Yes, get ready to vibe with Yellow Beatz, Sri Lanka’s awesome girl group, keen to take Sri Lankan music to the world with a style similar...
Last Tuesday, 03rd January, I had a morning call from Piyal Perera, of the Gypsies, thanking The Island newspaper for the article ‘Gypsies … flying high.’...
By Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka’s traditional spice-based farming systems could hold the key to restoring degraded landscapes, strengthening rural livelihoods and tapping into global carbon markets,...
When the maritime provinces of Ceylon were under British occupation, colonial rulers adopted the Royal Charter of 1801, under which the office of the Governor was...
Although some of us may not be familiar with the eureka moment, it is a sudden, unexpected flash of insight, inspiration or discovery when you realise...
“The main theme of this year’s Independence Day is “Rebuilding Sri Lanka,” so spoke President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka as he ceremonially commemorated the island’s 78th independence...
The Sunday newspapers are instructive: a lead story carries the excellent work of our Ambassador in Geneva raising humanitarian assistance for Sri Lanka in the aftermath...
This year marks a significant milestone as we commemorate the 35th death anniversary of a titan in the field of education, Professor J. E. Jayasuriya. While...
“JVP candidates in our alliance – though less known thn SLFPers – seemed to draw a substantial number of votes” The patent lack of sincerity of...
There is a very picturesque jogging track in Perth’s Applecross Foreshore. It hugs the Swan River, running from Raffles Hotel near Canning Bridge and wending its...