The heat is awful these days and it is certainly going to get worse. With that in mind, I’m giving you, this week, some beauty tips...
Export of Jackfruit by Gomi Senadhira A few recent news items prompted me to write this article. The first was in the Sinhala newspaper Divaina on...
Reflections on Kandyan Genealogical Studies: by Sena Thoradeniya (Part I of this article appeared in The Island of 19 August 2026) In the Kandyan territories, genealogical...
by Jehan Perera It appears that the die has been cast on the 22nd Amendment. The government appears unshaken in its determination to ensure its passage...
The Mirage of Consensus: (The writer is on X as @sasmester) When the Pew Research Center released its report on regional perceptions in South Asia in...
In Melbourne, Australia, the music scene is shifting amongst the Sri Lankans in that part of the world. I’m told that Western-style gigs, that once ruled...
Multi-instrumentalist Roger Menezes, now based in Sydney, Australia, is one Sri Lankan who still misses his land of birth and zooms his way to Sri Lanka...
By Professor M. W. Amarasiri de silva The dengue hotspot pattern observed in Sri Lanka in 2025 reflects several interconnected realities shaped by urbanisation, climate, and...
By Dr B. J. C. Perera Specialist Consultant Paediatrician When a much-treasured cultural monument of indescribable value falls, the silence that follows is not merely quietness...
by Rajan Philips The die is cast yet again over a constitutional amendment in Sri Lanka. But the latest of the amendments – the 22nd of...