Now there is no doubt about the phenomenon of global warming, its far reaching effects and its causes. Yet Donald Trump says global warming is con...
I have no intention of even implicitly commenting on the legality of the ongoing incarceration of Douglas Devananda. I’ve no legal background, and that’s because having...
A call to transform schools from shelters of safety into sanctuaries of solidarity (Part I of this article appeared on 10 Dec. 2025— https://island.lk/a-national-post-cyclone-reflection-period/) What Could...
It is with profound sadness that we received the shocking news of untimely passing of our dear leader Lakshman Balasuriya. I first met Lakshman Balasuriya in...
A remarkable increase in marriage proposals in newspapers and the thriving matchmaking outfits in major cities indicate the difficulty in finding the perfect partners. Academics have...
Rethinking climate prediction, disasters, and plantation economics in Sri Lanka For decades, Sri Lanka has interpreted climate through a narrow lens. Rainfall totals, sunshine hours, and...
Sri Lanka has endured both kinds of catastrophe that a nation can face, those caused by nature and those created by human hands. A thirty-year civil...
