The Island of 14 August draws attention to the difficulties faced by Senior Citizens (over the age of 60). Despite the fact that so many of...
The government initiative to reform and revamp the education system in the country is timely and most welcome, provided it paves the way for meaningful change....
Dr. N. M. Perera’s 46th Death Anniversary falls on 14 August 2025. After a brilliant academic career, which enabled him to obtain a PhD and DSc...
The recent decision of the Inland Revenue Dept. is causing immense problems to tax payers. When one could use the National Identity Card number for identification...
Injustice does not announce itself with fanfare or arrive with pomp and pageantry. It creeps in quietly, through a misplaced appointment letter, a whispered favour, a...
Humans are irresistibly attracted to gambling. Despite moral reservations, many governments conduct or encourage the practice. Our country is no exception, and even has state institutions...
At a time when the word genocide is being used with political motive, and defencive war is being misconstrued as genocide and real and most brutal...
(Continued from Wednesday,July 23, 2025) One is tempted to ask whether it is on purpose that president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has given the portfolio of Buddha...
Submitted by Udari Abeyasinghe, Farzana Haniffa, Ahilan Kadirgamar, Anushka Kahandagama, Ramya Kumar, Shamala Kumar, Hasini Lecamwasam, Kaushalya Perera, Aruni Samarakoon, Sivamohan Sumathy, Mahendran Thiruvarangan Decades of...
Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP) government plans to phase out coal and embrace nuclear power in its 2025–2044 energy strategy. Although it is capital-intensive, the...