The Poson Poya, also known as the full moon day of June, holds significant religious importance for Sri Lankans. This day commemorates the arrival of Ven...
The ever-rising price increases of all commodities has laid a heavy burden on the ordinary consumer whose income doesn’t increase at the same rate. Some unscrupulous...
It was reported on the morning of June 2nd in The Island that the Election Commission (EC) had announced that the terms of 161 out of...
Three years ago, I exposed the absurdity of the Sri Lankan Pensions Department through an article detailing how an elderly pensioner was mistreated. Today, another friend,...
A few days ago, members of Sri Lanka’s pilot community heard the sad news of the passing of Mohamed Jauper Sadoon. He ‘flew west’, in aviators’ parlance....
To eradicate rabies from a country, it is imperative to achieve 80% dog vaccination coverage over two consecutive years to bring about herd immunity. But instead,...
The number of cancer cases around the world is skyrocketing. Cancer is dangerous for all of us. We need to know more about it and how...
Kasun, was born in 28th Sept 1964, the grandson of the legendary author and linguist Munidasa Cumaratunga and son of SSP Bindu Kumaratunga and Winifred, his...
(This is the First in the series of ‘PATHFINDER NATIONAL SECURITY BRIEF issued by the Pathfinder Foundation. Readers’ comments via email to pm@pathfinderfoundation.org are welcome.) INTRODUCTION...
SNS:In a troubling turn of policy, the United States has moved to halt student visa appointments and tighten its social media scrutiny of international applicants. While...