Sergeant Thushara Chandana aged 32 attached to Unit 1 of SLNG is suffering from chronic kidney disease and is undergoing treatment at the Army hospital.

Would like to take you back to the good old days, because they are worth reminiscing and so eloquently portrayed by Therese....

While the cause of death of the black leopard is yet to be known, conservationists raise concerns over lapses in enforcing the law on those who lay snares and traps. It is a known fact that people in the plantation sector lay snares and tr

The pact signed by the United States and the Afghan insurgent group the Taliban in Doha, the capital of Qatar on February 29, 2020, embodied certain commitments from the two sides.The US was to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and

It is fervently desired that the present Head of State will not acquire the habit of appointing Special Presidential Commissions of Inquiry (SPCs) to investigate the bribery and corruption, fraud and terrorist attacks that are part and pa

In the year 2018, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Sri Lanka is Rs. 14,449,931 million and the contribution of the Department of Inland Revenue...

Poson (Marked on the full moon day in June) is a day of great significance to Sri Lankan Buddhists. It commemorates the day...

Dr. S.A.S. Goonewardena MBBS MS FRCS Dip Urol, Urological Surgeon passed away on the 10th of March 2020 at the age of 62 years. With that Sri Lanka lost a man who served his motherland and its people with distinction, honesty and commitment.

Today I am aware that there is much anxiety among many civil society groups engaged in animal welfare and humane treatment of animals to see the enactment of the proposed legislation on animal welfare by the Government of Sri Lanka. This new interest

According to a damning 2018 report by the Auditor-General, the Department of Wildlife Conservation had failed to introduce a suitable procedure for the protection of leopards

When the full moon shines over the ‘pearl of Indian Ocean’, Srilankans celebrate the annual Poson Festival in the month of June.

On a Poson Full Moon Poya Day in 247 BCE, Arahant Mahinda arrived from the Asokan Empire and planted the seed of Buddhism in Sri Lanka....

Wedithalathive Nature Reserve, situated in the North western coast, adjoins the Vankalai Sanctuary in Mannar District. This is a rich and vibrant ecosystem consisting of mangroves, tidal or mud flats, salt marshes, sea grass beds as well as coral ree

The theme for World No Tobacco Day which fell on 31st May is ‘Protect youth from industry manipulation to save them from tobacco and nicotine use’.

Animal welfare in Sri Lanka is largely neglected. Every year for the past few years we have seen and heard of many acts of cruelty.

With the help of Nanotechnology and ultraviolet laser light, the 3D printed Mask- that can kill viruses including Covid-19....

On the night of May 29th, accusatory social media posts began making appearances across Facebook and Twitter, claiming that Mrs. Rosy Sen

No historical event, no matter how unexpected and terrifying, is entirely bleak or negative. One of the most positive aspects to emerge in this country....

“Sevana,” the project carried out by the Rotaract Club of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo...

Something very unusual is happening in Sri Lanka. Christian churches strive for unity. They want to imitate the unity of the one God, who is the perfect union of Father...

The Mayan civilization flourished because it emerged right next to a wetland. Taming of Yucatan waters enabled the Mayans to build a city that lasted for more than a thousand years.

Gunadasa Amarasekara in a thoughtful piece (“Coronawa ugannana padam”, translated as “Lessons from Corona” and referenced in a partial critique of it by Dayan Jayatilleka, “Government’s lopsided model, Opposition’s boycott blunder”) r

His Eminance Malcolm Cardinal Ranjit, Bishop of Colombo, is the Good Shepherd that leads his flock with humility. He touches every heart by his simplicity with the spirit of the Lord shining upon him.

Time is ticking as Kaavan, the Asian bull elephant who went through years of torture at the Marghazar Zoo, Islamabad needs to be re-homed at a ‘suitable sanctuary’ within 30 days.

Even though Sri Lanka has a proud heritage of free education from primary to tertiary levels, with a youth literacy rate of 98%, an uneven distribution of distance-learning facilities continues to torment children in rural areas.

The Marine sub-committee (MSC) of the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) has identified three distinct issues regarding the government’s recent beach nourishment programme in relation to its possible adverse effects on the marine environ

When Indira called me on my mobile from London to inform me that Maha had passed away I was devastated. Especially since he told me that he had had a kidney transplant in December 2019 and was recovering very well.

Rohini Joseph my sister in Christ. You were such a charming, quiet lady, Rohini dear, you were a tower of strength when we needed you.