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

Freedom, Liberty and Independence. Three words that seemingly have the same meaning, but differ slightly in their interpretation. Sri Lanka gained independence from the British rulers on February 4, ...

Old cases are revived, but arrests seen as witch-hunt and hurried moves; Govt. leaders react to Yoshitha’s release on bail, ...

On the 77th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence from colonial rule following foreign domination of some four and a half ...

Born and died in the Month of FEBRUARY, Colvin was not only a towering intellect and a firebrand orator but also a profound thinker. His eloquence in both courtrooms and Parliament made him one of Sri ...

This article examines the relationship between Sinhala language loyalty and the achievement of independence, offering a sociohistorical and sociolinguistic perspective on the period. The efforts of ...

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Dissanayake’s speech paying glowing tribute to sham independence and demanding that class interests of workers and the ...

Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

Keihéenák’w John Martin: Kaxwaan. That means frost. Keihéenák’w John Martin: Kaxwaan ḵusi.áat’. Frost is cold. Keiyishí ...

What separates effective leadership communication from everyday conversation is linguistic precision—the deliberate use of language to create motivation and clarity. Words create mental frames ...