Sri Lankan textile-led fashion designer Ruwanthi Gajadeera presented an original cyanotype to King Charles III on Wednesday at a garden party marking the 125th anniversary of the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship.
Sri Lankan textile-led fashion designer Ruwanthi Gajadeera presented an original cyanotype to King Charles III on Wednesday at a garden party marking the 125th anniversary of the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship.
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China’s biggest box-office surprise this year is about to face a very different test. Dear You, a low-budget Teochew-language family drama that has grossed nearly US$300 million in mainland China and become
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Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi is considered and respected as one of the greatest saints who lived in India in the 20th century. He was born on December 30, 1879, and he left his
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Ven. Rambukana Siddhartha Thera, one of Sri Lanka’s best-known Buddhist lyricists and authors, died on Tuesday at the age of 76 while receiving treatment at Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital, bringing to an end
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Can science prove that there is an existence beyond death? The question has traditionally belonged to religion and philosophy, but a growing group of doctors, neuroscientists, physicists and other researchers are examining
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At four in the morning, Mecca does not sleep. In the blue stillness before dawn, a fisherman from the Indonesian archipelago and a surgeon from London move through the same narrow lane.
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Every year, usually on the 14th of April, Tamil people around the world mark Puthandu, their new year, and the first day of the month of Chithirai in the Tamil solar calendar.
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Editorial Today in Sri Lanka, and many other countries across Asia, April is not simply being celebrated—it is being performed, consumed, and, in some cases, quietly misunderstood. The Sinhala and Tamil New
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On the 32nd commemoration of the incomparable singer Mahagama Samson Fernando, widely known as M.S. Fernando or the “Baila Chakravarthy,” music lovers across Sri Lanka and the global diaspora reflect on the
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In a region defined by enduring conflict and rigid identities, few realize that Shi’ite Islam and Orthodox Judaism share striking ideological parallels. According to reporting by Haaretz, these parallels are not coincidental
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“Who do you say that I am?” (Jesus Christ, Matthew 16:15). “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40).
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A few days ago, while working on this mini podcast series, I found myself scrolling through what looked like a very typical “weekend recommendation” post—until I realized none of it was typical
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On the eve of the Lunar New Year, as families across China gathered around steaming plates of dumplings, the country’s most beloved television tradition unfolded with an unusual edge. The Spring Festival
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When Don Alberto Ravagnani announced that he was stepping away from the Catholic priesthood, the shockwaves rippled far beyond his Milan parish. At just 32, with a Hollywood smile, a strong social
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I attended the funeral of legendary singer Deshamannya Kala Soori Latha Walpola today. I want to pen down how her famous song “Shrini Vidushitha Lanka Derene Sinha Danaya Lelede” (Lion flag flying
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