A few decades ago the SSC (Senior School Certificate) was the equivalent of the GCE O Level examination, One had to obtain three credit passes to...
by Harim Peiris As we approach the end of 2023 and with about a year to go for the next presidential election due before end 2024,...
Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, more popularly known simply as Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet, Hanafi faqih, Islamic scholar, Maturidi theologian and Sufi mystic, once declared “I...
By Geewananda Gunawardana, Ph.D. My high school teacher, late professor Kotagama Wachissara Thero, told us that there is no “ism” in what the Buddha taught. “You...
I worked in the Police Department many years ago and can say with authority that is has deteriorated to a shadow of what it once was....
A friend of mine related the experience he had after some burglars had tried to enter his house. Fortunately for the occupants, the attempted entry was...
My name is Jeroen, and I am writing to share a remarkable incident that recently occurred in Sri Lanka involving three Dutch travelers, including myself. Our...
By a Sports Aficionado This cricket-mad nation was appalled by the pathetic and blatantly disgraceful performance of its National Cricket Team at the premier event of...
The article titled “The distortion of Buddhism and the rise of meaningless rituals” written by ‘Member of the silent majority’, which appeared in The Sunday Island...
Published by BAYOWL Press Sam and Hussein Publishing House Versatile author, Goolbai Gunasekara’s books are always eminently readable whether they be on History, Education or Humour....