt from Angulana to Mt Lavinia, and 2 km in the Calido Beach, Kalutara has alarmed environmentalists and the public. The project stemmed from the erosion

The COVID-19 pandemic; Why did the world fail to prevent it ?

The world is struggling to survive a viral holocaust. According to the World Health Organisation, as of 11th April, there were 1,524,161 confirmed cases and 92,941 deaths in 213 countries and territories. United States, Spain, Italy, Germany,

Lockdown A principal way to contain COVID-19, fraying at the edges

Preparing for an exit strategy

As people continue to be testing positive for COVID-19 health officials are keeping a close watch on the numbers.

Protecting human rights while preventing terrorism

The arrest and detention of lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) has drawn protest from sections of the local and international legal community. Mr Hizbullah was arrested on April 14 by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) as part of ongoing investigations into the 2019 Easter bombings. A total 197 suspects have been arrested so far.

We need Balanced Inclusive Green Growth- Prof. Munasinghe

Earth Day 2020 Message from Prof. Mohan Munasinghe aired on Portuguese national TV at prime time, together with message from HE Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General

Curfew relaxed, people tense Practical issues and health concerns nag public

The Government’s moves to relax curfew in most areas on Monday, April 20, drew a varied public response. While long queues were seen at liquor shops, many buses were packed with commuters, despite guidelines on physical distancing.

Harsha stresses need to improve Trinco oil tank farm

“Countries like Singapore (and many others) have built large storage capacity and oil trading hubs over the years; using both domestic and foreign investments. Sri Lanka on the other hand, has an 800-acre enviable oil tank farm that we inherited from the British, but is now almost a forest. Why? Because every time the government attempted to develop the facility, the opposition brought the country to a grinding halt.

Medics donate dry rations to the needy

Government Medical Officers Association of Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children & Doctors’ Welfare Society of LRH identified a few families, whose members are dependents of daily wage earners and affected by the present curfew, and donated dry ration to them.

NCCSL criticises presidential pardon

It is with dismay that we the Church Leaders of The National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) learnt of the presidential pardon given to former Army Sergeant Sunil Ratnayake who was sentenced in 2015 for the murder of eight Tamil civilians including a five- year- old child in Year 2000.