Sri Lanka is becoming a tourism hotspot for Ayurvedic medicine. Autumn Phillips discusses her experience of yoga, meditation and retreats in her latest column.

The slogan of ‘Islamic Bank’ carries a connotational interpretation that its functions are based on the principles of banking ...

Today, the world pauses to recognise World Cancer Day, a day not just to raise awareness but to ignite action, inspire ...

THE government has given emphasis to finding new ways of boosting Sri Lanka’s economic growth. Among these would be the need ...

Forty-six years ago, in the winter of 1979, the people of Iran, through a fundamental overhaul of their political system, ...

South Asian and East Asian adults living in the United Kingdom may have distinct trajectories to develop high blood pressure ...

This is the national tree of Sri Lanka. A conically shaped, medium-sized tree, it is found naturally in the low country wet ...

Pharmaceutical drugs prescribed by medical specialists – doctors – are taken universally. This brand of medicine named allopathic medicine, also known as biomedicine, conventional/ mainstream /or ...

The New York City Council celebrated Sri Lanka’s Independence Day, just ahead of February 4, in its Council Chambers, in the presence of a gathering of Lankans and Lankan-Americans.

The Galle Literary Festival 2025 (GLF) wrapped up yesterday, after four days of literary discussion, artistic expression, and ...

Usvatte-aratchi Two thoughtful short essays on schools and education appeared in The Island newspaper on January 20th and 21st. The first was written by Lokubandara Tillakaratne, and the second by ...