In the wake of Government Printer’s refusal to print ballot papers without payment, the National Peace Council has said that the Printers stance as “absurd” as “Both are State institutions and there could be no greater priority than sustainin

Habarana, a biodiversity hotspot and a sensitive environment for elephants and other fauna and flora, has been chosen as the location for an event titled ‘Deep Jungle Fest’ and scheduled to be held from February 17-20....

Even financial compensation has not lured Central Asian countries into accepting Afghan refugees. Central Asian countries remain closed....

It is with great concern that the legal profession has noted the unfounded allegations made against the Hon.

It was Pope St. John XXIII of revered memory who once said, “Men are like wine – some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age”,

The talk about ‘full implementation of 13th A’ is in the air. Various articles appear arguing that 13th A should be fully implemented with land and police powers to meet the ‘aspirations’ of Tamils who have been under the ‘rule’ of the ma

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?

*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 ....

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.

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...

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’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....

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....

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

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

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.

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...’

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.

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.

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.

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

“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

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

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....

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...

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

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

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

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

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