It all began in 1881 with a single platoon at Royal College, Colombo. John B. Cull, then principal, envisioned promoting ‘discipline through drill’ among students and attached the newly formed cadet ...

The escalating crises in the Middle East are yet another reminder, if one were needed, that the world is becoming more volatile, more polarised and less predictable. For a small, relatively open ...

Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 3.30 p.m. on 11 April 2026, valid for 12 April ...

This year, Easter Sunday on April 5 was a deeply meaningful and reflective day for me. As I contemplated the solemn stillness of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the hope of His resurrection, my ...

After threatening to annihilate one of the planet’s oldest civilizations, TACO* Trump chickened out again by grasping the ceasefire lifeline that Pakistan had assiduously prepared. Trump needed the ...

Punjab Kings trumped Sunrisers Hyderabad in a battle of explosive top orders, chasing down 220 with more than an an over to ...

We are passing through the ten-day interregnum called a ceasefire over the War on Iran. The world may breathe briefly, but this pause is not reassurance—it is a deliberate interlude, a vacuum in which ...

People and Events Listen to those bird calls. From among the usual sounds, a familiar but rare one seems to emerge now-a-days with increasing regularity – the call of the KOHA (Asian Koel) – bringing ...

The Chamara Kala Nikethanaya, a pioneering institution that has preserved and promoted Sri Lanka’s traditional dance heritage for over five decades, recently celebrated another historic milestone with ...

Rs. 3 million in Prizes Await Photographers Capturing Sri Lanka’s Biodiversity and the Urgent Challenges of a Changing World The Dilmah One Earth Photography Competition returns for its second year, ...

It is also different from all past governments as it faces new and different challenges No one knows whether the already broken ceasefire between the US and Iran, with Israel as a reluctant adjunct, ...

Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home!” John Howard Payne (1823) Deep within each of us is a longing for home. Soon after I arrived in the UK ...