The terms ‘nonalignment’ and ‘neutrality’ are being touted in local and global news due to Sri Lanka’s denial to Iran to dock three of its naval...
According to a paper commissioned by Anthony Welch for the 2021/2022 UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report on “Non-state actors in Education Across Asia”, the rise of...
Tassil Samarasinghe passed away on Monday, March 16, 2026. Fondly known as ‘Kunjan’ to his family and close friends, Tassil hadn’t been in the best of...
A Bill of Rights is a formal list of the basic rights and freedoms that belong to the people. These rights are usually enshrined in a...
Recently, we all held our breath when a conflict began to develop very close to Sri Lanka. The sinking of the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in...
Wars often produce moments when leaders feel compelled to seek a decisive stroke that will end the conflict once and for all. History shows that such...
Dr. B.J.C. Perera (Dr. BJCP) in his article ‘Language: The symbolic expression of thought’ (The island 10.03.2026) delves deeper into an area that he has been...
APPRECIATION On Friday, the 20th of March, Vijitha Senevirathna would have celebrated his 85th birthday if not for his sad passing away nearly a year ago....
China has invested more than USD 60 Billion in Venezuela and plans to invest further in that country. This is happening despite the abduction by the...
My father was an ardent believer of astrology. It was his hobby. As a result, not only my family, friends, and neighbours had horoscopes, but our...