Sri Lanka’s attainment of national independence in 1948 was not merely the result of constitutional reforms and political struggles but also ...

A little-known female author, G. Misihami’s spirit was very much present at a function held in Jaffna on January 18. A cultural centre in Jaffna was named after Thiruvalluvar, ...

Senathirajah, a veteran politician and stalwart figure in Tamil nationalist politics, passed away in Jaffna last week, aged ...

In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) (Part II of this article appeared in The Island on Monday – 03) Tissa Ranasinghe’s and Gananath’s Kannagi Gananath’s Pattini book has a ...

Thilakarajah first started writing poetry in school. He encountered Velupillai’s work in his Tamil literature syllabus and ...

Sri Lanka’s top Catholic leader Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has called on the nation’s politicians to refrain from suppressing ...

Freedom, Liberty and Independence. Three words that seemingly have the same meaning, but differ slightly in their interpretation. Sri Lanka gained ...

The 125th year anniversary of Ladies’ College, Colombo7, will be celebrated this year. The year-long festivities started on February 1, with a Centenary Netball match between Ladies’ College and ...

Dr Nihal Jayawickrama I had always thought that autobiographies were written after retirement. I hope this request from the LAW MEDIA for the story of my life, or more particularly, my experiences ...

It all ended in an orgy of violence orchestrated by the Sri Lankan army in May 2009, with the death of every LTTE leader who had not defected to the army years earlier. Prabhakaran and his entire ...