Before the Aluth Avurudda dawned, we were talking about the lost crown of Ranjan Ramanayake and the grabbing and fighting over the crown of Mrs. Sri...
By MANO RATWATTE I have been reading your articles on the 1971 JVP insurrection, quite avidly. A lot has been narrated about the fateful night of...
A large majority of human beings deny the right to life of animals and other sentient beings, including insects. Why? (Sentient being is a living being...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana It looks as if the government did not realise the need to take drastic action to stem the tide of public disapproval....
China has released a white paper on poverty alleviation which outlines the success of policies implemented, the methods employed and her desire to share the unique...
By Jehan Perera One of the definitions of reconciliation is to move from a divided past to a shared future. The arrest of the Jaffna Mayor...
I served in the Ministry for Power and Energy, including the Ministry for Mahaweli Development, for two decades or more, and a recent news item in...
The late JR Jayawardena: Accomplished a disastrous programme of attacking the basic principles of democracy Sri Lanka was hailed as a potential paradise, at the time...
An opposition member of parliament, Dr Harsha De Silva raised the issue of “contaminated” fertilizer stocks in the House. News reports and social media state that...
By Dr Laksiri Fernando The adoption of the UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka is a setback not only to the government but also to the country...