Laleen Jayamanne and Namika Raby (Part I of this article appeared in The Island on Friday (31 Jan.) Women’s Mental Health: Trance/Dance in Folk Rituals The lecture Namika heard on ‘pregnancy cravings’ ...

Jaffna known as “Yaarlpaanam” in Tamil and “Yaapanaya” in Sinhala is the capital city of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province.

The Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka) welcomed the New Year at a spectacular reception held at the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo on January 23. The event brought ...

Senior Tamil politician Mavai Senathirajah, a key figure in the long political struggle for the rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka’s north ... from the position last year amid a sharp rift ...

All had their Secondary and University education in Sri Lanka in the English medium. SWRD’s ‘Sinhala only ‘paved the way for Secondary and University education in the Sinhala medium and none of those ...

Born in Meerut, India and after finishing early education, opted out of IIT, Kanpur to join NDA, Khadakwasla, Pune. Commissioned as an officer in the Indian Army in December 1975 at Kargil and has ...

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung recently called on authorities to make the revitalisation of the Board of Investment (BOI) a key New Year’s resolution for Sri Lanka in 2025. Chung ...

On the other hand, Indian women made their mark in the ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year, with Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma earning well-deserved spots. Charith Asalanka (C) (Sri Lanka), Saim ...

Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong said that in recent years, the Chinese Spring Festival has increasingly gone to ...

A group of 13 fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Karaikal on board a Karaikal fishing boat were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Monday (January 27, 2025) night on charges of trespassing and fishing ...

A new Sinhala ... of Sinhala film music. Prior to the release of Rekawa in 1956, Sinhala film songs were largely adaptations of Hindi and Tamil melodies. Santha’s compositions for Rekawa marked a ...

The Palk Strait, a narrow strip of water separating Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka, is a rich fishing ground for fishermen from both countries. Fishermen from both countries are arrested frequently for ...