by Roger Thiedeman In 1976 the British movie East of Elephant Rock was filmed entirely on location in Sri Lanka. Although stodgy and forgettable for the...
by Capt. Elmo Jayawardena Winds of College cricket are blowing right across the island, and Colombo is rocking with the fanfare of trumpets and unfurling flags...
by Hugh Karunanayake Turret Road Kollupitiya is now known as Anagaraika Dharmapala Mawata in honour of a prominent Buddhist who spearheaded the Buddhist revival movement at...
By C.A.Chandraprema The joint clandestine operation launched by the USA and Britain to oust Prime Minister Mohamed Mosaddegh of Iran in 1953 was a turning point...
By Professor W.A.J.M. De Costa Senior Professor and Chair of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya Strategies to address the challenges posed by climate...
By Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha My former student Parvathi Nagasunderam, one of the most impressive teachers in the university system, gave me for Christmas three books written...
Cassandra’s title this Friday indicates her continuing hopelessness (and yes, most certainly, disgust) with matters Sri Lankan. What pertains in this fair isle sent willfully to...
By Uthpala Wijesuriya The Royal-Thomian or the Battle of the Blues, the world’s second oldest uninterrupted cricket battle, will unveil for the 144th consecutive year this...
BY Dulari Anjelika Bookoladeniya Sarathchandra Muthubanda has succeeded in bringing forth a stage play under the name of “MANO MEGHA’’, which revolves around what is known...
Considering Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s singular focus over the years on tightening his grip on power at home, his securing a third straight term as President...