On September 18, 2023, the Government of Sri Lanka published a Bill titled “Online Safety” and this was subsequently tabled in Parliament on October 3. The...
From stardom to shadows, glamour, grit, and a runway tragedy By Dahami P. Samarathunga It was the year 2019 and it was one of my habits...
(Excerpted from the autobiography of Merrill J. Fernando) A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes will himself be refreshed Bible book of proverbs My mother...
by Vijaya Chandrasoma The United States of America prides itself as the greatest nation in the world, the One Nation Under God (the Protestant Incarnation), the...
Researchers have discovered a two-foot-tall Buddha statue in Berenike, an ancient Egyptian port city on the Red Sea. The artifact is the first Buddha ever found west...
(Excerpted from Selected Journalism by HAJ Hulugalle) R.E. de Alwis, one of the greatest newspaper men Ceylon has produced, died 25 years ago (when this book...
by HUGH KARUNANAYAKE The Korean boom of 1950/51 which created record disposable incomes within the country, elevated standards of living among those who already enjoyed a...
“The forest is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness and benevolence that makes no demands for its sustenance and extend generously the products of its activity:...
Overseas news has swamped local news, which latter is invariably depressing and rife with murder, corruption, eternal criticism and conflict, and of course political shenanigans. Sad...
Extracted From All Experience: Essays and reflections by Sam Wijesinha, 2001. The State Council created under the Donoughmore Constitution had its first meeting on July 7th,...