BY GEORGE BRAINE This was early 1981, and the government was planning to start a state-run television service. Applicants were invited for an inaugural training course...
The arbiter of last resort is Sri Lankan civil society; ultimately, it is we who must organize, come together and hold the Executive to account. They,...
Month of December is a very festive month for people all over the world. But it is very special for globally scattered Christians / Roman Catholics,...
By S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole DSc (Eng.) London, PhD Carnegie Mellon, IEEE Life Fellow, Chartered Engineer In Sri Lanka, by historic coincidence, there are two Anglican...
The Island editorial of 27 December 2022 dealt appropriately with tsunami preparedness, since the preceding date is observed each year to remember the greatest natural disaster...
By Chandre Dharmawardana chandre.dharma@yahoo.ca The terrorism of the LTTE ended in May 2009, and most Sri Lankans looked forward to a dawn of peace, reconciliation and...
Several TV channels showed a long queue of females in front of the Bureau of Foreign Employment at Battaramulla. They were responding to a notice announcing 20...
For well over a decade I was forced to seek “refuge” in North America from the comfortable life I lead for years in Colombo. Occasionally, Lankans...
By Dr B.J.C.Perera MBBS(Cey), DCH(Cey), DCH(Eng), MD(Paed), MRCP(UK), FRCP(Edin), FRCP(Lon), FRCPCH(UK), FSLCPaed, FCCP, Hony FRCPCH(UK), Hony. FCGP(SL) Specialist Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Senior Fellow, Postgraduate Institute...
A shortfall in rice production due to problems of procuring and timely distribution of inorganic fertilisers has been talked about during the past two cultivation seasons....