Warm compliments received and some personal anecdotes Mr. Maithripala Senanayake These thoughts would not be complete without a reference to Mr. Maithripala Senanayake. He was the...
Abortion has always been a vexatious concern, contentious and much debated about. It is traumatic to the person most concerned: a woman with an unwanted pregnancy...
Ravan Mandir in Uttar Pradesh, as I observed during my recent visit, a temple claiming to mark the birthplace of Ravana, the central character in the...
Liberation Day retributory tariffs imposed by Trump impact 185 countries Donald Trump declared Wednesday, April 2 “Liberation Day”, the day Trump unleashed a massive flurry of...
About the Author: Dianne Lockhart was born in Kandy and grew up in Kurunegala, in idyllic surroundings, in the 1950s. Here she reminiscences about bringing up...
Two weeks ago, on March 10, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sirkorski took to X to respond to Elon Musk’s claim that Ukraine’s “entire front line” would...
(Excerpted from Memories of 33 Years in Parliament by Nihal Seneviratne) Dr. Ranjith Atapattu Dr. Atapattu served as a MP for over 12 years in the...
Exile III Around the middle of 1974, while enjoying the serenity of Batticaloa and its distance from Colombo, which kept official visitations at bay, I was...
It was heartening to learn through a broadcast from Paris by our Prime Minister, that UNESCO will support our efforts to upgrade the heritage status of...
(“SHAAKA NIRODHAYANAYATA SARALA HENDINWEEMAK”) A BOOK IN SINHALA AUTHORED BY LIONEL RAJAPAKSE REVIEWED BY A. BEDGAR PERERA, Retired Director/Agric.Development, Ministry of Agriculture (Publisher- MaMa PUBLISHING, Colombo...