The questions posed by Arahat Mahinda to King Devanampiyatissa on the historic Poson Poya day, in the 3rd Century BC, keeps ringing in the minds of...
The Lockheed TriStar L 1011 aircraft was well ahead of its time. It is said that the manufacturers, Lockheed built two automatic pilots first and then...
Be Kind was the watchword of the successful handling of the Covid-19 onslaught on Aotearoa – NZ and the lockdown that contributed in no small measure...
I sang hallelujas in exultation when I read Dr Parakrama Waidyanatha in the Sunday Island of June 20 . I refer to his article titled: “GMOA...
Abrupt changes in the number of living animals in past millennia? Major dips indicate mass extinctions following cataclysmic events (last one: picture above uc.sc). Minor dips...
By Dr Tara de Mel (former Secretary, Ministry of Education) Discussions on English medium education have surfaced, once again. Every few years, or if ever a...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Some of us are fortunate enough to advance in years with all faculties intact and in reasonably good health, albeit with the...
Amritha Bethi Gee Pudasara By Sajitha Prematunge Amritha incense sticks is a product, without which no Buddhist or Hindu religious activity is complete. Darley Butler, the...
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has made a thought-provoking pronouncement with regard to the long-simmering Kashmir dispute which could be considered as outlining new parameters for...
Advent of Arhant Mahinda Maha Thera Poson Poya marks the advent of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, with the arrival of Arhant Mahinda Maha Thera bearing the...