March 31, 2025

On March 25, 2025, the world lost one of its most original anthropological minds, Prof. Gananath Obeyesekere. Born in 1930 in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), Obeyesekere was not just an …

Havelock Sports Club powered into the semi-finals of the Mastercard Clifford Cup with a commanding 40 points to 18 points vin over Army Sports Club in their quarter-final clash at …

On March 24, the United Kingdom Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) announced its decision to impose sanctions on four Sri Lankans, including three top former military officials. Announcing …

The Central Bank said it will be closely monitoring developments in the US with regard to the Trump Administration’s trade tariff policies and how it would impact trade with Sri …

Last week, alleging “war crimes”, the United Kingdom (UK) sanctioned three former high-ranking Sri Lankan military officers, namely Gen. Shavendra Silva, Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya and Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha …

Staggering utility prices – a deterrent to continue business Weather continues to be unkind to farmers Small and medium enterprises known as SMEs in the country are considered to be …

Recycling may be in vogue now, but most Sri Lankans have more or less grown up with the concept. School uniforms were made with wide seam allowances so that children …

With less than 50 days to go for the ASBC Asian Under-22 and Youth Boxing Championships in May, Chairman of the Organising Committee, Tharanga Perera expressed his enthusiasm and confidence …

A new, hopeful dawn is breaking in the Sri Lankan film industry after years of struggle. Film halls are buzzing with enthusiastic cinema-goers, thanks to a wave of successful films. …

The demise of Gananath Obeyesekere (1930-2025) could be interpreted as the symbolic end of the best era of the University of Peradeniya. Gananath embodied the ethos of what Peradeniya stood …