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Kottahachchi does it again!!

Colombo, April 29 -- Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa admitted that there seems to be a mistake in the figures presented by National People's Power (NPP) MP Nilanthi Kottahachchi a... Read More


A conversation with Dhammika Gunasekara Timeless Curves and Unconventional Colour

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- Having schooled at Royal College, Colombo, he pursued his undergraduate studies at the University of Colombo, he subsequently completed a second undergraduate degree at the Impe... Read More


Inequality at the Sacred Tooth Relic: A Reflection of a Deeper Malaise

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- The recent scenes at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, where thousands gathered to pay homage, offer a sobering reminder of the entrenched inequalities that continu... Read More


Justice delayed, justice denied and a mockery of justice

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- On the morn of Easter Sunday 21 April 2019, suicide bombers exploded their deadly payloads of explosives in three Churches and three luxury hotels in the country killing over tw... Read More


Of books in libraries and people who don't use them

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- I was a heavy user of libraries in Colombo in the 1960s and 1970s. I continue to be a heavy user of information. What happened in the past five decades is the internet. It shoul... Read More


Vietnamese Spiritual leader forced to make U-turn in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- Minh Tue is a Vietnamese who describes himself as an ordinary learner and practising what Buddha has taught in scripture. He has been walking in Vietnam barefoot, eating once a ... Read More


Bogambara: A sinister Bastille shared by Sardiel and Dr. Colvin R. de Silva

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- The name Bogambara evokes historical events, but it became best known for the prison by that name. Back in the 19th century, Ehelepola Kumarihami was drowned by royal edict in t... Read More


China to send top Minister to SL amid trade roiled by Trump's tariffs

Colombo, April 28 -- In the wake of Sri Lanka trying hard to mitigate the impact from the chaotic announcement of reciprocal tarrifs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese Commerce Minister... Read More


Over 600 tonnes of garbage in Kandy

Colombo, April 28 -- Devotees who visited Kandy during the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic have haphazardly disposed more than 600 tonnes of garbage into the environment by 12.00 noon yesterday. ... Read More


Appointments for CT, MRI scans at National Hospital cancelled

Colombo, April 28 -- The Picture Archiving and Communication System (PAC System) at the National Hospital has been out of service for the past two weeks leading to the suspension of appointment schedu... Read More