The message has been repeating on a loop. It took 20 years, four US Presidents, some three trillion dollars and 100,000 lives....

In February 2020, the US and the Taliban signed a deal for the safe withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan....

Based on the nature and the behavior of the coronavirus that has brought in a global pandemic, it is the duty of the medical experts to explain the effectiveness of a ten-day lock down or a curfew. Some reports say that a person who has contracted

Kneejerk economic measures could lead to ‘long Covid’

Sri Lanka boasts of a rich cultural heritage that includes indigenous medicine (Hela Wedakama) as one of its important elements. The centuries-old wisdom on healthcare and healing practices were documented on various texts in

The current leadership of Sri Lanka has unfortunately begun to show signs of failure a little too soon.

People storming the Kabul airport, attempting to cross the Afghan border to other countries and some Afghans falling....

The number of persons, who have contracted the coronavirus/Covid-19 in the country by August 22, 2021 stands at 385,696, while the number....

Boris Johnson early last month told his people, “Learn to Live with Covid as we do with Flu.” The British Premier declared an end...

Media reports say that the Cabinet of ministers has approved reforms to the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA). The reforms...

Against the backdrop of a mini Cabinet reshuffle on Monday, State Minister Sashindra Rajapaksa has told media on Thursday that another reshuffle is on the cards. He had argued that changes need to be made yearly and some responsibilities have to be s

The modern interpretation of the word charity is love. Essentially, love or charity means being other-centred. We find ourselves when we lose ourselves and are liberated from the selfishness or self-centredness that controls most of us most of the ti

The headlines said it all. On Sunday and Monday, Western media headlines screamed that Afghanistan had fallen. The western media believed the hawks’ narrative of America’s war on terror. It was a terror war, the rulers said; the media parroted it

A few in Sri Lanka are aware that a substantial part of the population of the Wanni region in North Sri Lanka, comprising the districts of Vavuniya....

The UN Global Judicial Integrity Network (UNGJIN), is an international platform “of judges for judges” committed....

COVID-19 origins-tracing is a matter of science, which plays a significant role in preventing and controlling the pandemic. Scientists...

The fall of the Afghan Government and the take over of the country by Taliban rebels bring back memories of the rule by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka, many years ago.

Historically in Sri Lanka animals have always coexisted with humanity and a companionship and understanding developed between each other. However, in the status quo the animal kingdom has suffered significant harm and loss of life, purely due to the

On January 13, 1842 a mounted cavalier trudged to British ruled Jalalabad Fort in India. This cavalier was none other than William Brydon, the sole survivor of 16,500 strong British contingent which led an invasion to Kabul.

The pall of gloom hovering over our Island brings with it a feeling of trepidation when reflecting on what is in store for Sri Lankans in the coming days and weeks. It is unnerving to say the least.

The Coronavirus has changed the world. It has transformed lifestyles. It has forced a re-think on a wide range of activities and things we have taken for granted.

Joe Biden was a mythic hero for some quarters at home and abroad since he defeated his predecessor Donald Trump and began reversing some of Mr Trump’s controversial policies.

As I write this article, the President made a reshuffling of the Cabinet, with the notable replacement of Pavithra Wanniarachchi....

Momentous events are taking place the world over. In Afghanistan, a fellow-member of the South Asia Association for Regional Co-operation.....

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) recently announced that carrying the vaccination card will be made mandatory for people.....

At a time when the country’s healthcare system has been inundated with daily admissions of COVID patients and a high mor

The unprecedented COVID-19 spike which is not represented by the official figures has eclipsed or suppressed the struggles by the principals and the teachers for the resolution of their salary anomalies which remains unresolved for the past 24 years.

A damning new U.N. report warning of certain devastation from climate change has been dubbed humanity’s ‘final wake-up call’ by environmental experts. The U.N.’s IPCC climate panel has released a highly anticipated report warning that efforts