In 1971, the Ministry of Irrigation, Power and Highways decided to transfer all excess River Valleys Development Board employees at Gal Oya to Walawe.

Taking a novel approach to commemorate Children’s Day, Stop Child Cruelty Trust (SCC) launched the ‘#JustANumber....

The Zonta Club II of Colombo, Mammo Care Group Members Ganga De Zilwa, Vidyani Hettigoda, Dr Mala Tudawe, President of....

Amanya Atukorale, a 14-year-old student of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, won the bronze medal at the recently held Queen’s....

British company John Beaufoy Publishing has published a significantly revised third edition of A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka.

For the third time running Sujan Wickremaratchi - Conservative Party County Councillor for Haywards Heath Town in West Sussex....

Sri Lanka’s vaccination drive against the Corona virus which began in fits and starts in Jan/Feb this year went into top gear around...

We Asians are brought up in a culture in which parents have done everything for their children from nurturing, educating....

Heroin surfaced in Colombo in the early seventies. In 1983 a pack of heroin was Rs. 10. By 1990 a pack of heroin became....

In an interview on a television channel the Director of Agriculture said that the authorities would not go back on the decision....

Last week the Central Bank unveiled its six month road to recovery in ensuring the country’s macroeconomic and financial....

Sri Lanka lost approximately 460 elephants in 2019 mainly as a result of the Human-Elephant Conflict. Besides that, deliberate attempts of ivory poaching have been reported from time to time. With every passing World Animal Day, th

The longer queue had only men in search of booze to quench their unquenchable thirst for firewater, while the other queue comprised of the sensible women buying food stuff

Head of Corporate Banking - Commercial Bank PLC, Sidath Pananwala was elected President of the Colombo Branch of the

At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is surging in the country, the immediate need for medical equipment and other facilities has risen unprecedentedly. In this context the Lions Clubs International District 306 C1 has initiated a project nam

World Animal Day is celebrated globally on October 4. However, animals should be celebrated everyday! Every animal....

The Sahayam name is synonymous with Trinity College Kandy. One can hardly say the word ‘Trinity’ without some revered reference....

Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM) has long been a proponent of the continual development of Sri Lanka’s IT/BPM industry.

The Amity Foundation in China has recently donated essential equipment worth Rs. One million to the following hospitals, upon the request of the Sri Lanka-China society to assist the country in the battle against COVID-19 Pandemic.

I am deeply saddened and disappointed by the recent release of 15 elephants that were in the care and custody of the state; back to persons who are alleged to have unlawfully captured them or purchased the said elephants from those who have unlawfull

Three decades after signing the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1991, child protection is a national crisis in Sri Lanka.

This year marks the 80th year since the invasion of Nazi Germany and their accomplices of the Soviet Union and the start of the Great Patriotic War (June 22, 1941 – May 9, 1945, fought during the Second World War).

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa enplaned to New York to address the UN General Assembly. His brother, Prime Minister Mahinda...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, the world’s most authoritative assessment on....

The Sri Lankan government last week rolled out its vaccination programme for children. Deliberated for weeks by technical....

Few months ago, Sri Lanka’s health system was exhausted beyond capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many....

For more than a century, scientists considered lorises, a type of reclusive, tree-dwelling primates, to have two distinct species ....

Memories, one can say, are timeless. They give meaning to our existence and define who we are. Our memories link our past with.....

Thalif Deen, former UN Bureau Chief for Inter Press Service (IPS) news agency, is the author of a newly-released book on the United Nations titled “No Comment- and Don’t Quote Me on That” from which this article is adapted.

Professor Emeritus Chandra Gunawardena, Founder Dean, Faculty of Education, Open University Sri Lanka passed away on August 30, 2021. Her death leaves a huge vacuum in the Field of Education in Sri Lanka. She was indeed a stalwart and a larger than l