I was inspired to write this after reading the excellent article by Rohan Abeygunawardena published in The Island on 17 February 2022. Mr. B. D. Rampala...
I was amazed that Dr. Upul Wijewardena had called Elizabeth Windsor, Queen of England, a great woman. He has committed the further apostasy of coupling her...
By Harim Peiris The local media has quoted His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith as having said, at a recent press conference, that a course of action...
It appears from reading news items in the daily newspapers, the government accusing the Ministry of Power and the CEB for the grave situation of this...
This has reference to the two civil light aircraft incidents/accidents that occurred in the country in quick succession last month in Paiyagala and Kimbulapitiya, respectively. The...
Professor S. W. R. De A Samarasingha joined the university of Peradeniya along with me in 1962 as an undergraduate. I first met him on the first day...
Moscow has just been voted the third best city in the world to live in by the UN. But it beats all the competition in having...
A news item which appeared in the Divaina dated 08 February 2022, under the title (translated to English) ‘The people must stand up against strikes –...
When visiting the site of the double flyover being constructed at the Justice Akbar Mawatha, Highways Minister, Johnston Fernando had said that the work was in...
The intention of the government was to reduce imports and encourage exports. The policy document, ‘Vistas of prosperity and splendour’ page 36 refers to reducing the...