by Capt. Elmo Jayawardena Christmas is special, rather very special. Everybody looks forward to Christmas. Silent nights and silver bells, mistletoe and pine smells, all wrapped...
by Kumar David I have wondered why though I am an agnostic Christmas has always been meaningful to me. The merrymaking, the family gatherings, eating and...
Excerpted from volume ii of Sarath Amunugama’s auotobiography In the public mind today Gamini is often coupled with Lalith Athulathmudali because they jointly sponsored an impeachment...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana No doubt, there would have been many a sigh of relief on reading the excellent piece “Second thoughts on the last thought”...
Story By Nadeeshani Ekanayaka Associate Member – IOB Bird migration remains one of nature’s enthralling wonders, which has piqued the research interest of many birders worldwide. Recently...
by Hugh Karunanayake Royal College as well as the other leading schools in Colombo have produced some outstanding orators who have graced the national scene both...
by Gnana Moonesinghe Where Sri Lanka is concerned, reconciliation means different things to different people. To me it means recognizing that ours is a plural society...
By Michael Roberts Some of the most colourful surnames that once stood as a beacon to help distinguish the ethnic backgrounds of locals have now gone...
by Hugh Karunanayake The fort of Galle was captured from the Portuguese by the Dutch in 1640 and Galle remained the Dutch capital city in Ceylon...
These regional chieftains have a proprietorial hold over their strong vote bank. The BJP plans to either decimate them or join them as their ally. BY...