A Malaprop was the butt of many a joke. But he was a jolly and pleasant man, a lawyer with a successful criminal and civil practice....
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By Uditha Devapriya udakdev1@gmail.com In 851 AD, an Arab merchant, called Soleyman, wrote an account of his travels to the island of Serendib. Impressionistic but insightful,...
By K. A. I. KALYANARATNE Consultant, Publications Postgraduate Institute of Management University of Sri Jayewardenepura Vice President Hela Havula Our mother tongue and our first language...
By Tharindu Muthukumarana (Tharindu Muthukumarana Author of the award-winning book “The Life of Last Proboscideans: Elephants” tharinduele@gmail.com) On Tuesday, 05 October, 2021, as the sun rose...
By Uditha Devapriya In Michael Mann’s Heat, one of the best heist thrillers ever made, the protagonist is a cop called Hanna, played by Al Pacino....
By Rohana R. Wasala Sri Lankan singer and rapper Yohani Diloka de Silva returned to the island on October 13, 2021, after a two-week visit to...
YouTube channel ‘Panshu’ launched by Walpola Rahula Institute By Raj Gonsalkorale Social media today has linked millions of people with facts, fiction and outright fake news....
By Uditha Devapriya The films of Prasanna Vithanage come back to you long after you’ve seen them. They move you, chasten you, sometimes make you angry,...