In reference to Justice (Rtd) Deepali Wijesundera’s write to reply- where she states that she was shocked and saddened.....

In a partial triumph for activists demanding menstrual equity -the easy availability and accessibility of menstrual hygiene products- last week......

The Sri Lanka Society of Transport & Logistics (SLSTL) which represents specialist consultants in the transport and.....

National Medicines Regulatory Authority does not directly buy medicines, says Dr Ananda Wijewickrama

Marking the Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day as a day of mourning, Tamils across the North and East on May 18 gathered at the Mullaitivu district village Mullivaikkal to remember the tens of thousands.....

Starting off from Parliament Road, professionals from various fields cycled towards Gotagogama on Sunday (29) morning. The cycle and walk protest led by Direction Sri Lanka- Independent.....

The reasons for printing the book on the Ceylonese Volunteers in WW 1 and 2 were as follows.

It is with profound sorrow that the Thomian fraternity got to know the untimely demise of Bradman Perera (SBL), one of their heroes in the 1950s.

Saubhagya is a community service initiative organised by the Rotaract Clubs of Colombo West and the Faculty of Medicine Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka to make knowledge of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) accessible.

Born 2nd November 1939, Died 2nd June 2021 To a dear mother, sister, friend and animal lover, A year has gone rapidly since you left us Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us everyday

Our country is in an economic and political crisis. In this decisive moment we must rise from the ashes of destruction and try to rebuild our beloved land in determination. It is the duty and commitment of every citizen. This calls for sacrifice. W

Desperate times require desperate measures... it is with heavy heart that I am making this request on behalf of Akshu as I know that all of you are struggling to obtain fuel staying in long....

On April 21 Sri Lanka’s Main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) presented the draft 21st Constitutional Amendment Bill.....

As Sri Lanka is going through a growing economic crisis, losing jobs, changes in income, lack of essentials, and difficulties in affording.....

World No Tobacco Day is celebrated annually on May 31, to inform the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organisation (WHO) is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and w

Details of a 9-year old missing child from Atulugama, Bandaragama went viral on social media since Friday afternoon. In a tragic turn of events, the child’s body was recovered from a marshland near.....

The Gotabaya Rajapaksa government’s astrology-driven mismanagement of the Sri Lankan economy has led to the worst economic crisis our country has ever seen. We face mounting prices, and.....

On 25th May, at a meeting called by the Prime Minister regarding the situation of medicines in the country, Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella had said that the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) is responsible for the lack of medici

When the history of education of Sri Lanka comes to be surveyed there is no mistake of the vast far reaching contribution that an unostentatious school in Dematagoda, Colombo has made. It may not have the lofty buildings other schools have. Neverthel

We’ll be your legacy We’ll be your voice You live on inside us So, we’ve made the choice

Numerous problems engulfing the country today have given rise to comments that the post independent rule of 74 years have led the country towards ruination. Hence it is worthwhile examining whether it is actually so.

The Buddhist Brotherhood Association of Royal College on Vesak Full Moon Poya Day distributed 500 bags of dry rations, each worth Rs.6000, among the lower income families in Colombo.

Recently the Sri Lanka China Society organised the presenting of scholarships jointly with Devi Balika Vidyalaya at the school’s auditorium.

Sri Lanka is officially bankrupt and on the precipice of starvation. Fuel queues, gas queues and all sorts of queues best describe the situation in the crisis-stricken island. But simmering just below the surface looms a health crisis with the potent

Professor Emeritus of Law Savitri Goonesekere did not want to pursue law. She loved sketching, was interested in history, architecture, and conservation, and was gently nudged into law by a loving parent.

Sri Lanka, a tiny South Asian nation of 22 million people, is experiencing financial, economic, and political challenges, all of which....

The 11th China-South Asia International Cultural Forum Youth Salon was held in Kunming, China recently. The conference....

A damning revelation by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) states that Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will be two countries that will have no food during the global food crisis. In terms of Sri Lanka, this was anticipated by farmers, scientists a