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For the non-Chinese, Hanzi characters have always been daunting – held as mysterious symbols of aesthetic beauty; to the point that some have ill-advised tattoos in Chinese that says “Electricity” …

Walk through a neighbourhood in Colombo or any urban area at noon, and you’ll feel it—the intense heat radiating not just from the roads but from the roofs above. In …

We often hear people complaining, “I didn’t get a wink of sleep last night.” Most of us have experienced sleepless nights due to many physical or psychological problems. Recent research …

Once, when the Buddha was still alive, his opponents hired some people to curse him and Ven. Ānanda when they were out on their alms round. “You camels. You skinheads. …

The free education system in Sri Lanka is a powerful gift that has given many of us the wings to fly, Chamali Kodikara, a PhD student in Canada, who has …

Victor Hugo once said, “To learn to read is to light a fire. Every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” In another striking line, he said, “One letter …

The International Education group at Cambridge University Press and Assessment (Cambridge) hosted its second annual South Asia Cambridge Schools Conference, bringing together 400 educators, school and thought leaders from India, …

A public pursuit of better governance, as well as conditions set by an international lender, helped roll back an era of corruption in Sri Lanka. Many nations have seen mass …

The Russian House in Colombo erected a plaque at the Colombo Public Library commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. The unveiling of the …

Excerpts from an interview with the late Most Venerable Nauyane Ariyadhamma Thera of the Na Uyana Monastery. Q: When natural disasters strike, thousands of people die at the same location. …