Amid the growing discontent among Sri Lankan farmers surrounding the new purchasing standard for large onions introduced by ...

EMD Upali, a familiar name in both the Colombo Bar and the Sinhala stage, is gearing up to unveil his latest theatrical ...

I write to complement Mr. Sangadasa Akurugoda’s essay “Why get rid of our linguistic heritage, and move back to English?” in ‘The Island’ of 8th February 2021. This is nothing to get excited about. It ...

Another crucial change by the JVP is in the area of ethnic relations. The JVP is shedding its past “Sinhala Socialist” image ...

India has come forward to help Sri Lanka resolve the politically sensitive and festering issue of integrating the two primary languages, Sinhala and Tamil. India has come forward to help Sri Lanka ...

New Year celebrations begin with the cleaning of the house and the lighting of an oil lamp. The rest of the day is punctuated by auspicious moments. A Catholic celebrated the festivity with his Hindu ...

It was 1965, our first year in upper school of Trinity College Kandy. Vice Principal G.Y. Sahayam, waving his long cane, carefully allocated us seats in alphabetical order in the college hall, for ...