By N.A. de S. AMARATUNGA Afghanistan is known as the “graveyard of empires”. Almost all the empires that grew in the region, and also some from...
We are experiencing another lockdown, this time for 10 days. The current death rate, due to COVID, is a reflection of what happened two weeks ago...
Mangala Samaraweera was a political misfit in Sri Lankan politics. He was a man of honesty and integrity among many crooks. He was a liberal who...
Appreciation Professor Ranjit Perera passed away on 17th February 2021, a few months after his retirement from the University of Moratuwa. He dedicated his entire life...
With mounting pressure from religious leaders, coalition party leaders, opposition party leaders, doctors and trade unions of the health sector itself, and after much vacillation, the...
By PALITHA SENANAYAKE Whenever the government in a democratic country like Sri Lanka opts to assert control over a socially fluid situation, the opposition groups tend...
The current Covid-19 situation, as health professionals point out, is frightening to say the least. However, the day-to-day life outside unfolded on the TV screen is...
I am in a dilemma as I am not sure from where to begin this tribute. However, to make it short, his achievements and contributions to...
We are now in a Lockdown. It has been the most common and interesting word in the social and political vocabulary in the past few days....
Dr. Pradeep Kariyawasam’s recent article on the pandemic prompted me to pen this letter. I met the good doctor 20 long years ago as a rookie...