by Dr. P. G. Punchihewa “It’s an old and common saying: The coconut tree affords meat, drinks and cloth, true. I’ll also like to add –...
June 12, 2020, has so far been the worst day of my life. No sooner, I woke up to a normal working day, to receive a...
Are they distinct possibilities? The headline of this article appeared with a different column yesterday due to a technical problem. We apologise to our readers for...
by Rienzie Wijetilleke and Kusum Wijetilleke rienzietwij@gmail.com Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith’s recent comments regarding racial and religious politics were most timely. In a climate where religious...
By Rajitha Ratwatte fromoutsidethepearl@gmail.com The haunting lyrics of Freddie Mercury’s “who wants to live forever” echoes in my mind these days. However, there is a rather...
You look around and see face masked people. But that seems to be enough of an effort to prevent being infected with the virulent virus and...
By Dr. C. S. Weeraratna (csweera@sltnet.lk) Former Professor, Ruhuna and Rajarata Universities During the last two decades, most of the South and South East Asian countries...
By Dr. C. S. Weeraratna (csweera@sltnet.lk) Former Professor, Ruhuna and Rajarata Universities During the last two decades, most of the South and South East Asian countries...
BY Indrawansa de Silva, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, USA Universal suffrage is a democratic right that we must all respect and uphold. Therefore, I would like to...
If there is a marked spike in violence in the West and the world over linked to the Far Right, it ought to be only expected...