Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow ...

Revisiting Central Bank’s growth role: With its nominal policy powers, it cannot promote growth even if it wants to do so Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe is reported ...

Ahead of International Women’s Day, falls on March 8, Sri Lankan women shared harrowing accounts of being sexually harassed on public transport at an event organized by United Nations Population Fund ...

According to dissenting officers, if a proper ‘Appreciation of Situation’ had been done, it should have led to an integrated operation with a political solution to address the root cause. Military ...

A special agreement has been signed between the two Buddhist groups Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) and 969 movements with the motive of creating a South Asia free of terrorism and religious fundamentalism. The ...

Sri Lankan security forces have been using rape and other forms of sexual violence to torture suspected members or supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Human Rights Watch said in ...

Professor Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah passed away on January 19 th, 2014. This is not a conventional obituary, but a brief account of his work, meant as a tribute to his scholarship. Professor Tambiah ...

After violating all laid down norms for recruitment to the Sri Lanka Navy, the son of former President Yoshitha Kanishka Rajapaksa received a 13 th month course sponsored and paid for by Ukrinmarsh, ...

Nine years of researching the background to my novel The Devil Dancers introduced me to some fascinating historical characters. One of the most remarkable was Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, one of the key ...

Everything in this man’s disposition radiates the peaceable philosophy so widely associated with gentle Buddhism. But Rev. Iththbekande Saddhatissa is a radical, accused of spreading xenophobia, ...

The mob violence that suddenly burst forth in Jaffna has given rise to multiple interpretations, both in Jaffna and elsewhere. Opposition politicians have claimed that the displaced Sinhalese who have ...

From time to time, a lone voice or a newspaper article cautiously asks whether some current Buddhist beliefs and practices are fully consistent with what the Buddha taught. Many devoted Buddhists ...