At this particular juncture I will consider actor Malini Fonseka ’s particular appearance in Sri Lankan film called Punchi Baba (1968) and suggest an anti-representational ways of understanding the ...

It ended with a disgusting display of Arab opulence. It is disgusting not because of its financial magnitude and glitter but because of the circumstance in which it took place. A four hundred million ...

May 2024 marked the 15 th anniversary of the ending of the long Eelam War. Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardana presided over the annual ‘war-heroes’ commemoration. Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was ...

And then the scaremongering – if the NPP government were to fail and suffer defeat at the next election, will it pave the way for the return of the Rajapaksas, yet again, but this time under a new ...

The local government elections that took place last week saw a consolidation of the democratic system in the country. The government followed the rules of elections to a greater extent than its recent ...

Alfred Duraiappah who was Jaffna’s independent MP from 1960-65 and several times mayor was a popular figure. Although this is denied by many Tamil nationalists, the fact is that in all elections for ...

On 23 October 2024, the American Embassy in Sri Lanka issued a statement restricting all embassy personnel from travelling to Arugam Bay, a popular beach town in southeastern Sri Lanka. One piece of ...

Celebrating the 100 th Anniversary of the Jaffna Colleg Alumni Association – Colombo Branch, and 190 th anniversary of the Batticotta (Vaddukoddai) Seminary (1823) and Jaffna College (1872) 3 rd ...

Effective communication plays a vital role in governance. If communication is clear and effective, it contributes to promoting transparency and building trust between those holding power and the ...

The valuable message given by the Dalai Lama at the inter faith seminar on the ‘Preservation of Religious Harmony, Co­existence and Universal Peace’ organised by the International Association for ...

The Easter Sunday of 21st April 2019 was one of if not the bloodiest days in the history of Buddhist Sri Lanka. It was staged by a small group of religiously deranged Muslim mercenaries headed by a ...

A glance at the rounded, elliptical, an-iconic image of Shiva Lingam placed on a circular base (known as Peedam), which is found in the Sanctum Sanctorum (Garbhagraha) in all Shiva temples, has given ...