Education reforms have triggered a national debate, and it is time to shift our focus from the mantra of memorising facts to mastering the art of...
Standing on the southern tip of the island at Dondra Head, where the Indian Ocean stretches endlessly in every direction, it is difficult to imagine that...
Sri Lanka awoke on the morning of 13 February, 2026, to the quiet passing of Professor Tissa Vitarana at his home in Nawala. With him departs...
In politics, there is the grand language and the simple words. As they say in North America, you don’t need a $20-word or $50-word where a...
Her victory is remarkable, and yet, beyond the arithmetic of seats, it is the audacity, unpredictability, and sheer strategic opportunism of Sanae Takaichi that has unsettled...
Three months on (February 2026) Three months after Cyclone Ditwah swept across Sri Lanka in late November 2025, the headlines have moved on. In many places,...
“Historically the rise and the growth of the Parliamentary system can be traced to Finance” — Dr. N.M. Perera On April 6, 2004 I was appointed...
Traditional Wisdom, Society and Science in a Changing Climate Nations Trust WNPS Monthly Lecture The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) will mark World Wetlands Month with...
On Feb.15, 1991, the President appointed me as a member of the Presidential Commission on Finance and Banking. The other members included Mr. Lal Jayasundera, Chairman...
“Whoever here (in this dispensation) lives a holy life, transcending both merit and demerit, and walks with understanding in the world – he is truly called...