It is inevitable that societies change with time and so do norms but, unfortunately, it is not always for the better. Minority view prevails at times....
Walk through any Sri Lankan town and you’ll hear it before you see it—the familiar hum of the three-wheeler, or “tuk-tuk,” weaving through traffic, carrying workers,...
This is one of the most enigmatic of Sinhala films that I have seen. I had to see it twice to understand the rationale of the...
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. For most healthy adults, it is a miserable but temporary...
Letters The Grama Sevaka, and Divisional Secretariat, in my area, refused to accept my original birth certificate in order to apply for a new I.D. I...
Letters Veteran cricket umpire and cricket coach Elmo Jayasundara died recently after brief a illness, at the age of 82. Elmo Jayasundara was first admitted to...
Jane Goodall passed away on 1 October 2025, marking the close of an extraordinary life. Yet, the values she nurtured in younger generations—compassion, curiosity, and reverence...
(June 15, 1945 – Oct. 26, 2023) On his 2nd death anniversary, we pay our deepest respect and heartfelt tribute to General Lionel Balagalle, an illustrious...
Labour of love: restoring my father’s 72-year old motorbike The 1953 British motorcycle was more than just a reliable workhorse. It was a symbol of my...
Anthropic’s Alarming Findings and the Return of the Frankenstein Complex The science and science fiction writer and inventor of the term “robotics”, Isaac Asimov coined the...