By Shamindra Ferdinando Sri Lanka Parliament has never been short of external help. The House began receiving substantial assistance by way of various projects, mostly sponsored...
The last great landscape by Dilum Alagiyawanna Civilisation shaped by forests,water and elephants Every civilisation is remembered not only for the monuments it built, but also...
by Geewananda Gunawardana The debate surrounding the proposed Animal Welfare Bill and its impact on traditional Sri Lankan festivals, most notably the Kandy Esala Perahera, centres...
By Lynn Ockersz Amid a torrential storm, Of who’s right and who’s wrong, In the talkathon-prone Isle, On retirement ages and such, The final deciders of...
President Maithripala Sirisena, on 21 September, 2019, appointed a Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI), headed by Justice Janak de Silva, Judge of the Supreme Court, on...
By Professor M.W. Amarasiri de Silva This essay examines the critical need to revive linguistics education at the University of Peradeniya, an institution once widely recognised...
By Lynn Ockersz Let’s spare Sri Lanka’s athletes, Those tired plaudits and praise, As they return with laurels of Gold, But recognize their true worth, By...
The BASL received unexpected support, a few hours before the NPP Cabinet-of-Ministers, gave the formal go ahead for the controversial plan. Lal Wijenayake, member of NPP...
By Thanzyl Thajudeen (A Sri Lankan Malay) In the fishing village of Kirinda, on the southern coast near Hambantota, there are children who can barely speak...
by Dr. Ranil Senanayake In April, 2011, a paper, identifying the most critical and valuable material in maintaining the life support system of the planet as...