My mother passed away on the 21st of November 1977. She was born at a place called Kalehe, about 4 miles away from Galle town. Her father was Aaron Suraweera and her mother was Catherina Wijesinghe. After a couple of years in the village school, she was boarded at the tender age of ten, at […]

I was very saddened by the news that my dear friend Nazeer had passed away. Nazeer was a very close friend of mine, my parents & siblings for about 65 years. He was living at Hudson road, Colombo 03 with his family and first attended Marshall Preparatory school in Kollupitiya. Thereafter went to STC Prep. […]

MAS Amity Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of MAS Holdings, signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Tata Group’s Trent Ltd, setting up an entity in India for the joint development of business into intimate wear and other apparel related products, MAS announced in Colombo on Friday. “Over time, MAS and Trent would pool their domain expertise […]

by Kumar David Remember Dickens? “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom; it was the age of foolishness”. America has the finest medical technology, its operating theatres are superb (when you walk past one it looks like a NASA space control centre), the surgeons, […]

Vindya Perera, Managing Directress at Brilliant Cuts (Pvt) Ltd, won the Young Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award at the recently held ‘WCIC Prathibhabhisheka – The Women Entrepreneur Awards 2022’ organized by the Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce (WCIC). Vindya Perera received the award at the event that was held under the patronage of […]

The article written by Dr. Nihal D. Amerasekera in the Sunday Island of January 8 prompted me to write about my association with the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. Though I had dealings with the Faculty since 1972, it was only in respect of the establishment work pertaining to the recruitment, promotions. etc of […]

Excerpted from the Memoirs of a Cabinet Secretary by BP Peiris In Heidelberg, I spent another three weeks. Crossing the Rhine from France to Germany, everything changed except the passengers and the rail cars because the train was one called a ‘through train’. At the frontier station, orders were shouted in guttural German that no […]

Ceymed, the largest non-hospital laboratory chain in Sri Lanka, recently expanded its service network with the unveiling of its newly refurbished centre in the heart of the Nugegoda town. The Ceymed Nugegoda Centre boasts of a fully-equipped OPD and ETU run by a qualified and experienced panel of doctors, Operating Theatre facilities, Exercise ECG and […]

AIA Insurance last week announced the appointment of its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Sasith Bambaradeniya, effective January 2023. He counts over 15 years of experience in marketing, communications, strategic planning and operations leadership and is a proven marketing leader who had spearheaded some notable and award-winning campaigns and disruptive innovation in the local insurance [̷...

By A spectator It was 10.45 am on January 31, 1996. That was the time and the date which will continue to be etched in the memories of many. The bombing of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka was one of the of the most tragic and deadly acts perpetrated by the LTTE. For 29 […]

The final rites of veteran Sri Lankan filmmaker Sumitra Peries, who passed away on Thursday (19 Jan.), were performed with full state honours this afternoon (21 Jan.).

National People s Power (NPP) leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake has warned Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardena that attempting to obstruct the upcoming Local Government (LG) election is a punishable offence.

A court in northern France has sentenced 14 Sri Lankan nationals to prison for operating a people-smuggling ring across Europe  part of a continent-wide attempt to crack down on the lucrative criminal networks.

New Zealand High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Michael Appleton met with the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera at the Navy Headquarters yesterday (21 Jan.).

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has informed the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) that power cuts will have to be imposed even during the 2022 G.C.E Advanced Level Examination, scheduled to begin on Monday (23 Jan.).

One person has died in a shooting incident reported in Buthgamuwa, Rajagiriya this evening (Jan 21), Ada Derana correspondent says.

The driver of the bus, which was involved in a deadly collision in Nanu Oya that claimed the lives of seven people including children, has been arrested by the police.

Rescuers in Tibet have discovered eight more bodies, increasing the death toll to 28 following an avalanche that buried multiple vehicles in deep snow and ice on a section of road connected to a highway tunnel.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced that the Local Government election will be held on 9th March 2023

The upcoming Local Government (LG) election will be held on 09 March 2023.

Sri Lanka Navy, on Thursday (19 Jan.), seized two consignments carrying a collective of nearly 1,000 kilograms of smuggled turmeric in Jaffna, while four suspects have also been apprehended.

The Nanu Oya Police are currently looking to arrest the driver of the bus involved in the fatal accident that took place on the Radella Shortcut Road in Nuwara Eliya yesterday (20 Jan.).