For architect Shereen Amendra, the fascination of the Mahathupa (the original Pali name which she prefers) began when she was a teenager. Her mother Doreen Alles’s copy of the Mahavamsa much-thumbed ...

The deal for the Sampur plant was signed in December 2006 between the Government of Sri Lanka, Ceylon Electricity Board and ...

Tamil Film actress Rambha, who ruled the roost in the 90s, has found herself facing controversy from netizens recently. A ...

Dairy farmers in Eastern Sri Lanka are facing challenges as external crop cultivators acquire traditional grazing lands. For ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

Photo courtesy of The Island In my tribute to her last week, I noted that Sumitra Peries belonged to a generation which also ...

Photo courtesy of Milinda Wattegedera Sri Lanka’s future is interwoven with the fate of its natural habitats. The country ...

Tourism is perhaps one of the saviours we have today. However it has to be stated that some essential factors have to be addressed if Tourism is to be successful. In that respect Iceland has a great ...

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), once considered one of the most ruthless terrorist organisations in the world, ...

Debt-for-nature swaps could be Sri Lanka’s first opportunity to raise funds after restructuring its debt, the country’s central bank Governor P. Nandalal Weerasinghe said.

After discussion in the Rajya Sabha, the Finance Bill 2025 was returned to the Lok Sabha, with the Parliament completing the ...

India’s tea exports touched a 10-year high at 255 million kg in 2024 despite uncertainties in global market triggered by ...