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...
My confidence in the Quality Circle concept continued to grow. I became increasingly convinced that, if properly adapted to our culture, it could make a significant...
What does meritocracy really mean? When Lee Kuan Yew transformed Singapore from a resource-poor island into one of the world’s most successful economies, he consistently championed...
From the Pathfinder Collection Private collections are shaped not only by scholarship, but also by travel, accident, curiosity, and the lives through which objects pass. They...
In earlier years, the main oil company in Dhahran—ARAMCO—was managed entirely by Americans. Even during my time in Saudi Arabia, most of the top executives there...
I have already recounted many aspects and attributes of the Minister’s character, outlook and mode of functioning. The most important aspects were that he was hardworking,...