On 25 Sept., 1959 Lankadeepa Journalist Ratnapala Vithana reported for duty at the newspaper’s editorial office, then owned by the old Times of Ceylon Group and...
A toned-down UN resolution on Sri Lanka now appears likely at the current session of the Human Rights Council. The government would prefer that the periodic...
Our music scene has been around for a very, very long time, but what have our performers achieved globally. Absolutely nothing! Have any of them had...
Michael de Silva certainly has a fan base in Sri Lanka, although he now lives in Switzerland. Last week’s story about Suzi Croner (Flückiger) coming this...
When Sri Lanka talks of tourism, the conversation too often begins and ends with sun, sand, and surf. Yet, beyond its golden beaches and ancient ruins,...
The first-ever treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year, after it was ratified by the 60th nation, Morocco....
The eagerly awaited Performance Report of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) for 2024 has recently been published. It offers some context regarding the IRD’s tax collections....
One of the many problems the government is facing is a life and death problem on the roads. There are too many Sri Lankans for whom...
A Bloom Once in 12 Years: As the morning mist lifts off the cloud forests of Horton Plains, a rare spectacle of nature is quietly unfolding—one...
My title reads ‘Comment …’ I dare not claim this article to be a review of Arundhati’s latest book, since she is too unique a writer...