The clothing business in Pamunuwa, Maharagama contributes largely to the Sri Lankan economy and is sadly in dire straits. Pamunuwa is popular for ready-made garments.

One of the important issues that have been eclipsed by the COVID-19 threat is the plight of the fishermen of northern Sri Lanka, who have been hit by both Coronavirus related issues and the invasion of their fishing grounds by Indian fishermen.

Except for the fact that popular irrationality that the government had fostered is now making itself into State policy. This government has benefitted from the wave of popular irrationality, with a degree of ethno-nationalist bent. It cultivated and

The focus on environmental conservation seems to be decreasing in the face of accelerated development projects in Sri Lanka. Development schemes encroaching on elephant habitats especially are far from satisfactory. Most projects have been implemente

The SLFP plays a huge role in taking the Government in the right direction as the major constituent partner of the SLPP led coalition Government.

The on-again, off again Lanka Premier League cricket tournament -the 23-day-long cricket fiesta-which commenced in November reached.....

Reading Ravi Nagahawatte’s well crafted description [December 17] titled, “Was Ven. Jinawamsa ready for lessons on impermanence?”

Deepa Mehta’s newly released film “Funny Boy” met with a post-production hiccup when activism sensitive to linguistic representation and the portrayal....

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) conducted the first national study on the treatment and conditions of prisoners from February 2018.....

The recent announcement by Tamil Cinema Superstar Rajinikanth that he would be forming a political party to contest all 234 seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly at the forthcoming May 2021 elections, has led to much speculation and excitemen

The panic on the COVID-19 threat has totally eclipsed many issues that would have otherwise become hot issues. Main among them is Tamil nationalistic politics. Some others are the plight of the United National Party (UNP) and the bickering within the

In ten days’ time we will be celebrating Christmas -- the birth of Jesus the Christ -- a man Christians believe is God made man and whose central message is love, sharing, forgiveness and peace.

The pilgrim season to Adam’s Peak is set to begin on December 29 (Tuesday) and the challenge would be to control the crowds.....

One of the responsibilities of a government towards its citizens is to ensure their physical security from domestic or external.....

In a surprise move, President’s Secretary P.B. Jayasundera on December 1 wrote to Treasury Secretary S.R. Attygalle instructing him to take steps....

On December 1, 2020, Presidential Secretary P.B. Jayasundera wrote to Treasury Secretary S.R. Attygalle to close down the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). This, Jayasundera wrote, was necessary ‘to create an efficient work environment to implemen

The talk of the town these days is all about an Ayurvedic ‘paniya’ or syrup, supposedly prepared by using some secret ingredients in addition to nutmegs and bees honey, being sought by desperate Sri Lankans, who appear to have lost faith in the g

Speaking to, Pakistani High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Maj. Gen. (Retd) Muhammad Saad Khattak spelled out the status of bilateral relations from his country’s perspective and shed light on the potential areas for further growth in trade and coopera

The mysterious death of Ajhan Jinawamsa Thera from the Netherlands gives us a reminder that things could go wrong even on a remote hermitage which most people think is the ideal place for mental progression.

Home to a plexus of sensitive ecosystems and a birds’ paradise, Thalangama comprises the few remaining green patches in Colombo’s wetlands.

The difference between developing medicines for COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka and the developed countries is that Sri Lanka fist allows the distribution of medicines and then go for researches on them and the developed countries do the oth

In April this year, while the COVID-19 virus was rampaging through communities, forcing governments to lockdown cities, President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina, a DJ turned politician launched with much funfair a herbal concoction w

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the right wing Hindu nationalistic party, is entrenched in the Indian national parliament. Besides, it is the leading party in 13 of India’s 31 States and Union Territories. In four other units it is a junio

Three health ministers, both Allopathic and Indigenous [a professor of pharmacology & two lawyers] apparently encourage the producer and the anxious Public, while the newly appointed Covid Minister had warned users. While

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) made headlines recently by commissioning two women pilots to fly military aircraft – a first in the island.

We are almost nine months into the pandemic. A number of smaller work places have been forced to shut down. Nearly 600,000 daily-paid.....

Nothing made him so despicable, as his manner of not conceding. Oliver Sacks published three case studies under the title, “The man who mistook his wife for a hat.

Anton Stanislaus Balasingham the political strategist of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and political adviser to Tiger leader Veluppillai Prabhakaran died 14 years ago in his South London residence.

The great Greek historian, Thucydides, set out a principle he thought dictated relations between strong and weak nations during his time. He said, “The strong do what they will and the weak what they must.” The question is whether this dictum st

Corruption is one of the most devastating crimes because it makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. During the past five centuries, colonial powers such as Portugal, the Netherlands and Britain, plundered our country though they claimed their aim