Although the country nationalized private schools in 1960, "We have full freedom and dignity," said Apostolic Carmel ...

Faced with widespread food, fuel, and medicine shortages, commentators were quick to judge the country as a failing state.

It certainly did for author Justen A. Kayse, who details the way the Boy Scout laws served as the foundation for a successful life in his new book, "Liv’n the Scout Law." Kayse is motivated by ...

In a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country like Sri Lanka, education is vital for social integration. As the country seeks to recover from the consequences of the multifaceted societal conflict ...

Soon after the island nation declared bankruptcy, all the bilateral lenders suspended their ongoing projects in Sri Lanka due to sovereign debt default. The island nation finalized debt restructuring ...

During The Herald Journal’s interview with Savana Derby, an employee at Moody’s Art Cafe, she wasn’t sure what her official title at her new job was. While that could be a product of Moody’s being a ...

Book logging apps can help. For a long time, the most popular app for readers has been Goodreads. On this well-known site, people log their reading habits, give their opinions on what they’ve ...

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In my research, the Girl Scouts kept popping up everywhere. They were interviewed on TV and in news articles. They were even on the cover of Time for Kids magazine. Why did you decide to write a book ...

the highest honor in Girl Scouting, for her project aimed at educating children about differences and disabilities. Her work resulted in a self-published children’s book that is now a permanent ...

The Maple Leafs seem to be in a better place than a year ago, when general manager Brad Treliving faced his first trade deadline as the team’s general manager.

The best-selling British author of 15 non-fiction books, he is just as engaging in person when he meets us on the last morning of the Galle Literary Festival 2025 fresh from a session where he has ...