By Krishantha Prasad Cooray When people who have the same first name meet up, there’s name-related humour. The more, the merrier, obviously, especially if they are...
(Excerpted from The Jetwing Story on the Life of Herbert Cooray by Shiromal Cooray) Though conscientious about records, accounts and compliance with regulations, Herbert Cooray was...
Donald Trump – Bible salesman par excellence by Vijaya Chandrasoma “March Madness” is an annual ritual in the USA, the climax of the National College Basketball...
by LC Arulpragasam (We begin excerpting today sections of an anthology of memoirs of LC Arulpragasam, who at over 95-years of age is among the last...
Bulath in Sinhala, Vettila in Tamil and Malayalan, Paan in Hindi, Plu in Thai, Sirih in Malay are local names for betel (Piper betle) the tender...
Avurudu is traditionally the most looked forward to holiday for most Sri Lankans and is celebrated across the country with seasonal food, traditional customs, and fun...
By Hiran W. Jayewardene Kachchativu island when I visited it in 1974 was an uninhabited and desolate place occasionally visited by fishermen to dry their nets....
The poems, termed didactic – Lovada Sangarava and Subhasitaya – have been translated as Towards Universal Well-being and Well Spoken respectively, and published as a second...
India’s ruling BJP aims to score over domestic opponents, and may not want a diplomatic row over Kachchatheevu in the Palk Strait By Nirendra Dev, New...
Crocus City Hall terrorist attack by Kumar David What on earth is happening? An unprecedented election victory for Vladimir Putin followed on the morrow by a...