By Lynn Ockersz Socrates of yore remains the model, For men aiming at ruling excellence, And a life dedicated to public service, Because he drank of...
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) and Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) recently declared corruption as the root cause of Sri Lanka’s...
(‘Romeo and Juliet’: Act 2, Scene ii) by Charles Sarvan I was sent a copy of an article titled, ‘How Sri Lankan Tamils came to have...
By Lynn Ockersz Finally shaking off his hesitance, Though the burning shame remains, The elder staggers in the dark, To the noisy door of his jaded...
In the absence of a proper ‘mechanism’ to tackle the massive waste, corruption, irregularities and mismanagement, disclosed by the parliamentary watchdog committees, COPE, COPA and COPF,...
By Dharshan Weerasekera The seminal Indian case, Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973), has been called “The case that saved Indian democracy.” As such, it...
By Lynn Ockersz Oliver Twist has made a comeback…. From the West’s ‘satanic mills’, To the Indian Ocean’s wilting isle, Where sweat shops could thrive, Since...
Azdak’s Judgments: by Laleen Jayamanne Soldier: Your Honour, we meant no harm. Your Honour, what do you wish? Azdak: Nothing, fellow dogs. Or just an occasional...
” Sri Lanka cannot do without IMF’s support. Having declared its inability to service its foreign debt, Sri Lanka is struggling to reach a consensus with...
By Lynn Ockersz The revenge-seekers bided their time, Nursing self-righteous anger all the while, Upholding, they claim, the good name of God, But there’s this nugget...