(This article is from Dr. Asoka Bandarage’s new book, ‘Crisis in Sri Lanka and the World: Colonial and Neoliberal Origins: Ecological and Collective Alternatives’ – Berlin:...
By Lynn Ockersz It’s been a two-decade absence, But this parental love-agony endures, For Disappeared sons and daughters, Now off the record in mass graves, And...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, PC, declared in Parliament that the winners of LPL (Lanka Premier League) 2023 B-Love Kandy had been sponsored...
By Prof. Kirthi Tennakone ktenna@yahoo.co.uk Centuries ago, inquisitive people did their experimentation in backyard sheds. They communicated with their peers, contributing to knowledge. This was the...
By Lynn Ockersz The expanding multiverse sure does amaze, Along with Man’s external knowledge base, But let not this be a reason to celebrate, For, though...
During a violent protest campaign to oust President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last year, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka threw his weight behind the project. Fonseka was the only...
by Prof. Kirthi Tennakone ktenna@yahoo.co.uk We, easterners value education, earn it for prestige, gain employment and continue our old traditions. Westerners, though they have similar aspirations...
By Lynn Ockersz Of the ‘musts’ in learning, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, Our hapless Year Three child, Has taken only modest morsels, Though he’s trudged to...
During the question-and-answer session, Dr. Dushni Weerakoon questioned the sustainability of Sri Lanka’s non-aligned foreign policy, as it weakened the country’s position in trade negotiations. The...
By Lynn Ockersz Elders bowed in sublime prayer, And having a communal meal, In a spirit of selflessness, For those close to their hearts, Now among...