With the supposed Ayurveda cure for Covid-19, The Island has been inundated with articles extolling the safety procedures surrounding western medicines, while cautioning, if not out...
By Dr. Prasanna Cooray It is reported that some medical specialists have made representation to Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, head of the National Operation Centre for...
Cassandra (“Cheers for Covid-19 vaccine; local answer to this and a very busy Minister”, 11 December) believes sensible, cautious thinkers cannot really trust “the Russians or...
People are asking –are we alone in the universe? What are the requirements for life to exist on a planet? Is there life on other planets?...
We had a very high hope that you will bring all communities together, eradicating all differences existing among them, and we are still living with that...
By Harim Peiris The politics of any nation, attracts attention beyond its own borders and especially so in the case of global and regional powers. As...
By VEERAGATHY THANABALASINGHAM Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, who visited Sri Lanka last week, met TNA leader R Sampanthan, at the India House for about...
By CHANDRE DHARMAWARDANA Every country has a lore of “traditional medicine” in addition to the mainstream medical system, which today is based on a rigorous system...
Dr. Tilak Siyambalapitiya’s essay on “Wind Power in Mannar, now a reality”, in The Island (22/12) is very convincing and will encourage businessmen to invest on...
In strong defence of Cardinal By ROHANA R. WASALA As evident in social media, His Eminence Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjit is taking heavy flak from certain...