We generally have in our midst the famous JAYASRI twins, Rohitha and Rohan, who are based in Austria but make it a point to entertain their...
We still haven’t been given the real reason why singer Ne-Yo postponed/cancelled his performance in Colombo … virtually, at the last minute. The reasons trotted out...
For decades, Sri Lanka’s leopard numbers have been debated, estimated, and contested, often based on assumptions few outside academic circles ever questioned. One of the most...
This summary document is based on an exemplary webinar conducted by the Bandaranaike Academy for Leadership & Public Policy ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqZGjlaMC08). I participated in the session, which...
The Trump paradox is easily explained at one level. The US President unleashes American superpower and tariff power abroad with impunity and without contestation. But he...
The Presidential election campaign was drawing to a close. We had campaigned hard but everyone knew that it would be a keenly contested election. A final...
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The most striking aspect about UN employees, particularly those of European background, was their fluency in multiple languages. My superior in the UN Iraq Programme was...
I am 86 years of age today, and thought of something which I have been always curious about and which I believe may interest your readers...
AN INSIDE VIEW The brutal and prolonged ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, which nearly tore apart this otherwise peaceful South Asian island state before it was...