The Rev. Gnanasara Thero and his Hindu counterpart Maruwanpulavu Sachithananthan allege unethical conversions by Christians. As a Christian, knowing many converts to Christianity as sincere and genuine, I have always been dismissive of such claims an

The Catholic Bishops conference of Sri Lanka, the Catholic people, the Bishops of the Church of Ceylon better known as the Anglican Church and the Church community have told the Government that two-and-a-half years after the Easter Sunday massacre,

A group of female human rights activists, lawyers, academics and journalists recently visited the Eastern province and had discussions with different stakeholders including the families of those affected following the Easter Sunday attacks,

Just the other day there was a discussion among some rugby administrators in Colombo. And those present were informed that....

Every time, breaking news of a barbaric crime or terror act is reported from anywhere in the world, peace-loving Muslims the world.....

The killing of a Sri Lankan manager in a mob attack in Sialkot, Pakistan is making headlines in the mainstream media of both....

Would or could the Pakistani authorities, especially Prime Minister Imran Khan ‘Walk the talk’ in respect of eradication....

Former member of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka and former head of the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies (CHA),

Hard on the heels of the ongoing COVID-19 viral infection, the fertilizer dilemma, the shipload of contaminated Chinese fertilizer,

Am I being flippant about something that is of serious concern to the health of the economy and the well-being of the citizens? No. It’s sarcasm.

The brutal incident that occurred recently in Sialkot and the latest developments in the Muslim majority Pakistan make us think of how religion can make a place very dangerous to live in.

On December 3 this year it happened once again - this time at Sialkot. A hapless, helpless person was lynched and killed.....

The social media platforms exploded with denunciations, protests, hate speech and what not, with the brutal torture and killing.....

The brutal murder of a Sri Lankan factory manager in Sialkot in Pakistan by a lynch mob shocked both countries and drew.....

Princeton University Social Anthropologist Prof. Gananath Obeysekere has said that Theosophists led by Col. Henry Steel Olcott....

Centennial Jubilee celebrations of Legion of Mary – Comitium of Our Lady of Lanka is to be held on December 8.....

Have the authorities solved the domestic gas related explosion issues? They ordered to stop distribution of gas until officials c

At times one hits front page when one would not want to and for reasons one would not agree. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Sumanthiran had that unfortunate experience after their public meeting in Toronto, Canada was disrupted alleg

On December 3, initial footage of a frenzied mob flocking around an individual on Wazirabad Road, Sialkot in Pakistan eventually beating him to death went viral on social media. The beating continued amidst chants of ‘kaafir ke bachche me Quran ki

Since the Covid-19 epidemic broke in early 2020 we have gradually become used to living in uncertainty. During the early days of the epidemic the question we asked each other was, if there was someone....

Recently in Parliament the words “Tamil Homeland” and “Tamil National Leader Prabhakaran” were used and objected to by the Government Members who wanted those words to be expunged....

There is a thick carapace of insensibility and a sense of hopelessness that has grown over the collective psyche of the nation due to poor decision making and poor management at the highest level of governance.

Article 12 (1) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka 1978 recognizes that people are entitled to equal protection of the law.

What is truth and who is a true person? Spiritually and philosophically a true person is someone who is sincere, selfless and sacrificial while serving others and giving freely without expecting anything in return.

Pilgrimage to the holy mountain Adam’s Peak (Sri Pada) is expected to commence on December 18 (Saturday). And the good....

Some three weeks ago President Gotabaya Rajapaksa put a very valid question to the people summarising the whole history.....

The above captioned article appearing in your issue of 29th November, by popular journalist K.K.S. Perera, cannot be taken lying down by most of the voters when he says “The voters are to be blamed,

The series of gas-cylinder related explosions, more than 30 in November alone reported from several parts of Sri Lanka, is a matter of grave concern causing much fear and trepidation among the millions of domestic-gas users across the country.

Just when world economies were recovering from various variants of COVID-19 the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently announced the spread of a new COVID variant, Omicron.