By Dr D. Chandraratna The proposed ban on cattle slaughter by the Prime Minister has little ethical merit in it. The only purpose it serves, if...
By ROHANA R. WASALA The feature article: ‘False historical perspectives of Wigneswaran’ jointly written by Rienzie and Kusum Wijetilleke (The Island of September 4, 2020) provided...
I must candidly say that I am disappointed as our politicians act without much foresight in their efforts to please acolytes who were loyal to them...
I read Dr. Upatissa Pethiyagoda’s (UP) article-‘pain of the elephant/human conflict’ published in The Island of 8.09.2020 with great interest. However, all of UP’s valuable ideas...
Greetings to all my friends and fellow humans who are vegetarians. One simple question to all of you. What would you think if I try to...
The following is a restrained response to Goolbai Gunasekara’s reprisal titled “International Schools produce patriots of quality” (September 5th / The Island) aimed at my article “Focus...
The statement of the Turkish Ambassador to Sri Lanka made on the occasion of the fourth-year commemoration of the failed coup in Turkey on July 15,...
I refer to the article by Dr. Janaka Ratnasiri on the National Procurement Commission and the statement made by President’s Counsel Ali Sabri, turned politician, who...
Without concentrating on the present economic crisis generated partly by the Covid 19 pandemic and partly by the maladministration of the economy by the previous government,...
We in Sri Lanka were twice blessed in the past with statesmen leaders. Statesmen have a clearly defined vision for their country and constituents and he...