Despite the war and violence and soaring prices, the National New Year brings together the Sinhala and the Tamil communities as no other event does. These pictures show the traditional link — women preparing kevum in the South and a scene in Jaffna where there was brisk trade for the Putthandu festival. Pix by J. Weerasekera and M. A. Pushpakumara
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) dissident faction led by its parliamentary group chief, Wimal Weerawansa, has mooted the formation of a Deshapremi Peramuna (Patriotic Front) and pledged to work under that banner.
They have vowed to take this action if their disputes with the party leadership are not amicably settled.
While prices of New Year items have risen to their highest levels and beyond the reach of thousands of people this year, further post-Avurudu shocks are likely with fuel, domestic gas and milk food prices going up.
The call of the koha during the Maha season, the country’s most important rice harvest, is a reminder that the National New Year is around the corner. Another New Year sign is the flowering of ...
Sri Lankan inventors with limited financial and other resources are to be provided with a “win-win” formula to transform their creative ideas into a product and market it locally or internationally under a new initiative launched by the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission.
While writing this, we are in the midst of preparing for the first one day international against the West Indies after a week that didn’t go exactly according to plan. Our loss to the Windies in the second test was extremely disappointing - we were looking .....
Crime had never really been a problem in Takham Uthao's impoverished rice farming village in central Thailand until prices for his crop began hitting record highs.
The price of Thai rice jumped 50 percent last month .....
As sportsmen you have to be positive, even in defeat. And this week we have been able to reflect back on the 1-1 series draw with West Indies and pick-out a few silver linings. However, sadly, those silver linings cannot erase the frustration of having shared a series we should have definitely won.
One of Britain's last bell foundries on Thursday marked the 150th anniversary of its biggest creation - the massive bell whose bongs sound the hour at the Houses of Parliament.
It was made by the Whitechapel .......
Greetings yet again, folks, and yes, Subha Aluth Avuruddak Wewa! Puththandu Nal Valthukkal! Ok, right now you are probably dressed in your brand new Avurudu attire and are just about to stuff yourself with Kewum, Kokis, Aasmi and what not; all those simply delicious sweets that you just cannot resist.
King Vijayabahu III did not have a direct relationship to the previous kings. His father was Vijayamalla. Those who were engaged in literary work during this period, give a royal connection to him. They have described in detail, these connections. However it is said that Vijayamalla was the ruler of a small province. This too is debatable.
Along with Bonjour Cinema, a film festival from the French speaking countries which concluded last month, there was a workshop on film criticism.
This workshop was conducted by Jean Philippe Tessé, a journalist in 'Les Cahiers du Cinéma' (Notebooks on Cinema).....
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) dissident faction led by its parliamentary group chief, Wimal Weerawansa, has mooted the formation of a Deshapremi Peramuna (Patriotic Front) and pledged to work under that banner.
They have vowed to take this action if their disputes with the party leadership are not amicably settled.
The call of the koha during the Maha season, the country’s most important rice harvest, is a reminder that the National New Year is around the corner. Another New Year sign is the flowering of ... 
While writing this, we are in the midst of preparing for the first one day international against the West Indies after a week that didn’t go exactly according to plan. Our loss to the Windies in the second test was extremely disappointing - we were looking ..... 
Crime had never really been a problem in Takham Uthao's impoverished rice farming village in central Thailand until prices for his crop began hitting record highs.
The price of Thai rice jumped 50 percent last month ..... 
One of Britain's last bell foundries on Thursday marked the 150th anniversary of its biggest creation - the massive bell whose bongs sound the hour at the Houses of Parliament.
It was made by the Whitechapel .......
Greetings yet again, folks, and yes, Subha Aluth Avuruddak Wewa! Puththandu Nal Valthukkal! Ok, right now you are probably dressed in your brand new Avurudu attire and are just about to stuff yourself with Kewum, Kokis, Aasmi and what not; all those simply delicious sweets that you just cannot resist. 
King Vijayabahu III did not have a direct relationship to the previous kings. His father was Vijayamalla. Those who were engaged in literary work during this period, give a royal connection to him. They have described in detail, these connections. However it is said that Vijayamalla was the ruler of a small province. This too is debatable.
