By Shamindra Ferdinando Having received its baptism of fire, within months of formation, in early 1983, the police para-military arm, the elite Special Task Force (STF),...
By Lynn Ockersz Whither-bound the ebullient youth, The life-blood of the Isle’s sinews…? Some are scrambling on to flimsy boats, Hoping to get to some nether...
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Supreme Court (SC) on Feb. 10 dismissed a contempt of court application filed by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL),...
“At this festive time of year, Mr. Scrooge, it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and destitute,...
By Lynn Ockersz Egged on by murderous instincts, On just hearing some advice from this elder, The schoolboy trio closed in on him, The father of...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, who engineered a high profile project that culminated with Sri Lanka betraying her armed...
By Saumya Liyanage saumya.l@vpa.ac.lk “Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream.” Euripides Popularly known as KB, Kapuru Banda Herath, a talented playwright and...
By Lynn Ockersz One by one, they carry them out, Survivors of a days-long living-death, Many bloodily-scarred but still intact, Now breathing the wholesome air of...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Eric Walsh presented his credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Feb. 02, at the President’s House in Kandy. Wickremesinghe was flanked by Foreign...
(Text of a lecture delivered by Rajan Hoole at ICES, celebrating Malaiyaham 200 on 21 January 2023) Citizenship was not originally a contested area. At the first...