It was with a sense of awe, admiration and joy that I read the piece by Capt. Elmo Jayawardene in The Island of 25 Oct. 2021,...
Bandula Warnapura secured his name in the annals of Sri Lankan cricket as the country’s first Test Cricket Captain. As Sri Lanka’s opening batter, he faced...
by Rohana R. Wasala Justice Minister Ali Sabry is reported to have said the traditional brand of Islamism which has been practised by Muslims in Sri...
The Jaffna People’s Forum for Coexistence strongly condemns the casteist violence unleashed on the oppressed community in Arasady, Vaddukoddai, in Jaffna, on the 19th of September...
An Appreciation An online commemoration event was held last week, organised by the Sociology Alumni Association of the Colombo University, in association with the Department of...
Everybody, it seems, is appalled by the attraction of politics as a haven for the Intellectually challenged. It is revealed that some 60 % or something,...
by Dr. Sarath Gamini De Silva I am a consultant physician, now retired after 35-years of government service. Both my parents were trained teachers and I...
By Dr PARAKRAMA WAIDYANATHA The consignment of nano urea, much spoken about produced by Indian Farmer Fertiliser Corporation (IFFCO}, had just arrived! Locally it is named...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Two recent glaring distortions of the life of the Buddha, in Sinhala newspapers, has compelled me to pen these thoughts. Contrary to...
Phidias, the great sculptor was immersed in work. It was 447 BC, and Phidias was given the mission to sculpt a massive statue of the goddess...