A humble boy of fifteen, sits with his eyes firmly shut, hunched on a bed at a crowded ward of the National Eye Hospital in Colombo. Life has dealt a hard blow on Madumitha, who is just months away from sitting for the decisive GCE Ordinary Level Exa

The evolution of the arts in Sri Lanka can, historically, be traced to three distinct events: The adoption of Buddhism as the State religion in the Anuradhapura era, the bifurcation between the ornate Maha Sampradaya and the austere Chula Sampradaya

The Indian origin plantation workers left their kith and kin in Southern India and migrated to Sri Lanka almost 200 years ago.    Since then they have contributed towards the development of the plantation industries in particular and Sri La

Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has been appointed Regional Director for World Health Organization South-East Asia, for a second five-year term.    The WHO Executive B

A novel disability care model to reduce the percentage of age-related disabilities, introduced by two Sri Lankan physiotherapists has been recognized by the international community of experts in disability and rehabilitation.  

An event, extraordinary by our theatre standards, happened recently. Two plays – Simon Navagaththegama’s Kalu Saha Sudu (Black and White) and Veronica Apasu Ewith (Veronica returns home) were staged on two consecutive days, a Friday and

The third in a series of essays delving into the problems of our education system Both Marx and Engels realised the value of free education. They were aware of the role played by schools in the perpetuation of class hierarchies in a given society.

My priestly formation at the minor and major seminaries spanned thirteen years. I was under four great rectors (leaders) namely, Fr. Nicholas Marcus Fernando (later the Archbishop of Colombo) who admitted me to the minor seminary; Fr. Kingsley Jayama

The certainty of death has removed from our scene Comrade Vijaya.     

For an example quenching thirst is a need. To do this a brand of soft drink is the want.    

The yogic sciences have always been known in the Indian subcontinent for their undeniable benefits in terms of both physical and mental well-being. With the growing global popularity of the yogic sciences.....

The villagers complain that they can’t cross Badulu Oya for want of a bridge when there is a need to go to the public cemetery and the range of paddy fields which are situated beyond Badulu Oya.

An incident was reported from Eheliyagoda on December 16, 2018 where a gang of five robbers, who had arrived in a white van, had forcibly entered the  house of a wealthy businessman named Janaka Deheragoda and caused mayhem.

Coalition governments are usually sabotaged, if at all, from outside its orbit. A strong united Opposition, as was evident against the Dudley Senanayake-led coalition just prior to the 1970....

The Forum on Disarmament and Development will host the launch of a book titled “The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and Sri Lanka” January 24, 2019, at 4.00 p.m. at the Sri Lanka F

Tulip in Tulips My, mine, and my soul My breath and my fragrance And you.... My amorous tulip Tulip in tulips In the garden of love Thy breeze of aroma with shines and shades of sun Thy glistening joy in love Once my heart   

The Kandy Bash which will once again meet on April  6 at Havelock Park, is a get-together organized by the Kandy Schools’ Past Pupils’ Association (KSPPA).    KSPPA consists of past pupils of schools in Kandy.

While we are fed with stories about rehabilitation and prisoners paying their debt to society over crimes they committed, inmates are being subjected to crimes against humanity on a daily basis inside the prisons. Angunakolapelessa Prison wa

Somewhere in the late 70s, Noeline Honter with Claude and the Sensations released a song titled “City of Colombo.” It was a huge hit. Some of the lines are hackneyed and t

The central theme of Natural Resources and Environment Management Policy: Sri Lanka Experience and Future Directions are about managing a country’s natural resources to meet the needs of its poor. It is an enormously important theme at a global

“The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others” - Albert Schweitzer The vile act of inflicting pain through an acid attack is one of the cruellest forms of vengeance one should never opt for in

The ‘Aluthsal’ ritual at Sri Dalada Maligawa -- where eighty measures of new rice is offered to the Sacred Tooth Relic -- was conducted last Sunday, the morning of Duruthu Poya. Service monks headed by Venerable Panditha Narampanawa Anand

Under the proposed Sri Lanka Development Policy Framework’s Megapolis project, the Western region will have an estimated population of 9 million by the year 2030. Whilst focusing on building the infrastructure, planning and policy making, it is

The SAARC Exhibition of Paintings organised by the SAARC Cultural Centre in collaboration with the University of Kelaniya will be held from January 22 to 24 at the Senake Bandaranaike Confere

V. C. J. Perera, or Jayantha Perera as he is called by friends, has worked in tourism for over three decades, but he is better known to many as an astrologer. While astrology has its critics and adherents, he may be....

In North India, many women write beautiful poetry in English. Some of them are my Facebook friends. I have not met them personally yet, except two at a Literary Festival in Udaipur year before last.

The path of Sri Lanka Police which can be traced back to 152 years of pride has encountered many twists and turns. Especially, the modern-day police officer has to face a great number of responsibilities....

Mahakashyapa Thero the third Chief Disciple of Lord Gautama Buddha endowed with physical features strikingly similar to those of the Great Being Himself, ardent practitioner of all thirteen ascetic rules (dhutanga) enshrined in the Order, steadfast d

Annually during the month of Duruthu (January) the most colourful Duruthu Perahera is held at Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya premises to commemorate the Gautama Buddha’s third visit to Lanka. 

The United National Party (UNP) had a problem with its branding since its earliest days. Being directly and closely identified with the Colombo-based elite usually clad in western suits, foreign-educated, uncomfortable with the vernacular and being c