By Prof. Nimal Gunatilleke This is a sequel to my earlier article, titled ‘The Sri Lankan Debt Crisis: A Layman’s Review’, which appeared in two parts...
The late Gomin Dayasri declared he didn’t want to be a President’s Counsel. Appearing on Sirasa Pathikada, the outspoken lawyer said that there was no point...
by Laleen Jayamanne ‘Memory of the World’ UNESCO established the Memory of the World Programme in 1992 to preserve for posterity the audio-visual heritage of humankind, stating that...
By Lynn Ockersz In this all too familiar pattern, Of besieged ruling class reaction, The Jackboot’s coming crashing down, On citizens forced into starvation, And on...
Mismanagement of cash cow SLPA, where still it’s carry on as usual By Shamindra Ferdinando The United States is keen to further enhance and consolidate its...
By Lynn Ockersz Ignoring aching hearts and limbs, And unmindful of days passing, The men slumped in their Tuk-Tuks, Continue their lonesome vigil, In queues snaking...
House watchdog committees ascertain culpability of FM, Monetary Board By Shamindra Ferdinando The Committee on Public Finance (COPF), inquiring into financial meltdown recently, called several former...
by Sena Thoradeniya Galle Face Protesters (GFP) have brought the relationship between youth, politics and culture to the focus of cultural critics. Nobody has ventured into...
By Lynn Ockersz For the itchy master class, Presiding over the imperiled isle, Now running out of excuses, The stony-faced armed men, In khaki and camouflage,...
by Dr Laksiri Fernando The current protests in Sri Lanka are multitude. The most influential has been the Galle Face protests, Aragalaya (Struggle), now exceeding two...