If Royal College ever had a ‘Man of Life’ on its highest pedestal, it was undoubtedly Viji Weerasinghe. Viji’s association with Royal College was a record-breaking...
The microfinance crisis that devours low-income women and their families is almost a decade old. Women, and community leaders, along with the cooperative movement, have been...
It is very well known that not all beggars indulge in begging because of need, some being professionals, indulging in this activity simply because it is...
My mother was my first and the last teacher. If she’s looking down from heaven, I suspect she’s quietly pleased with how I’ve navigated this world....
After President Donald J. Trump announced in April his “reciprocal tariffs” on more than 180 countries and territories, including that 44% tariff on Sri Lanka, a...
On this 25th of September, our world is a lot gloomier without you, but heaven should shine brighter than ever, as you celebrate your birthday over...
A few days ago, we were informed of the untimely death of Capt. Nihal Harischandra Goonewardene. Born in Galle, in 1942, to Wilfred and Ellen Goonewardene,...
Over a half a century ago, when late Venerable Professor Kotagama Wachissara Thero taught us Buddha Dhamma at Ananda, he explained that the Noble Eightfold Path...
Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims have lived in peace and harmony for a considerable period in this country. Though there were political manoeuvres in both sides of...
Introduction and Purpose The centenary of the inaugural Health Unit (HU) established in Kalutara in 1926 will fall next year. This pioneering institution was founded on...