by Rajan Philips Shlomo Ben-Ami, Israeli academic, Oxford historian, and Foreign Minister of Israel in Ehud Barak’s government, has provided one of the more even handed...
by HUGH KARUNANAYAKE Rest houses were the pioneering institutions associated with the hospitality industry in Ceylon of the period between the 18th and 20th Centuries. Readers...
MP Harsha de Silva’s Tax Reform Proposal: Simplify PAYE tax structure and introduce surcharge. Surprising Revenue Figures: PAYE collection surpasses expectations, while PIT (personal income tax)...
“In Lanka’s bosom where the trade winds sigh/ A story unfolds, in nature’s embrace, Amid the palms, ‘neath the cerulean sky, / A vivid tapestry of...
by Nilantha Ilangamuwa Absolutely nothing can justify any form of violence, whether it’s physical or psychological. Paradoxically, violence has been a tool used not just by...
by Kumar David In choosing three jurisdictions I have chewed off a lot but my stern Editor will use his pruning blade as needed. My initial...
BY MERRIL GUNARATNE Standing from lef: F.A. Fernando, A.T. Fonseka,V. Narendra, M. Guneratne, F. Burke, M. Siriwardene D. Rajaratnam (seated from left) H.C. Perera, N. Weerasinghe,...
WNPS Monthly Lecture Largely ignored but of vital value By Dr S Wijeyamohan 6 pm, 19th October 2023, Jasmine Hall, BMICH On the ending of the...
By Avishka Mario Senewiratne Eight years after independence, Ceylon – relatively new to democracy and independent rule, though looking good on the global canvas – was...
bt Sanja de Silva Jayatilleka The Valdai Discussion Club, established in 2004 and named after Lake Valdai in Russia where its first meeting was held, meets...