It has been reported that the Minister of Agriculture is trying to resolve the dispute over the Chinese organic fertiliser shipment by paying 75 % of...
The government has allowed private companies to import chemical fertilisers. The farmers had been holding many a street protest against the government’s blatantly unwise policy of...
Thushan Gunawardena, who alerted the authorities and the media to a serious fraud taking at Sathosa should not be harassed by the Police as it is...
A TRIBUTE TO A PATRIOT Even with the prior knowledge that the end was near, when the news of the passing away of Sam on the...
I read with interest the article published by Dr. Laksiri Fernando concerning the CID investigations into the allegations made by Fr. Cyril Gamini. Dr. Fernando professes...
There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for something...
By Samantha Power Administrator – United States Agency for International Development Mangala Samaraweera was a remarkable public servant and one of the most remarkable individuals I...
Chandradasa Nanayakkara’s piece on Buddhism (The Island, 18/11) fails to mention the sense of altruism that had been lodged deeply in human psychology (and for that...
Particularly since the 1970s, University students could be seen on the road clamouring for social justice and against, all sorts of inequalities. But most of them,...
The Climate Summit in Scotland had many ambitious goals; countries were asked to come forward with strong emission-reduction targets to reach net zero carbon emissions by...