COVID-19: Dr B. J. C. Perera Specialist Consultant Paediatrician Many outbreaks and epidemics such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, as well as our past experience with vaccines and...
by Dr. Upul Wijayawardhana Rather than discoursing on the profound truths expounded by the Buddha, some Bhikkhus have specialised in telling stories. Worse still, they are...
The 25th Death Anniversary of His Lordship Bishop Waliwitavidanelage Don Sylvester ‘If there are wise or learned persons among you, let them show it by their...
Dictatorship will deplete institutional, social, financial and human capital Kumar David Gota knows no other way than to talk tough, hand authority to Army Silva and...
Madush immediately worked on a plan to retrieve the diamond. He was known for his meticulous planning and attention to detail. The attack on the prison...
Tobacco Economics: by Priyanka Jayawardena On average, a tobacco-user household spends nearly Rs. 2,000 per month on tobacco, constituting 4% of the household budget. Spending on tobacco can drive out...
Two Sundays ago I wrote in this column about the beheading of French history teacher Samuel Paty, 47, by a Chechen Muslim terrorist. President Emmanuel Macron’s...
by Vijaya Chandrasoma The most important presidential election in the history of the United States is currently in progress. Neither President Trump nor Vice President Biden...
by K. L. Gunaratne With nearly 500,000 smallholders in total, the tea smallholder sector is a significant contributor to the production and output of Ceylon Tea...
SIR SEAN CONNERY by Anura Gunasekera As a teen my introduction to James Bond was “Casino Royale”, a tattered paperback copy bought second-hand, for a few...