We were pleased to read the recent speech delivered at the 72nd anniversary of the Gajaba Regiment by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in which he admitted about...
By Jehan Perera There are indications that the government is planning to conduct Provincial Council elections in the early part of next year. It is reported...
By Dr Anula Wijesundere Consultant Physician I wish to draw your attention to a subject that is very close to my heart and a subject that...
(Some errors had crept into this letter, which was first published on 14 October under a different headline. This is the correct version. We regret the...
By Dr Parakrama Waidyanatha In his novel published in 1891, tiled “The Light that Failed”, Rudyard Kipling wrote the phrase, ‘biting the bullet’ to express the...
By Dr. Upul Wijayawardhana In making my contribution to the debate on the supernatural, stirred by the faith in astrology and palmistry expressed by three esteemed...
There have been numerous attempts to heal the wounds created by SWRDB’s Sinhala Only Act. Later, after the end of the civil war in 2009, attempts...
I have long wanted to lodge a protest against an injustice a dear friend of mine (P.) — and probably many others, too — has been...
Congratulations to the Editorial staff of The Island, who keep bringing up “unpalatable facts” to make the “Authorities”, somewhat uneasy. Several recent editorials have not minced...
By Sunil Dharmabandhu I read with keen interest the most illuminating article by Randima Attygalle citing profusely Dr. Neil Fernando on his major contributions in the...