Elephants, in captivity, could be banned in the UK as part of possible recommendations the government is set to consider. The Elephant Welfare Group has been...
Appreciation The rather sudden demise of Dr.P A J Ratnasiri, or Janaka Ratnasiri, as he preferred to be called, leaves a great void among the...
Most writers have referred to compost as organic fertiliser, which is technically incorrect. Incorporation of compost into agricultural lands is not new. It is an age-old...
The Covid-19 pandemic, globally, has developed into a race between vaccination of the world population and mutations of the virus into more dangerous strains. This, in...
In common political discourse, it is seldom that differences in measurable facts form the basis of debate. It is a reason for some satisfaction, that the...
Some of the prisoners who received a presidential pardon By Rohana R. Wasala The cue for writing this piece came from The Island editorial of...
The media, both print and electronic, are agog with news re the sudden ban on importation of chemical fertilisers including agro-chemicals to this country for the...
By SENA THORADENIYA This is an afterword to Dr. G. Usvatte-aratchi’s article, “Sinhala Surnames” published in The Island Sat Mag of 3 July 2021. The Concise...
This has reference to the recent X-PRESS PEARL accident and other transport incidents/accidents in our fair isle. If we take our minds back to all the...
The performance of the England cricket team has tremendously improved over the years, and the team has gained higher rankings in all formats of the game,...