The prison violence in Negombo has become the first major crisis to confront the government since it came to power. The government may or may not...
The story of Chandi (T081), the legendary one-tusked elephant of Galgamuwa, is not merely the tale of a wild tusker. It is the remarkable chronicle of...
The current debate on increasing the retirement age of judges has attracted considerable public attention. While some people support the proposal as a means of retaining...
The city’s most awaited nostalgia night is around the corner, and it’s going to be loud, lively, and full of heart. On Saturday, 25th July, the...
Yes, Sri Lanka has lost one of its most beloved voices. Mariazelle Goonetilleke, of ‘Kandy Lamissi’ fame, is no more. She passed away last Friday morning...
The government, it would seem, plans to amend Article 107(5) of the Constitution to extend the age of retirement of judges of the Supreme Court from...
It is always a joy to arrive in Sri Lanka and I thank President Rajeev Amarasuriya for his kind invitation. There is something in the air...
Two recent articles by my good friend and senior journalist M.R. Narayan Swamy, in the Jaffna Monitor, cut through layers of rhetoric that have clouded Sri...
The riots that broke out in the Negombo prison over two days (July 5th & 6th) are a worrying measure of the challenge the NPP government...
The Catholic Church at Hambantota town was the smallest church I had ever seen in Sri Lanka. Large kohomba trees towering over the churchyard dwarfed the...