Jehan Perera The ongoing 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which runs from September 7 to October 7, 2026, in Geneva is important to Sri Lanka. Its outcome will send a signal to ...

N. A. de S. Amaratunga At a time when the word genocide is used with political motive and defensive war misconstrued as genocide, and a brutal genocide is taking place on a global scale with impunity, ...

Hasini Lecamwasam Brain drain in Sri Lanka is at an all-time high. The latest Human Flight and Brain Drain Index for 2024 shows that we are 16th of 175 countries on this count, and first in South Asia ...

By Chenuka Elwitigala Manel Abeysekera was a trailblazing figure in Sri Lankan history, best known as the country’s first female career diplomat. In a field that was once the exclusive domain of men, ...

Dr Laksiri Fernando “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela Apart from Nelson Mandela, there have been many philosophers and social activists ...

Acting Secretary-General of Parliament Hansa Abeyratne has informed the Chairman of the Election Commission that a vacancy has arisen in Parliament of a Member of Parliament following the resignation ...

Charming audiences in Switzerland as Suzi Flückiger, Sri Lanka’s own Suzi Croner is coming home… for a very special occasion. The bubbly former frontline vocalist of 90s band Friends will take the ...

SSC have been quite impressive in domestic cricket this season having already reached the finals of the one-day competition last week and this week they have reached the T-20 finals. SSC beat a strong ...

Reemus Fernando ‎ Rumesh Tharanga powered Sri Lanka’s track and field to new heights with yet another dominant performance, winning the men’s javelin title at the World Athletics’ inaugural Ultimate ...

Customs Narcotics Control Unit at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on Sunday (13) thwarted an attempt by a Ugandan national to smuggle in cocaine with a street value of approximately Rs 50 ...

Music lovers in this part of the world know her as Kay Jay the singer, and that’s because she was very active in the local music scene, performing with the band Dreamteam, 20th Century, and Cardinal’s ...

By S.K. Samaranayake A 43-year-old private tutor, suspected of sexually abusing a girl while teaching her at her home in the Kandy area, was oreleased on personal bail of Rs. 200,000 by Kandy ...