by Susantha Hewa Identities are not intrinsic but socially constructed. It seems we are nothing but a bundle of identities. Some of them are imposed on...
By Lynn Ockersz ‘Winners’ of the race for grades, Are garlanded and praised, And on this none can complain, But mind O Good Sires, Atop the...
Newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in consultation with the Parliament should take tangible measures forthwith to stop former parliamentarians and serving members from abusing the...
Nun Other Than; The Chithra Bopage Story by Udan Fernando Reviewed by Laleen Jayamanne Udan Fernando, though unknown to me, wrote to ask if I would...
By Lynn Ockersz This poet is not one, To ‘spoil the party’, For, ‘a man of the people’, It seems, is at the Isle’s helm, But...
None of the election manifestos/policy papers declared in the run-up to Sept. 21 presidential election have taken into consideration the daunting political, economic and social challenges...
by Dr Sirimewan Dharmaratne, former Senior Analyst, HMRC, UK These are confusing times for Sri Lankan voters. The imminent election is seen as existential. Myriad of...
By Lynn Ockersz Parvati of Wanni District, Eking out a sad existence, On neighbours’ kindliness, And shrinking state help, Is now eagerly sought out, By glib-tongued...
Sri Lanka needs to examine the Indian intervention here in the early 80s. The origins of terrorism here cannot be studied or properly presented unless a...
If there are too many things to consider, the integrity of the individual and their commitment to get rid of corruption should be the number one...