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  • Safeguarding the Temple of Justice
    The Speech delivered by former President BASL Upul Jayasuriya at the conference organised by Bar Association of India and LawAsiaConstitution in which ever the part of the...
  • All eyes on carbon dating test report
    Although the report on the radiocarbon dating test on the samples of skeletal remains from the mass grave in Mannar has been handed over to the Magistrate’s Court by...
  • The most wanted ‘heir’ apparent!
    The dynamic nature of Sri Lanka’s political alliances has come into focus as the leaders of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the...
  • Managing our built heritage
    In Sri Lanka the convergence of political and social activism, role of regulatory system and legal definitions, progressive physical development tasks and shifting...
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  • Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne and the team of doctors.
    A milestone in cancer cure
    As of July 16, 2018, a further 14 patients had undergone autologous transplants, bringing the total transplants to 34 within 19 months after the commencement of the HSCT facility at the NCIDoctors...
  • Outsmart poison
    Children are our most valuable resource - Herbert HooverThe parents want the best for their children. Most children consume milk twice a day: before breakfast and after dinner. The parents believe...
  • MACROECONOMIC BENEFITS OF DEVELOPED GOVT. DEBT MARKETS
    This is the third article in this series. The first on 06.02.2019 covered auctioning and pricing of government securities, i.e., Treasury bills, Treasury bonds, Rupee Loans, Sri Lanka Development...
  • NP Master Plan favours slower, stable growth
    The ‘Economic Development Framework for a Northern Province Master Plan’ aims to be a dynamic tool that provides a ‘blueprint’ for future long-term growth and development of the Northern Province.A...
  • REALIZING THE SUBLIME TRUTH THROUGH HUMAN MIND
    “Asare sara matino – sare casara dassinoTe saram nadhigacchanti – miccha sankappa gocara”“They take untruth for truth; they take truth for untruth; such persons never arrive at the truth, for they...
  • Inheritance of inspiration
    The monk order hails from Sariputta and Moggallana, according to scriptures. Both arahants, especially Sariputta, bear tales of inspiration. How they became chief disciples is an interesting tale, so...
  • Menace to Mahaveli
    A team of journalists got onto several boats from the Kinniya bridge to take a ride along the Mahaweli River to observe the destruction caused by excessive sand mining along the main tributary of the...
  • The challenge of the future
    I will begin with some questions: If Buddhism is to be successfully transplanted in the U.S., does it need a monastic sangha as its cornerstone? Must there be a monastic sangha at all, or is Buddhist...
  • The Buddha’s chief disciples
    The two people who were to become the Buddha’s chief disciples were both born on the same day in adjacent villages just north of Rajagaha. The first was named Moggallana while the second was named...
  • Bliss of first sermon
    After supreme Buddhahood Sakyamuni GautamaWas determined to spread his Akalika DhammaHe proceeded to Saranath and delivered his first sermonSubsequently, he delivered his second and third sermonsThe...
  • Sacred ruins
    Smooth roads never lead you to smooth destinations. The road that led to Welgam Vihara naturally reminds this well-known quote. On that tough terrain, I drove with my family and friends. My friend,...
  • Buddhist Perspective of a contented life
    The late Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda in his popular book “Leading a Buddhist Life,” says: “To know the purpose of life, you will first have to study the subject through your experience and insight. Then...