Liberation Day retributory tariffs imposed by Trump impact 185 countries Donald Trump declared Wednesday, April 2 “Liberation Day”, the day Trump unleashed a massive flurry of...
About the Author: Dianne Lockhart was born in Kandy and grew up in Kurunegala, in idyllic surroundings, in the 1950s. Here she reminiscences about bringing up...
Two weeks ago, on March 10, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sirkorski took to X to respond to Elon Musk’s claim that Ukraine’s “entire front line” would...
(Excerpted from Memories of 33 Years in Parliament by Nihal Seneviratne) Dr. Ranjith Atapattu Dr. Atapattu served as a MP for over 12 years in the...
Exile III Around the middle of 1974, while enjoying the serenity of Batticaloa and its distance from Colombo, which kept official visitations at bay, I was...
It was heartening to learn through a broadcast from Paris by our Prime Minister, that UNESCO will support our efforts to upgrade the heritage status of...
(“SHAAKA NIRODHAYANAYATA SARALA HENDINWEEMAK”) A BOOK IN SINHALA AUTHORED BY LIONEL RAJAPAKSE REVIEWED BY A. BEDGAR PERERA, Retired Director/Agric.Development, Ministry of Agriculture (Publisher- MaMa PUBLISHING, Colombo...
This is not meant to be a history of the colonial years, but rather a cherry-picking of childhood memories for their quaintness rather than for their...
A.M.A. Azeez was born on October 4, 1911 to a traditional elite family of Vannarpannai in Jaffna. He had his childhood and entire schooling in Jaffna....
Mannar island covers an area of 126.5 square kilometers and is surrounded by protected areas such as the Vankalai Ramsar Site, Adams Bridge Marine National Park...