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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

H.E. Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey, Secretary General of BIMSTEC, paid a courtesy visit to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr ...

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 ...

Mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island. Fairly strong winds of (30-40) kmph can be expected at times ...

The success of Heartland over the past 24 years has been fueled by the unwavering support of Sri Lankan customers across the ...

Veteran Tamil political leader Somasundaram Senathirajah popularly known as “Maavai” Senathirajah breathed his last on 29 January 2025. The octogenarian six-footer suffered a brain concussion after a ...