By C.A.Chandraprema The joint clandestine operation launched by the USA and Britain to oust Prime Minister Mohamed Mosaddegh of Iran in 1953 was a turning point...
By Professor W.A.J.M. De Costa Senior Professor and Chair of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya Strategies to address the challenges posed by climate...
By Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha My former student Parvathi Nagasunderam, one of the most impressive teachers in the university system, gave me for Christmas three books written...
Cassandra’s title this Friday indicates her continuing hopelessness (and yes, most certainly, disgust) with matters Sri Lankan. What pertains in this fair isle sent willfully to...
By Uthpala Wijesuriya The Royal-Thomian or the Battle of the Blues, the world’s second oldest uninterrupted cricket battle, will unveil for the 144th consecutive year this...
BY Dulari Anjelika Bookoladeniya Sarathchandra Muthubanda has succeeded in bringing forth a stage play under the name of “MANO MEGHA’’, which revolves around what is known...
Considering Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s singular focus over the years on tightening his grip on power at home, his securing a third straight term as President...
They say the beauty of every girl is perceived, in different ways, by the gaze of others. If a woman stands out radiant, and natural, in...
* Honey and Aloe Vera: If your face is really dry and in need of some quenching, so you can have that dewy glowing look that’s...
By Prof. W.A.J.M. De Costa Senior Professor and Chair of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya Sri Lankan agriculture appears to be recovering from...