Sri Lanka’s tuskers are a rarity with only 7% of male elephants on the island carrying tusks. Every individual animal is precious.

Despite its eradication some time ago, Tuberculosis is proving to be the scourge of the 21st Century as it appears to raise its head again with a vengeance.

The 20th death anniversary of former Customs Assistant Superintendent Sujith Prasanna Perera, who paid the ultimate price for doing his job fearlessly, falls today.

A report by the Asian Development Bank highlights how Sri Lanka’s ambitious goals for technical education declined in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Those with a skewed walk habitually check if we are walking straight,” read the slogan detached from the Lunugala-Colombo bus....

Two years ago, communities in the small tea estate sector in Morawaka were introduced to several Health Promotion approaches. This was an initiative by the Health Promotion Department at the University of Rajarata. What resulte

The National Peace Council (NPC) has called on the government to reconsider three recently proposed laws as they are overbroad and not in keeping with the ethos of a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and plural society that Sri Lanka truly is. The full s

There are few things nobler than teaching children the necessary skills and inculcating in them the values that will make them useful and responsible citizens.

The 32nd Alumni Association of University of Peradeniya (AAUP) Annual General Meeting will be held on March 27 at 9.00 a.m. in person.....

A section of Sri Lanka’s nature-loving fraternity gathered at the Vihara Mahadevi Park last Friday to express their concerns concerning the ongoing....

An inexplicable joy fills my heart in penning down thoughts on the ‘Hall of Fame’ educational institute in our motherland St.Joseph’s College, Colombo 10.

The name of Gamini Dissanayake is an indelible mark in Sri Lankan politics. This statement is issued to mark the 79th Birthday of the late politician who marked a turning point in national politics.

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), its constituents and affiliated organizations met with the Minister of Mass Media, Keheliya Rambukwella on March 15 to submit an outline of the proposal for a single Authority to monitor the Media, including prin

Fond memories of our Thurstan Days will always remain. Death is most cruel and it comes like a thief in the night creating a deep and bottomless void in peoples’ lives; a void that will never ever be filled

19-year-old Bhagya Abeyratne made headlines last week over a statement made during the ‘Sirasa Lakshapathi Programme’ which is aired during weekends on Sirasa Television.

One of the oldest organisations of lawyers in Negombo jurisdiction area, the Negombo Law Society (NLS), marked its 100th anniversary last year.

I was reminded of the above, when I listened to the excellent speech with special emphasis on this point, made by the Minister of Education, Professor G.L. ....

This is an unsolicited review of a wonderful book of 510 pages written by a Consultant Pediatrician who neatly weaves a web of very valuable....

During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us had wasted a lot of time thinking and bothering about the ways of contracting the disease through contaminated food, but here are some thoughts on the transmission of COVID-19 via food:

An exquisite choral presentation organised by the Sri Lanka Bharatha Cultural Fellowship to mark the culmination of this year’s season of Lent will be held on March 20 at St. Philip Neri’s Church, Colombo 11, at 6.30 pm.  The event will be pres

An alleged loss of Rs. 15 billion in tax revenue following the government’s decision to slash taxes imposed on Sugar in October 2020....

Fifty eight (58) days have lapsed since farmers in Walsapugala, a grama niladhari division in Hambantota launched a satyagraha to call upon the government to protect their paddy lands. The human-elephant conflict (HEC) is a threat they have lived wit

On March 5, a group of journalists and a human rights activist went to Iranaimathanagar shore from which people used to go to the Iranaithivu island by boat. To find out facts behind the islanders’ protest against the burial of COVID-19 victims, th

Forever prepared to face any challenges put before them, the Girl Guides movement steps into its 104th year of success on March 21. To commemorate this special day a Girl Guides Flag Day has been organized. Further, a database mana

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will be visiting Bangladesh from tomorrow, Wednesday, March 17 to take part in Bangladesh’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. He is also expected to have meetings with Sheikh Hasina. What are the prospects for economic t

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura’s (USJ) Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty (FHSS) will hold its 7th Internationa

All Island Multi day Boat Owners’ Association of Sri Lanka recently issued a statement in response to the on-going discussions at the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Special Meeting, in which member countries of the IOTC including Sri La

When performing the act of offering flowers, Buddhists experience the reception of Buddha’s wisdom, blessings and knowledge in Dhamma directly from Buddha