Even we oldies and betters in this laid back country are now well and truly into the phenomenon of ‘new normal’. We assumed this new manner...
A historical vignette The Colombo Electric Lighting and Tramways Co Ltd was a British company represented in Ceylon by Boustead Brothers. The Tramways were ready for...
By Aditha Dissanayake The boy held onto his father’s hand and bent his head to keep the wind from playing havoc with his already untidy hair....
‘Farren the Wanderer’, written by Sachintha Pilapitiya and published by Neptune Publications, will hit the shelves at the Book Fair from September 19 By Uditha Devapriya...
by Professor Savitri Goonesekere At the ceremonial opening of out first Parliament on February 4, 1948 the late Mr. SWRD Bandaranaike addressed the nation with theses...
by Rajan Philips No one expected a misfiring start for a supposedly no-nonsense government that was expected to hit the road firing on all cylinders after...
DONALD TRUMP BACK AT WORKING THE BLIND SIDE . . . by Selvam Canagaratna “An American presidential campaign resembles a forced march through enemy territory.” –...
Power of books to exercise that mysterious muscle called imagination By Ashok Ferrey We have all heard the arguments: My children don’t read books. Everything they...
A long watch: War Captivity and Return in Sri Lanka Reviewed by Ransiri Menike Silva I have just been released, for the second time from the...
Down the years, Dr. Wijeyananda Dahanayake has been famous for coming up with a political gem on occasions historical. Here is he on Sir John Twinkle,...