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...
Yahapalana Speaker Karu Jayasuriya’s plea for Indian funding to develop Elapathagama in the memory of the late Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera remains a mystery. In terms of...
By Lynn Ockersz You have been on a Long Walk, But it has not led to Freedom, In any noticeable, real sense, Since silent suffering and...
The developing Indo-Lanka relations, particularly the process since early 2022 should be examined taking into consideration the significant role played by Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in...
By Uditha Devapriya George Keyt, whose 30th death anniversary fell on 31 July, was easily Sri Lanka’s most distinctive, popular, and recognisable artist. In a career...
By Lynn Ockersz Across the restive Isle, The Gun’s eerie shadow spreads, While the pledge of ample Bread, Given three-score and ten years ago, Recedes further...