The thought behind my title and my decision to expand on it in my column this Sunday was triggered by an article that appeared in the...
Sunday short story “The sun does not forget a village just because it is small”- African proverb. Our story goes back to 1947 when I was...
by Sarala Fernando Great Powers dispose of various systems of espionage, within established domestic institutions and hidden intelligence assets in foreign countries for purposes of gathering...
This year marks the 117th birth anniversary of entrepreneur, financier, senator and the first Sri Lankan Governor of the Central Bank, the late Desamanya NU Jayawardena....
By Uditha Devapriya Attempting a sociology of a cricket encounter is not as hard as it may seem, especially in Sri Lanka, where cricket has become...
by Tissa Jayatilaka Firstly, my thanks to the Director of the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute for the invitation to offer introductory remarks at today’s seminar...
Gnana Moonesinghe, who passed away recently had a multi-faceted life although never a career. A woman of many interests – in literature, politics, diplomacy, journalism –...
Letter to Editor I was appalled at the headline in an article by Mr. Uditha Devapriya, “The US in a brave new world”, in the Sunday’s...
(Excerpted from Rendering Unto Caesar by Bradman Weerakoon) The Ampara district’s government agent’s role was peripheral to all activities within the valley. In fact it was...
Sri Lanka’s poverty rate, which had declined significantly from 26.1% in 1990 to 4% by 2016, has sharply reversed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic...