Is writing in Spanish, French, English, Arabic, Chinese or Japanese a sign of a colonised mind? Is reading in any of those languages a sign of...
I read an interesting letter in The Island, by one SAK, in reply to my letter on the withdrawal of automatic renewal of special fixed deposits...
Sinhalese Buddhists in Sri Lanka are denounced for various misdeeds going on in the country. Is there such an organised group? Definitely NO. This is only...
by Andrew Sheng The Ukraine war is a tragedy of tragedies, catastrophic for the Ukrainian people, a disaster for the global economy and a real setback...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Not how many Buddhas but some authorities have even questioned, in the past, whether the Buddha was an actual person. Of course,...
Two major events happened during the past few days with regard to possible changes in the country’s macro-economic fundamentals in the near future. (1) Market based...
There is one more Gotabaya Gazette, (of course signed by Basil) announcing the ban or restrictions on imports of non-essential goods. GG is the stuff of...
According to Sumith de Silva (The Island, Opinion Page of 7.3.2022), senior citizens who have placed their savings in fixed deposits in the banks are in...
Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake, while announcing the schedule for power cut for 9 March says that power cuts are due to lack of...
In the past year, we repeatedly urged the government and Central Bank against holding the dollar at Rs. 200, as it benefitted neither the Government nor...