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Rethinking Adequate Housing for All

Srilanka, Oct. 3 -- At first glance, the answer seems straightforward. A home is a place with walls, a roof, a door and a space where a family can live. But in today's rapidly changing world, that def... Read More


Is the JVP drifting away from non-alignment and supporting Palestine?

Srilanka, Oct. 3 -- The 81st session of the Unite Nations General Assembly (UNSGA) has come to an end. The theme of the session was 'Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that del... Read More


Request to Extend the UBO Declaration Submission Deadline

Srilanka, Oct. 3 -- Under the latest regulations issued by the Registrar of Companies (ROC), all ROC-registered companies are required to submit a formal Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) declaration in... Read More


When Crime Speaks Louder Than Politics

Srilanka, Oct. 3 -- The past fortnight has not been a collection of isolated crime stories. It has been a pattern: a large maritime narcotics seizure in the North, inland heroin and ICE hauls in the W... Read More


Mystery of Sri Lanka's "Great Synagogue": Did It Exist?

Srilanka, Oct. 3 -- Every year, an article appears in either Israeli or Sri Lankan media detailing the elusive history of a historic synagogue in Sri Lanka. The stories whisper of a grand structure us... Read More


Rev. Fr. Victor Silva marks golden jubilee of priesthood

Srilanka, Oct. 3 -- It was on October 7, 1976, that our Late Cardinal Thomas Cooray ordained six deacons as priests at St. Lucia's Cathedral, Kotahena in a solemn ceremony. Rev. Fr. Victor Silva was o... Read More


In Memory Of Dona Agatha Therese Mahendrarajah

Srilanka, Oct. 3 -- Dona Agatha Therese Mahendrarajah (nee Kaluarachchi) was born on May 24, 1953. She received her education at St. Joseph's Convent, Nugegoda, where she spent her formative years. W... Read More


Helpage seminar educates schoolchildren to value their elders

Srilanka, Oct. 3 -- The invaluable service rendered by our elders to society in the past was highly admired by Help-Age Sri Lanka (HASL) at a recent seminar conducted at Hillwood College, Kandy. The... Read More


Melwa dismisses Seeduwa plant allegations as baseless; hints at business motives

Srilanka, Oct. 3 -- Melwa Group has rejected the allegations that its new cement plant in Seeduwa is being built in an environmentally sensitive zone. It suggested that some of the criticism could b... Read More


Sri Lanka secures US $ 100mn ADB loan to tackle skills shortages

Srilanka, Oct. 3 -- Sri Lanka has secured a US $ 100 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan to overhaul vocational training, seeking to address the skills shortages that leave the businesses strugg... Read More