The Easter Sunday attacks were an absolute eye-opener for all Sri Lankans. On a positive note, not only did it make people realise that they should unite as one, but it also made them think about the root causes of extremism. But on a negative note,

Asset Declaration is a powerful tool to enhance transparency and integrity of public administration and people’s representatives. Usually, asset declaration regimes identify illicit enrichment and other related wrongdoings by monitoring wealth vari

The National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) takes very serious note of the activities and recent developments of the so-called ‘Wow Life’ organisationled by the self-acclaimed Bishop/Prophet Kirby de Lanerolle of the Apostolic Diocese of

Pope Francis said on Saturday, rapid deforestation and the loss of biodiversity in individual countries should not be treated as local issues since they threaten the future of the planet.

It is no surprise that garbage isn’t garbage for some. It is money. This is why garbage has been overestimated to a point that money allocated for most projects feed individual pockets. As a result, a crisis that would have been solved years ago, s

Many articles have appeared in the national media during the past few days about a superlative human being of our time, who is no more: He is no other than Professor Carlo Fonseka. In fact, two prestigious English newspapers had dedicated their edito

The world is being overrun with plastic waste. It’s in the oceans, on the land and microplastics poison our food and drinking water.

There were allegations that the Sri Lankan share market had reached its peak in 2011 due to various market manipulations. Possibly, a series of such illegal manipulations could unfold in the coming months, as four stock brokers including Lanka Kannan

Sri Lanka Sumithrayo is an organization that has solely dedicated itself to provide emotional support to those in distress for over four decades. In commemoration of the World Suicide Prevention Day, which falls on September 10, Sri Lanka Sumithrayo

Known as the blessed ten, Ashara Mubaraka refers to a period of ten days at the beginning of the Islamic year. Hence, the first ten days of the month of Muharram (first month according to the Islamic calendar) is dedicated to the remembrance of Prop

We all have good and bad days. But for some, a repetitive process of bad encounters, challenging life decisions and stressful events would be a burden on life. A person who has given up on life expresses various behaviours and emotions, mostly which

UNP, SLFP CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARIES

The year was 2000; it was either end of August or beginning of September. I was living in Los Angeles, California in the United States. I was driving to work and was about to enter 118 Ronald Reagan Freeway.

“I felt secure after I started receiving a basic income every month,” says Palitha Abeyratne, a theatre artiste and a musician who was a recipient of the Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) scheme.

Sometimes, a completely unknown writer will produce a book that can take the professionals by surprise. Remembered With Love, an autobiographical work by Ranjith Senaratne is one such book.

A lively discussion on uniting communities for peace-building was held on August 25 at the Academy of Adult Education for Women in Kalubowila. Organised by Muslim Women’s Research and Action Forum (MWRAF)....

The 112th annual feast of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Matara will be held today. Holy masses will be held at 8.30 a.m., 10.00 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. The bishops and other dignitaries will be welcomed at 3.30 p.m.

Yingtan is a city belonging to Jiangxi Province and located in central China. The city nestles 160kms away from Jiangxi’s Capital Nanchang. It is surrounded by a ring of picturesque mountains and a beautiful river.

The entrapment of rural communities, especially rural women, in a vicious debt cycle generated by thousands of unregulated microfinance organizations has reached epidemic proportions, affecting almost three million people island-wide.

Back in 2012, a ground-breaking report from the United Nations titled ‘Food Wastage Footprint: Impacts on Natural Resources’, discovered that 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted across the world annually. At the same time, almost a billion peopl

Sir John going to Paris is the opening line of a popular schoolboy baila. Before that, he came to Jaffna in 1955 for a different purpose. Before you could, he did, and he came not because he loved us. No, no, no! It was because he loved our votes. Bu

Dr. A.C.S Hameed was a member of the Parliament from 1960 June to 1999 representing the Harispattuwa constituency, predominantly a Buddhist majority electorate. He passed away on September 3, 1999 after a brief illness. During his term in Parliament

Following is a rehashed version of an article published in two parts in The Island in the last week of May 2016. The media reported that Professor Carlo Fonseka passed away at the age of 86 at his residence in the morning hours of September 2.

“And we will not feel secure in what we have, in our culture, in our language, in our songs. Us without the forest, we won’t be able to farm, we won’t be able to eat, without our land we won’t be able to live.”

Award-winning photographer Henry Rajakaruna is set to host his eighth solo exhibition titled “ANOTHER WORLD UNVEILED” from September 7-9 at the JDA Perera Gallery.

The ‘lungs of the Earth’ have continued to burn since July 2019. As fires rewriting the history books continue to rip through the southern swath of the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil has already declared a state of emergency. Military personnel have b

Armed with a pen which is said to be mightier than a swords, the gentleman fighter M. J. M. Zarook affectionately known as ‘Zorro’ bid adieu to journalism in 2009 after a service of more than five decades and he died on July 27 this year. Today

I consider it as a great honour and privilege to address this gathering at this hallowed institution renowned as the centre of Sri Lankan Muslim education revival and renaissance, our beloved mother Zahira.

We are in the phase of rapidly fading memories of the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage which was planned, organized and carried out by a group of misguided Sri Lankan Muslims. Their actions which the vast majority....

Sri Lanka’s average rainfall is 120 billion cubic metres annually. Out of this rainfall, 65% of water directly flows into the sea without any usage. This is why even with enough rainfall, there is a severe shortage of water.