The Editor of this newspaper titled his editorial on January 1st 2022 ‘Our Annus Horribilis’. Justified since the year was horrible but most of the recent...
By Dr Nihal D Amerasekera In the words of the Greek Physician Hippocrates : “Ars longa vita brevis” (learning the craft takes time and life is...
Excerpted from volume two of Sarath Amunugama’s autobiography Another innovation of the JRJ regime was the introduction of lotteries to supplement national budgetary allocations. The pioneer...
By Krishantha Prasad Cooray The year 2023 will be a challenging one for the whole world. Between economic uncertainty, stormy weather and the ravages of war,...
by Romesh Bandaranaike, Ph.D. A few months ago, the CEB tariff was increased for all consumers. The average increase was approximately 75%. The Minister of Power...
A Condensed Version of the Inter-Academy Partnership’s Policy Statement by Dr. Locana Gunaratna Background The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) based in Trieste (Italy), is the apex body...
By Sanjeewa Jayaweera Currently there is an ongoing tussle between the Power & Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera (KW) in one corner and Janaka Ratnayake (JR), the...
The best antidote to despair is to study the examples and lives of those who fight against the odds and succeed. There are always some courageous...
By Uditha Devapriya Somewhere in early 2015, I took the bus from Maradana to Nugegoda, the 176. It was, by all accounts, an ordinary weekday morning,...
California Governor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency throughout the most populous state in the US, to support the ongoing response to a powerful...