Mohideen Ifthikar from Maligawatta makes a living as a kitchenware vendor. His daily income ranges between Rs. 1500-2000. Having left his previous job as a site supervisor, Ifthikar worries about not being able to save enough money for his future.

A visit to Yala National Park is not complete if you don’t spot a leopard. Or that’s how the saying goes. But one doesn’t necessarily have to spot the animal if the jeep drivers could study about....

Sri Lanka owns an extensive history, thriving flora and fauna, unique indigenous medicine, distinctive geography, and rich cultural traditions, all of which are well documented and studied by academics. However....

‘Deepam’ means ‘clay lamp’ and ‘avali’ means arranged in an order. Deepavali means “row of small oil lamps” (clay oil lamps).Hence, the name Deepavali. Deepavali is a large family...

Single use plastic waste has become one of the 21st century’s biggest environmental concerns. The SACEP, the PLEASE project together with the Central Environment....

Salute of the motherland to the Sri Lankan gallant war heroes was held at the War Memorial. Air Vice Marshal Ravi Arunthavanathan RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, M.Sc (Def. Studies), psc, SLAF....

Ambassador Qi Zhenhong stated, “China and Sri Lanka enjoy a longstanding traditional friendship which has withstood the test of time. No matter what difficulty and challenge our Sri Lankan friends encounter, China has stood and will always stand fi

‘TALITHA CUM’ is a welcome home, run by the Sisters of providence for destitute cancer patients who have been abandoned by their families. Due to this the vision of the Sisters of Providence is to ensure a peaceful and loving home for the Cancer

The Supreme Court’s determination that the provisions of the proposed Online Safety Bill are NOT inconsistent with the Constitution and can be passed by a simple majority following...

Before my reflection is read I wish to inform the reader that I write as a layperson, with no formal training or experience on the subject other than having to live through the reality of the consequences of the topic the oration covers on a daily ba

“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” chanted people as they participated in a protest led by Dr. Sudath Dewapura in front ...

The 119th Annual Prize Giving of St.Joseph’s College, Colombo 10, was held at the Stanley Abeysekera Sports Complex cum....

The school that came into being in the last year of the first quarter of the last century is completing 98 years of committed service of imparting knowledge and instilling values to the fortunate set of youth who had the privilege of having their edu

Dr Rewant Vikram Singh, the former Director of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre in Colombo, High Commission of India is a well-known personality in Sri Lanka. At present, he is serving as the Head of the Department of History, at Maharshi Dayanand C

Sudath Jayasundara, Attorney-at-Law, was appointed as the President of The Thomian Society recently at the AGM held at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. The Thomian Society comprises Old Boys of S.Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia, Colpetty, Guruthalawa and B

Nine years have passed since we bid farewell to a cherished soul, Kenneth Diaz, who met an untimely departure on this very day. On this solemn occasion, family and friends, alongside former Benedictian ruggerites, gather to reflect upon the life and

The Old Girls’ Association of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya has organised a concert titled ‘The BnS Show with Umaria & Randhir’ to celebrate the school’s golden jubilee on November 4, 2023 at BMICH from 6 pm onwards. According to the org

To mark the International Children’s Day that fell on the 1st of October, the Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya Colombo (AAUPCC) Council of Management decided on its September meeting, on funding the celebration planned by Ralapana

In mid-1985 Tissa Nanayakkara came to me as a fledgling SD on Canavarella Group, Namunukula, having completed his creeping period on Cullen Estate, Badulla. His parents Victor and Bella dropped him off at my bungalow and when leaving Victor’s word

Football is a sport that is popular among Sri Lankans, similarly to cricket. Therefore people in urban as well as rural areas engage in both these sports. The Polonnaruwa...

Nestled in a small hill with its beautiful wooded slopes in close proximity to the Colombo – Kandy main road is Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya. This premier seat of learning in Sri Lanka marked its 80th....

In Sri Lanka, it is common for the validity of sample surveys to be questioned, on the basis that the samples are “small” and cannot reasonably reflect the characteristics of the entire national population. Examples of skeptical perceptions ab

For Yasodhara Pathanjali, co-founder Independent Collective School (ICS), Sri Lanka’s first formal educational establishment for alternative education, homeschooling and alternative education has laid the foundation for herself as well as her child

His Eminence Thomas Benjamin Cardinal Cooray OMI passed away on the 29th of October 1988. Born in 1901, he hailed from the village of Periyamulla in Negombo and came from a devout Catholic family of five siblings.

The fourth death anniversary of Hans Anton van Starex, who was the owner of the New Imperial Talkies, one of the pioneering film exhibitors in Sri Lanka was commemorated recently.

To refer to this tribute as a last post would not be inappropriate as he marks the 50th death anniversary of our dada who served as postmaster for several years in various areas

A function was held at Subodhi Institute of Integral Education in Wewala, Piliyandala – to bid farewell to its outgoing Director–Rev. Fr. Victor Silva and to welcome its new Director –Rev. Fr. Lawrence Ramanayaka – on October 7 at Rev.(Dr.) M

At least one hundred thousand electricity consumers in Sri Lanka have been left in the dark over the past one year as they have been unable to pay the accumulated electricity bills by the expected....

Parkway Cancer Centre in Singapore held a press briefing with the participation of the institute’s Haematologist Dr. Colin Phipps Diong on cancer awareness and treatment in Colombo....

The passing away of Niloufer at the age of 64 came as sad news to me as she had a long battle with cancer. Niloufer was well known for her battles on the squash court where she battled many times at the Squash National finals against her arch rival