Freedom, Liberty and Independence. Three words that seemingly have the same meaning, but differ slightly in their interpretation. Sri Lanka gained ...

One may naturally question why Independence continues to be celebrated when hardly any of us alive today have firsthand experience of ...

Laleen Jayamanne and Namika Raby (Part I of this article appeared in The Island on Friday (31 Jan.) Women’s Mental Health: ...

Content creators are using pop culture to craft their own witty greetings for the Chinese New Year. Influencer Mark Geronimo ...

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

Lunar New Year — also commonly called Chinese New Year — marks the start of the new year based on lunar calendars, or monthly cycles of the moon's phases. The lunar new year starts with the ...

By James Barron Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll look at what has happened to the ball that dropped in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. We’ll also find out about two art ...

SAINSBURY'S has sent foodies wild after slashing the price of cult favourite biscuits to just pennies in a major post-New Year's sale. Christmas may be over - but that doesn't mean that we're ...

From sharing food with family to visiting temples and more, here are common Chinese New Year traditions you need to remember for a prosperous year The new year signifies a year of fresh beginnings ...

In January 2021, the next most recent post-halving year, Bitcoin fell more than 25% from over $40,000 to just above $30,000 by the end of the month. It then skyrocketed 130% to a new all-time high ...

(Spencer Platt/Getty) As I’ve gotten older, the idea of a new year has made me nervous, though I’ve often had trouble expressing why. I was talking to one of my cousins on New Year’s Eve ...

The recent Christmas and New year season was probably one of the most fun but tiring holiday seasons I’ve experienced. It started with a Christmas eve lunch at my sister Penny’s house ...