Of all the punitive measures that the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) might take against Sri Lanka under the Sri Lanka Accountability Project, targeted sanctions rather than trade or economic sanctions....

Health authorities in Girandurukotte area are perturbed by the increasing rate of victims who have developed acute renal ailments; which they attribute to the excessive use of synthetic fertilizer, pesticides and agro –chemicals.

According to the Directorate of Non Communicable Diseases Ministry of Health about one million people are hospitalised due to injuries caused....

The recent news about Muthu Raja, a captive elephant in Sri Lanka, and his potential return to Thailand has sparked discussions regarding....

The focal point of World Environment Day was addressing the issue of plastic pollution through the #BeatPlasticPollution campaign

The Ranaviru Family Counselling and Support Services (RFCSS) is an organisation affiliated with the Association of Retired Flag Rank Officers (ARFRO). The Chairman of RFCSS at present is Surg. Rear Admiral....

Several civil society activists, trade unions and human rights organisations have expressed concerns over the continuing abuse of law including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights....

Living without all four limbs can be a very challenging experience for any person, and more so when it is the result of an amputation. A person who has lost....

She has her daily routine about which we are all aware. We know the times that we are welcome, which is most of the time. It is always pleasant to visit her. We know exactly where and how she is seated

Three people were killed in two separate shootings within a span of 24 hours on June 21 and 22. On Tuesday (21) morning, a 42-year old individual was shot dead in Iddaruwa, Kosgoda. According to police....

A much-awaited event, by the Little Friends of the Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association (SLGGA), Revels 2023 was held on June 17 at the Vihara Maha Devi Park with the participation of 1500 Little....

All imported and exported goods brought into Sri Lanka are regulated by the Customs Ordinance. The Director General of Customs has been authorised to enforce this ordinance. The Customs Ordinance grants....

Ruwan Samaraweera urges the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction as it ensures anticipation, preparedness and effective post-disaster relief

Perhaps you readers may be getting ready to enjoy this piece with a hot cuppa of Ceylon tea in your hand. But what you are about to read is as bitter as a strong black tea without sugar.

In your embrace, dear Thathi of mine, Love’s boundless grace, an eternal line. With each heartbeat, my spirit swells....

A Hungarian Higher Education Fair, which was held recently for the first time in Sri Lanka, created a range of opportunities for local students to achieve their higher education goals.

The University of Colombo moved up to securing a place between 401st and 600th in the fifth edition of Times Higher Education (THE)

Prof. Kulathilaka Kumarasinghe has taken a giant step in making the Short Story known to the wider English speaking world by compiling this anthology. He was able to present few writers who contributed for the origin and development of Sinhala Short

We recall the life and times of the late Dudley Senanayake as his 112th birth anniversary is on June 19. On April 13, was the 50th anniversary of his death. Famed as a reluctant politician, an idealist and a liberal democrat in his political thinking

Samagi Sevana is a Centre for Cancer Care, helping cancer patients who visit the Maharagama National Cancer Institute or Apeksha Hospital for treatment regularly.

In Sri Lanka’s dry zone, a silent epidemic - Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu)- has plagued communities for three decades.

Customers arriving at the Colombo District Secretariat (Nila Medura) in Narahenpita can park their vehicles without having to pay a parking fee along the road adjacent to the office complex. The District Secretary...

The Chief Commissioner of the Sri Lanka Scout Association Janaprith Fernando Attorney-at-Law stated that the Sri Lanka Scout Association for the first time in its 110 years of existence reached a membership of 100,000.

Dusk had already set in when we reached Bogawantalawa last Friday (June 2). What’s unique about the Central Highlands is that by about 5pm the climate turns misty and dark. We were on our way to meet...

Remembering Bradman (S.B.L.) Perera, beloved husband of Nirmal, wonderful father of Nilanga and Roshi, adored grandfather of Michael, Natalie, Caitlin, Jude and Gabriel, and proud great-grandfather of Ray, Bodhi and Kali.

On Friday morning, when I was enjoying breakfast with my grandchildren, my phone rang. The caller was my Friend Upananda. His message made me stand up. The shock, the grief and the emptiness enveloped me. All three generations seated at the table wer

The Celebrations are in process in the upcountry to mark 200 years (1823-2023) of Indian Origin so-called Plantation communities who arrived from Tamil Nadu, India in 1823

Rev. Sr. Agnes Dorado, from the Philippines, was a devout Catholic, and she had rendered a yeoman service covering multifaceted tasks single-handed, to Our Lady of Fatima Church, Maradana, nearly for five years.

The Rotary club of Colombo North alongside the Rotaract clubs of Colombo North, Faculty of medicine, Imperial College of Business Studies, Singer Sri Lanka and the Interact clubs of Carey College, Wesley College, and Colombo North initiated project