By Prof.Kirthi Tennakone Decades ago, language, classics, science, and mathematics emphasiing geometry stood as the cornerstones of the high school curriculum, shaping students’ minds. These disciplines...
By Siri Hettige, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Colombo I wish to begin this article with a very broad assertion, namely, Sri Lanka’s present economic...
On Tuesday March 28, The Island editor as is his way, struck the nail on its damn head and fearlessly made his point. He wrote: “The...
By Uditha Devapriya Sanath Nandasiri’s passing away, at the age of 81, compels one to reflect on the generation he hailed from and in a way...
Escalating inter-state power struggles worldwide are triggering a dramatic rise in global arms manufacture and spending but the possibility is great of the vital interests of...
by Jehan Perera A year after the protest movement took off into a mammoth public display of the popular desire for change, it appears to be...
by Ahilan Kadirgamar Sri Lanka’s seventeenth IMF agreement sealed last week may well prove to be the most devastating one of them all. The reason is...
Seeing through testing times and future Text of the keynote address by Prof Rajiva Wijesinha at the 8th International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences,...
180th Birth Anniversary of Hon. Dr. W. G. Rockwood March 13, 2023 marks the 180th Birth Anniversary of the late Hon. Dr. William Gabriel Rockwood, MLC,...
by Nanda Pethiyagoda Way to go , Rover! is prose and poetry writer Sakuntala Sachithanandan’s most recent treat to children, published in 2022. As kids would...