The town’s teeming, brilliant green, Where spritely sports held sway, Wears the air of a desolate waste, Since life has ground to a rude halt, In...
Indian Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar recognised Hambantota harbour as a Chinese military facility that underlined intimidating foreign military presence in the Indian Ocean. Jaishankar was...
A Tribute to Professor H. L. Seneviratne – Part I My earliest memories of the eminent anthropologist, Professor H. L. Seneviratne date back to my childhood,...
The years have painfully trudged on, But she’s yet to have answers to her posers; What became of her bread-winning husband, Who went missing amid the...
In September 1939, as Europe descended once more into catastrophe, E. H. Carr published The Twenty Years’ Crisis. Twenty years had separated the two great wars—twenty years to reflect,...
Live coals of decades-long hate, Are bursting into all-consuming flames, In lands where ‘Black Gold’ is abundant, And it’s a matter to be thought about, If...
Retired Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay’s recent arrest attracted internatiattention. His long-expected arrest took place ahead of the seventh anniversary of the bombings. Multiple blasts claimed the...
With Sri Lanka’s 17th annual war victory over separatist Tamil terrorism just months away, warwinning Army Chief, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka (Dec. 06, 2005, to July...
The 16th BRICS Summit, from 22 to 24 October 2024 in Kazan, was attended by 24 heads of state, including the five countries that officially became...
In the gentle red and gold of the setting sun, The respected campus in Colombo’s heart, Is a picture of joyful rest and relief, Of games...