Sri Lankan Marine Biologist, Asha de Vos, wins at British Council’s...
The British Council has announced the names of three outstanding global award winners of the Study UK Alumni Awards. The Alumni Awards celebrate the outstanding...
BREAKING NEWS: Johann Peries summits Mt. Everest
Johann Pieris has been on a long and treacherous journey to finish what he started way back in 2016 and it brings us at...
Not A Hand Out, Maybe Just A Hand Up
Rajendra Theagarajah is a banker with a wealth of experience in the banking and financial services sector and counts over 30 years of experience...
It’s Not About Whether Abortions Will Happen, It’s About How They’ll...
No woman wants an abortion as she wants an ice cream cone or a Porsche. She wants an abortion as an animal caught in...
Sinhala and Tamil Now Available On Google Speech Recognition
Google announced that, among many other languages, it has added Sinhala and Tamil to its speech recognition option.
The newly added languages are Sinhala (Sri...
Trinco’s Oil Farm: Will the IOC Gain Complete Monopoly over Fuel...
The Trincomalee oil farm issue has been a hot topic of conversation among our locals, especially in light of the recent petroleum strikes.
So what...
The Long Overdue Animal Welfare Bill
It started off as just another Saturday afternoon. I had just had a hearty lunch and was lazing under the tropical Moratuwa sun.
Suddenly, something...
Will the Hambantota Port Lease Be The Financial Death Of Us?
“We are giving the country a better deal without any debt,” –Ranil Wickramasinghe
Tracing the history of this agreement, we could see that it has...
Jealous Husband Kills Estranged Wife’s ‘Other Man’
32-year-old Sri Lankan-born Canadian-Tamil Suren Sivanathan was held captive for 12 hours, tortured, and finally beaten to death under orders of the jealous, soon-to-be-ex...
Lead Singer of Linkin Park, Chester Bennington, commits suicide
The 41 year old lead vocalist of the renowned band is said to have taken his own life by hanging himself.
The body of Bennington...
Waste Management: Change Starts At Home!
Every year on the day of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, locals follow the age-old tradition of paying visits to their friends, family...
Uma Oya Multi-DESTRUCTIVE Development Project: A Cataclysmic Environmental Disaster
On 28 June, residents of Bandarawela took to the streets and conducted a widespread hartal campaign. Bandarawela practically became a ghost town. Shops and...