“None of the medicine in Sri Lanka is safe,” said Government Medical Officers’ Forum (GMOF) President Dr. Rukshan Bellana when he addressed the media at a peaceful protest held in front of the Ministry of Health on January 9. This protest was o

Will the Royals who are on a visit to Sri Lanka make a trip to the Victoria Dam? The visit by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence coincides with the diplomatic ties between England and Sri Lanka whic

The Chief Commissioner of Sri Lanka Scout Association Janaprith Fernando AAL said that the goal this year is to increase the membership of the Scout Movement to 150,000. Fernando made this statement on January 3 at a function held to mark the officia

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have partnered with the Sri Lanka Ministry of Agriculture in a (US) $9.2-million activity to co

The sad reality of death has removed from our earthly scene my dearest friend Nuala Thevathasan. It was when I was working at the Cathedral that the then Archdeacon of Colombo asked me to go and help at our Church in Jawatte. After the Service, my fr

Sri Lanka has its very own illustrious history in politics where the country recorded the swearing in of its first female prime minister; which also...

On January 8 (Monday) representatives of the ‘Free Palestine Movement of Sri Lanka,’ gathered opposite the South African High Commission....

It is proposed that appointments to the ONUR board should include ex-officio representatives from the Office of Missing Persons, Office....

Law enforcement authorities have been able to net over 29,000 suspects during the past 22 days under its recently launched ‘Yukthiya’ anti-drug operation. The main objective of this operation is to wipe drugs off the street and to establish a saf

Sri Lanka continues to set the world record for the highest number of elephant deaths due to human-elephant conflict Our (Biodiversity Conservation and Research Circle of Sri Lanka) research paper article published in 2020 revealed that Sri Lanka is

On January 3, a WhatsApp message written by one Gerald De Saram revealed another incident of alleged police brutality on two teens. The incident had occurred when two youths, a boy and a girl were.....

LIRNEasia, as a digital policy research think tank based in Sri Lanka, has over recent years challenged the outdated and inadequate definition of computer literacy used by the Department of Census and Statistics of Sri Lanka (DCS).

A Religious Sympathy Message On Your Birthday.

Dr Ananda Wijewickrama will have the honour of being ceremonially inducted as the President of this association for the year 2024.

Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya - Colombo Chapter

With Sri Lanka having 700 plus cases of Measles over the course of 2023 the President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association and Consultant....

At a press conference organised by the Embassy of the State of Palestine on Tuesday (January 2) and held in Colombo the Palestinian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Zuhair M.H. Zaid updated Sri Lankans on the present situation of the conflict between Israel a

The controversial question as to whom the offerings of a Devale belong, certainly brings out a serious matter of interest and a series of questions that arise from this ‘Gold Tray’ Do the offerings belong to the Devales or Temples or to individua

In November last year, at least a 100,000 public sector employees launched an island wide strike demanding a Rs. 20,000 ...

“UNHCR is closing its office and thereby squashing the hopes of refugees in Sri Lanka,” a protester representing Rohingya refugees....

Even though a new year has dawned it is another year of seeking justice for Sandya Ekneligoda, spouse of missing cartoonist and....

During the extended school vacation children will have the opportunity to experience one of the much look forward to animation adventure comedies in cinemas: ‘Migration’. The story in the film revolves around a family of ducks that makes a long j

The Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) is planning to restore the Kelani Valley (KV) Railway up to Opanayake through Kuruvita, Ratnapura and Kahawatta. At present trains operate up to Avissawella. The KV Railway, built during British rule in Sri Lanka, and

“Thaththa” or “A Father”, a movie on the depth of paternal love, directed by young filmmaker Prasad Samarathunga is now being....

One year has gone by since our dear friend Manik passed away. I first met Manik 50 years ago when both of us were attached...

Somalatha Pieris from Handapangoda is anticipating a better life in 2024. Gripped by the economic crisis and the soaring cost....

When I was a child I used to listen to my father talking about Lord Jesus Christ with great respect and love. He was an Anglican converted....

One of the unending discussions on the Sri Lankan ethnic problem was held on December 21 between President Ranil Wickremesinghe.....

On January 5, a statue of Siri Devamitta Dharmapala, who sacrificed his life for the perpetuation of Buddhism will be unveiled at the Maligakanda...

Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, in his New Year message says that it is a time to rethink and dedicate....