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  • Dealing with bullying
    Shehan always felt a sense of disappointment each day he turned over to Sandun’s desk in the classroom. Shehan observed how Sandun was bearing up a lot of pain when boys used...
  • Natural farming – the key to long-term sustainability
    Throughout our ancient history, agriculture was one of the most highly regarded occupations in Sri Lanka. Among the varying communities, the farmers were the highest...
  • Queensland Public Trustee Peter Carne with Sri Lanka Public Trustee Sanath Weeratne
    Public Trustee takes leaf out of Queensland
    Last year, the Queensland Public Trustee prepared 28,272 wills for Queenslanders in Australia. They are also the largest will-makers in the Southern Hemisphere and the...
  • [APPRECIATIONS - (19-11-2018)]
    Sarath MalalasekeraHe was an iconic journalistBy the time today’s edition of the Daily News hits the news stand, senior journalist Sarath Malalasekera has bade adieu to the...
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  • French President Emmanuel Macron pays his respects by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during in a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe last Sunday to mark the centennial of the Armistice that ended World War I. US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were among the world leaders in attendance. - AFP
    Theresa May faces major crisis in Commons
    UK Prime Minister Theresa May is plunged into a deep political crisis, facing a rejection of the Brexit negotiations with the European Union, and also a motion of No Confidence against her in the...
  • Mali is still in captivity at Manila Zoo. She has been kept in solitary confinement there for over 40 years.
    Be Guided by Compassion
    Senior Vice President of Campaigns for PETA Asia Jason Baker speaks to the Daily News on their latest achievements and region-wide campaigns against animal rights violations.PETA Asia is an affiliate...
  • Rohingya refugees.
    Tolerance Vs intolerance
    The International Day for Tolerance falls on November 16. UNESSCO Director General Audrey Azouloy says, “Tolerance is an act of humanity and we must nurture and enact each in own lives every day, to...
  • VIPs who survived assassination bids
    The two LTTE suspects who were found guilty by High Court Judge Padmini Ranawaka have been sentenced them to jail terms of 290 and 300 years to be served concurrently in 30 years as the HC case on...
  • How small states can be significant
    In the current global context there has been a trend where small states have emerged as success stories in the international arena. This is important as many of the independent and sovereign...
  • Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
    Iran was closer to a nuclear bomb than Intelligence Agencies thought
    A secret Iranian archive seized by Israeli agents earlier this year indicates that Tehran’s nuclear programme was more advanced than Western intelligence agencies and the International Atomic Energy...
  • Siripala and Amitha’s home
    Traditional cure loses allure
    A.M. Siripala (71) lives in the village of Welegoda, Pohorawatte, Moragollagama, in the Polpithigama Divisional Secretariat. His father, grandfather and great grandfather have also lived in this same...
  • Why American oil hasn’t been a total game changer
    The United States in recent years has stunned the globe by becoming the world’s biggest oil producer, a remarkable about-face for a country that a decade ago reeled from reliance on pricey imported...
  • Appreciations
    Admiral Clancy Fernando: A patriot beyond compareThe 26th death anniversary of Admiral Clancy Fernando, the 11th Commander of the Navy, falls today. His name is etched in history as the highest-...
  • More theatrics on the political stage
    The political turmoil following the dismissal of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister and the subsequent appointment of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as his replacement continues, as Sri Lanka...
  • Why cleanse the Augean stables
    Whilst speaking to a gathering in Mahara, President Maithripala Sirisena had wanted to know how many politicians dare to come up on stage and say they are clean and that they do not plunder the...
  • Facebook, the matrimonial killer
    With the rapid development of science and technology, humans are granted with the opportunity to connect from one end of the world to the other. Humans are granted with the privilege to engage and...