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Closing the poverty gap
According to the 2016............ statistics, 4.1per cent of our...
2020-03-07 18:30:00 0
Beauty without cruelty
The quest for beauty often takes a heavy toll. You may have assumed...
2020-02-29 18:30:00 0
Police - public relationship: for safer neighbourhoods
The primary function of the police is to protect the people and their...
2020-02-22 18:30:00 0
When personal tragedy strikes…
Life in the 21st century with its attendant stress and strains is a...
2020-02-08 18:30:00 0
Much achieved yet long road lies ahead
Sri Lanka has now reached its 72nd year of independence. While most...
2020-02-01 18:30:00 0
Quo Vadis, our talented youth?
Sri Lanka has 4.64 million young people between the ages of 15 and 29...
2020-01-25 18:30:00 0
Become a ‘smart’ grocery shopper and save money
Ask any urban Sri Lankan housewife what their seven most hated chores...
2020-01-18 18:30:00 0
Judge a book by its cover, author or subject?
Twelve days have passed since the dawn of the New Year, and still it’...
2020-01-11 18:30:00 0
Let us make sense of real Christmas
Beyond the Christmas tree, beyond the bows and wrapping paper, beyond...
2019-12-21 18:30:00 0
In pursuit of happiness, the Christian way
One of my favourite pop singers is Robert McFerrin Jr., an American...
2019-12-14 18:30:00 0
What it takes to make exercise a habit
According to the WHO country profile report, in Sri Lanka,...
2019-11-30 18:30:00 0
Right to die with dignity
From the moment of birth, a person is clothed with a number of basic...
2019-11-23 18:30:00 0
Animals too should have their rights
It’s time to rethink our relationship with the animal world. Many...
2019-11-09 18:30:00 0
A long road ahead to achieve gender equity
I sometimes wonder whether Sri Lankans are living in the 21st century...
2019-11-02 18:30:00 0
Grooming children to face the changing world
Today, schools and higher education institutes in Sri Lanka are...
2019-10-19 18:30:00 0
Money and marriage in Sri Lanka
Every bride and groom dream of a picture-perfect wedding they can...
2019-10-12 18:30:00 0
Creativity missing in our education
Today we live in a world of marks and examinations, social status and...
2019-09-28 18:30:00 0
Fresh look at teacher’s identity in student-centred classrooms
The current Sri Lankan education system has been successful in...
2019-09-21 18:30:00 0
Have we learned lessons from the two World Wars?
September 1, 2019 marked the 80th year since the commencement of...
2019-09-14 18:30:00 0
Stoicism offers valid solutions
Ancient Greece was a civilization belonging to a period of Greek...
2019-09-07 18:30:00 0
Let us revive our dying reading habit
Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is...
2019-08-31 18:30:00 0
A rational approach to road safety
Sri Lanka is experiencing an increasing number of road accidents,...
2019-08-24 18:30:00 0
Vocational education in a changing world
Vocational education and training (VET) is characterised by the...
2019-08-17 18:30:00 0
English Language cannot be taught; it must be learnt
According to a Wikipedia Research Report under the caption -...
2019-08-10 18:30:00 0
Tough regulations needed for three-wheelers
It was recently decided that the National Council for Road Safety...
2019-08-03 18:30:00 0
A closer look at our secondary education
Today, Sri Lanka has around 10,300 government schools. The curriculum...
2019-07-27 18:30:00 0
Is the newspaper industry dying?
As the global news media shifts from pulp to digital, the newspaper...
2019-07-20 18:30:00 0
Non-formal training for youth unemployment
“Take a job that you love. You will jump out of bed in the morning,”...
2019-07-13 18:30:00 0
Civic engagement, a must for democracy
A fundamental aspect of any democratic country is the right of its...
2019-07-06 18:30:00 0
The mobile, a double-edged sword
The latest statistics reveal that there are 27.38 million registered...
2019-06-29 18:30:00 0
Video games - good or bad for kids?
Video games have become an integral part of global urban culture. In...
2019-06-15 18:30:00 0
Facing the reality of suicide challenge
According to the latest report issued by the World Population Review...
2019-06-08 18:30:00 0
Reviewing our social welfare scheme
Samurdhi is one of the major welfare schemes in Sri Lanka. It was...
2019-06-01 18:30:00 0
Regulating the social media
In the wake of the recent calamity, the Sri Lankan Government was...
2019-05-25 18:30:00 0
Importance of Buddhist psychotherapy
Celebrated Psychologists like Carl Jung, William James and many...
2019-05-18 18:30:00 0
Say no to ragging
On March 31, this year Shanilka Dilshan Wijesinghe committed suicide...
2019-05-11 18:30:00 0
Standing together against terrorism
Over 325 people were killed in the recent Easter Sunday multiple...
2019-04-27 18:30:00 0
Aluth Avurudda happiness round the year
The Aluth Avurudda was a period of joy and happiness. All were happy...
2019-04-20 18:30:00 0
Preserving Avurudu traditions for the future
The Aluth Avurudda has been one of the most significant annual...
2019-04-13 18:30:00 0
A paradigm shift for higher vocational education
Five years ago, then German Ambassador in Sri Lanka Dr. Juergen...
2019-04-06 18:30:00 0
Is Sri Lankan poetry a dying art?
World Poetry Day was celebrated on March 21. The observance was meant...
2019-03-30 18:30:00 0
Can Sri Lankan culture survive the Information Age?
It’s forty years since the advent of the famous ‘Information Age’ in...
2019-03-23 18:30:00 0
Personality development for students essential today
Almost regularly we hear educators, politicians and commentators say...
2019-03-16 18:30:00 0
Justice for migrant housemaids
The number of workers leaving Sri Lanka to take up jobs as housemaids...
2019-03-09 18:30:00 0
Fostering cultural awareness among children
We all want children to grow up in a world free from discrimination,...
2019-03-02 18:30:00 0
Time to join the digital book revolution
The weekends and holidays are great times to catch up on reading –be...
2019-02-23 18:30:00 0
Our urbanites are losing their cultural identity
Three days ago, Valentine’s Day was celebrated by a large number of...
2019-02-16 18:30:00 0
E-governance can make Lankans happy
Technically, e-governance delivers many advantages to the citizens....
2019-02-09 18:30:00 0
Much to be proud of, much to be done
Tomorrow, Sri Lankans will celebrate the 71st Independence Day, which...
2019-02-02 18:30:00 0
Are we becoming a nation of boozers?
Alcohol consumption has been increasing across Sri Lanka in...
2019-01-26 18:30:00 0

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