by Rajan Philips A newspaper editorial suggested that the NPP government is facing its December term test and that its weaknesses are showing. In fact, there...
by Goolbai Gunsekara Life can be exciting. Murky at times of course, but often happier than deserved. Elections are over and a systems change is in...
by Jayantha Perera I retired from ADB in April 2011. ADB appointed me as a staff consultant without waiting for the mandatory ‘cooling off’ 12-month period...
Continuing Mrs. Bandaranaike’s first term as PM (Excerpted from Rendering Unto Caesar, by Bradman Weerakoon) Although her political aspiration was “to lighten the burden on the...
by Rajiva Wijesinha I had hugely enjoyed the Ceylon Journal, an exciting initiative from someone only recently out of school. Avishka Mario Senewiratne, who subsequently gave...
(Excerpted from Falling Leaves, an anthology of memoirs by LC Arulpragasam) I need now to recount my sailing adventures, or shall we say, misadventures. Although I...
by Nilantha Ilangamuwa The 1987 Philippine Constitution, crafted in the aftermath of the 1986 People Power Revolution, was supposed to mark the dawn of a new...
With the poya of December, the Sri Pada season is declared open. This announcement was made on Dec. 14 – Unduvap Poya – a week ago....
By Avishka Mario Senewiratne I first met Ronnie de Mel (1925-2024) less than six months before his passing. At the time, he was 98 years old...
By Uditha Devapriya Compared to the excesses of the yahapalana or good governance regime, and the Gotabaya Rajapaksa raj that followed it, the omissions of this...