By Lynn Ockersz Subdued, long-running tensions, Within the body politic of the Isle, Which none of the land’s wise, Did dare talk or write about, Such...
President Mahinda Rajapaksa caused controversy on three occasions, granting presidential pardon once during his first term and twice in his second term. The March 2009 presidential...
by Chandre Dharmawardana chandre.dharma@yahoo.ca Shamindra Ferdinando, in The Island, 23 September 2026, in an article entitled “Thileepan’s fast unto death: An authentic narrative that many missed” has...
Disintegrating Regionalism: Some weeks ago, I saw grainy photographs circulating on social media of individuals from Colombo’s Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) and New Delhi’s...
By Lynn Ockersz There’ll be long-durance hair-splitting, For and against the firing squad felling, Of mass murderer Nidal Hasan, But an extra quotient of soul-searching, Awaits...
In the run-up to the 2015 Presidential election, a Chinese submarine visit, in 2014, caused major media fury. Indian media alleged the vessel was nuclear powered....
Between the devil and the deep blue sea: by Sasanka Perera (The writer is on X as @sasmester) According to news reports, about 19 Iranian tankers...
