Please allow me to disagree with your editorial of September 8th – “Axing Arts”. The subject reminded me of a cartoon that appeared in your own...
I wish to bring to the attention of the Hon. Minister in charge of Rubber cultivation, the current plight of rubber cultivators, in view of the...
Thalatha Athukorala’s feudal mindset is amply demonstrated from the paragraph I quote from today’s The Island (10/09) from a statement made in Parliament. “MP Premalal Jayasekera...
As reported in the media on 9th September, the Prime Minister, has proposed to bring legislation to stop cattle slaughter, and he believes that many MPs...
According to the latest news both in the print and electronic media, PM Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to ban the slaughter of cattle but allow the...
Who is the Sun King, Raavana or Prabhakaran? By Chandre Dharmawardana Tamil Nationalists are making their myths, extending their history to ancient times and claiming they...
Open Letter to Minister of Justice As you are aware, Muslim marriages in Sri Lanka centre around the Nikah and Walima in accordance with the tenets...
The sentiments expressed by Professor Kumar David in his article titled, “CEB’s LTGEP the best strategy” – published on September 3, 2020 differs significantly from the...
I read Dr. Asoka Weerakkody’s letter in today’s The Island (6th Sept) with much pleasure. Positive news is rare and compliments about State Schools even rarer....
Various unsubstantiated utterances have been made by some on oil palm cultivation in Sri Lanka, without looking in depth into the subject. Little knowledge is a...