Sri Lanka recently set a record for the highest annual number of elephant deaths and the second highest number of human deaths.....

‘The dignity of the dead, their cultural and religious traditions, and their families should be respected and protected throughout’, WHO guideline

The government faced resistance from within and a segment of the Mahasanga against its move to hold elections to the Provincial Councils (PC). The Cabinet was unable to take a decision last week and instead, referred the matter to be discussed and ag

No. Not THAT elephant, nor the one which turned itself into a telephone. Neither are in the room. The compass is not in the room either and there’s palpable evidence that even the lotus bud has got displaced. That’s if ‘people’ constitute ‘

As the world heralds New Year 2021 tomorrow, who would have, even in their wildest dreams, ever imagined that their wishes for good health, peace and prosperity conveyed to family members, friends and colleagues at the dawn of 2020 would be metaphori

This past year has been devastating for all countries across the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic came without a warning and took the world by storm.

Systematic discrimination and human rights violations against minority communities in Sri Lanka are not new in the country’s political and social realm.

Many independent international political analysts say they are hopeful that the new United States administration headed by President-elect Joe Biden....

No one could have imagined the dystopian extremes 2020 took us to. A 112-day lockdown in Victoria, Australia pales compared to what others....

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Patali Champika Ranawaka quit the Jathika Hela Urumaya(JHU) recently to form a new movement.

The Regional Plantation Companies, which manage Sri Lanka’s tea, rubber and coconut estates, are not budging on the estate workers salary issue, despite government leaders having repeatedly promised to increase their daily wage to Rs.1000. This

Amid the persisting COVID-19 pandemic, the shutting down of cities and unleashing death and economic ruin are having far-reaching consequences than the loss of jobs and income. As it increasingly becomes clear, economic considerations are co

There are three aspects to the controversy over the “anti-COVID-19 potion” named “Dhammika Paniya” after its discoverer and promoter Dhammika Bandara, a Shaman at the Sri Weera Badra Kali Devalaya in Hettimulla, Kegalle.

Sri Lanka, compared to other countries in the South Asian region, has a very high literacy rate as education is free and mandatory among all children. Even in some villages, where poverty persists, local state officials ensure that children receive a

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that is more a The Colombo-centred spread shows the larger number of infected persons from the 16,311....

One single topic has dominated the year-2020 –Covid-19. All other events have paled into insignificance in the shadow it cast across the globe.

Widespread unemployment will, unfortunately, remain our the reality for some time, as the pandemic continues to grow with its resulting economic devastations....

Those familiar with the systematic attack on agriculture in South Asia over the last decades will not be surprised at the ongoing farmers’ protests in India.

Christmas is associated with such a festive jeer that it looks unthinkable to make people remain low key during this period. Already we see posts on social media regarding people driving on the expressways to get to their party destinations.

COVID 19, first detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019, has, within just a few months, infected almost every corner of the world.

India’s military campaign in East Pakistan began on December 3, 1971, and ended on December 16, with the surrender of 93,000 Pakistani troops and the creation of the independent State of Bangladesh. But the politico-military campaign did not start

Today we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, who can be considered one of the most influential persons, who ever lived....

Tamil nationalistic politics which have been overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and related politics seems to be gaining momentum with the next session....

The United National Party might be blessed with those having brain capacity, but it certainly lacks luck to prosper.

The Government weathered internal storms and proceeded with the enactment of the 20th Amendment virtually undoing the 19th Amendment. Again, the Government is bound to meet with similar internal dissension when it initiates moves to conduct the elect

Is it absolutely safe to bury those who have died of COVID-19? No one can say with absolute certainty. The World Health Organization (WHO) says it’s safe.

More than two billion Christians the world over will celebrate Christmas tomorrow, the 25th of December. But these celebrations will by compulsion be held on a subdued note this year -- because of the pandemic that has spread across the globe – giv

The last days of the Trump presidency increasingly resemble that of Roman Emperor Nero, who was fiddling while Rome was burning.

Around twenty Muslim families, whose loved ones died after being declared positive for COVID-19, have refused to claim the bodies. The state has borne the expenses....