Mitoe Matsumoto was three years and four months old when an atomic bomb exploded over Nagasaki at 11.02am on 9 August 1945. Eighty-one years later, the 84-year-old Japanese survivor says the experience
A remote mountainside in southern Peru known as Monte Sierpe contains roughly 5,200 enigmatic holes, long puzzling archaeologists, but new research reported by Live Science offers clues to their purpose. The holes,
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In 1906, archaeologists uncovered a remarkable wig belonging to an Egyptian woman named Merit while excavating her tomb alongside her husband, Kha, in Luxor, the ancient city of Thebes. The wig, made
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Archaeologists in Poland have uncovered a rare iron tool used by the Celts to perform cranial surgery more than 2,300 years ago. The hand-held implement, discovered at Łysa Góra — a Celtic
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Jung Chang, the celebrated author of Wild Swans, has warned that the growing neglect of reading will “brutalise” society, arguing that books are essential for nurturing empathy and preserving humanity. Speaking to
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J.N. Dixit, India’s former National Security Adviser and one of the country’s most seasoned diplomats, once wrote that the establishment of relations “with South Africa and then with Israel” was the most
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It was a bright, sunny morning, Monday, the 16th of November 1992. Commander of the Navy, Admiral Clancy Fernando, was preparing to begin another demanding day. His Aide and Personal Secretary, Lt.
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Around 100 activists gathered on Thursday in Jakarta to protest a government plan to grant late authoritarian leader Suharto the status of national hero, reflecting broader concerns about historical revisionism in Indonesia.
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The Jammu Massacre, in which over 250,000 Muslims were slaughtered, remains an indelible scar on the collective memory of Kashmiris. November 6th, 1947 known as Youm-e-Shuhada or Jammu Martyrs’ Day not only
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Egyptian heritage campaigners have declared a turning point in their long-running effort to bring home ancient treasures held in Western museums, including the Rosetta Stone in London, following the official opening of
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Summary: In this essay, Martina Moneke explores what America can learn from the decline of the Roman Republic. She examines how inequality, political factionalism, and unchecked ambition eroded civic trust and institutional stability
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Editor’s Note: The following article was originally printed in New Lanka magazine in the mid-1950s. Any attempt to write of the character of a people is bound to be inadequate. Mistakes are
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Israeli researchers have identified five million of the more than six million Jews killed during the Holocaust, marking a historic milestone in Yad Vashem’s decades-long mission to restore the names and stories
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Editor’s Note: This essay was originally published some seventy-five years ago in The New Lanka, October 1950 edition. Its reflections on governance, morality, and the responsibilities of leadership remain strikingly relevant today.
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Six days had passed since Lalith became the leader of the Democratic United National Front, or UFP. At that time, President Premadasa suddenly decided to hold the provincial council elections. When Premadasa
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“O my Sustainer! Open up my heart to Thy light and make my task easy for me, and loosen the knot from my tongue so that they may fully understand my speech.”
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