By DR. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA Ranil Wickremesinghe is a leader without any popular vote; a ruler without a mandate; a ruler without legitimacy. And yet he seeks...
The decision to ban chemical fertilisers and the shift to organic farming proved ill-conceived as it reduced agriculture productivity and production, forcing the country to import...
One political analyst cum social activist recently condemned Sri Lankan Buddhist monks on his YouTube channel for not raising enough voice against the massive destruction taking...
So the waited-for election of an interim president by 225 members of Parliament is done and over with. Can we settle down with peaceful minds believing...
A front-page news item in The Island of 18th July 2022 under the headline, “Don quits FUTA over ‘politicisation’ of union” speaks volumes for the pathetic...
It is true that it is only by holding an election that you can test whether the voters are still happy with a government they elected...
Even now, when the present status of the country is discussed, Ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is identified as a ‘War Hero’. The reason given for that by...
Being a reader of your esteemed paper for at least 30 years or more, I have always admired your editorials. Firstly, for the erudite language and...
The subject of Chinese involvement in Sri Lanka has been discussed several times and my letter in your issue of 12 March 2019 under the caption,...
Cassandra cries out of turn, on Tuesday when her cry is heard on Fridays. Why this jump? Alarm, fear and hopelessness. Alarm and fear after listening...