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Many organisations of the United Kingdom are making elaborate arrangements to celebrate the 250th birth anniversary of the classic novelist Jane Austen who was born on December 16, 1775. As …

The Francophonie Film Festival which began on March 21 concludes today in Colombo. This annual event, coordinated by the French Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, showcases the beauty …

TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infections with thousands of persons dying or falling sick with complications each day across the world. Sadly it is the poorest and most …

Sri Lanka remains a low-burden country for Tuberculosis (TB), ranking as the second lowest in the region after the Maldives. However, the fight against the disease continues. According to the …

The longstanding vision of Philip Gunawardena who blended Marxist theories of equal distribution of resources with indigenous ethos to fulfill the aspirations of the working class comprising farmers and labourers …

Martin Wickremasinghe [1890-1976] was ahead of his time in recognising the importance of children’s literature and its positive impact on their psychosocial and intellectual development. He argued a case for …

Air pollution could be to blame for Parkinson’s disease, a study has suggested. Research has found those living in heavily polluted cities are at higher risk of developing the incurable …

The Buddhist Pala dynasty of Bengal held sway for 400 years, the longest period in the history of Indian Buddhism. The dynasty is also associated with Tantrik Buddhism and exquisite …

Unimo Enterprises Limited has officially launched a range of petrol and electric vehicles from reputed manufacturers marking a new era in Sri Lanka’s automobile industry following the lifting of the …

From a village boy to a veteran in engineering and electronics, he has come a long way, often taking roads less-traversed with his innovative ideas and forward-thinking solutions that challenged …