By Lynn Ockersz Educated youngsters without work – This is a most explosive mix, That’s having the South in its grip, And the fabled ‘Pearl Isle,...
Against the backdrop of the economic crisis that erupted in 2021/2022 Sri Lanka’s dependence on Indian economic and military support is growing. INS Udayagiri, Indian Navy’s...
by Sasanka Perera (The writer is on X as @sasmester) A few weeks ago, a friend in India wrote to me about Ghazala Jamil’s book, What...
By Lynn Ockersz The 9/11 explosion of pent-up hate, Has left a slow-burning sorrow, In the hearts of the sensitive few, Proving humanity yet has some...
Those demanding accountability from Sri Lanka for war crimes allegations are strangely silent on atrocities committed by the LTTE. On the orders of its leader Velupillai...
By Ifham Nizam Pictures by Nishan S Priyantha and Kamal Bogoda Ashok Ferrey took readers into an older Colombo through Colpetty People. Vivimarie Vanderpoorten opened the...
By Lynn Ockersz Just for a fleeting moment is this sense of relief, As he eases himself heavily into his airline seat, Hoping to leave no...