Even if we do have inclinations toward violence, we also have inclination to empathy, to cooperation, to self-control. Steven Pinker by Susantha Hewa Before Covid-19 struck...
It is said that the people of Brazil built a 60-foot statue of legendary Brazilian tennis player, Maria Bueno, in recognition of her achievements. She was...
Dr B.J.C.Perera MBBS(Cey), DCH(Cey), DCH(Eng), MD(Paed), MRCP(UK), FRCP(Edin), FRCP(Lon), FRCPCH(UK), FSLCPaed, FCCP, Hony FRCPCH(UK), Hony. FCGP(SL) Specialist Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Senior Fellow, Postgraduate Institute of...
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, in 1960, became the first democratically elected female Prime Minister in the world, and went on to serve three terms as the Prime Minister...
Demise of Susil Sirivardana The demise of Susil Sirivardana caused corrugated foreheads with instantly raised eyebrows and half asunder lips in all his friends and associates....
Electricity and Water Bill BanksElectricity bills could only be paid without any additional service charge at People’s Bank while water bills at only the Bank of...
After I accepted the invitation for a plenary talk at a conference on English language teaching, the organisers asked me to send my PowerPoint slides to...
I was amused reading a letter from Dr Upul Wijayawardhana captioned, “Disciplined society: Bridge too far” (25/09). I never miss reading his letters, though I have...
By Dr. Ranil Senanayake ‘When you cannot take a breath, nothing else matters’ – American Lung Association The most important thing in our lives that we...
By CHANDRE DHARMAWARDANA Canada When the government suddenly banned the import of fertilisers and pesticides in April 2021 and went ‘100 percent organic’, many scientists warned...