by Neville Ladduwahetty The consensus at the recently concluded meeting of the Sri Lankan Party Leaders, chaired by the President, was for the “Full Implementation of...
Thank the gods (Olympian to Cass’s borrowed Greekness or Hindu or our devathawas?) for an admirable Sri Lankan public servant who shines forth. A poll taken...
by Nihal Jayawickrama From the best possible vantage point, Bernard Percival Peiris was a witness to the unfolding of history. In 1947, with the entering into...
It is that time of year when religious differences fade and everyone happily gets into the glad Spirit of the Season. Buddhists particularly among non-Christians, enthusiastically...
CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena DPhil President – Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, Canada Founder & Administrator – Global Hospitality Forum chandij@sympatico.ca...
(The Print) It’s been a tumultuous year for South Asia. Mass protests rocked Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka saw leadership changes; Pakistan’s ousted prime...
by Michael Patrick O’Leary As I was reading Finding Arthur, the word picaresque kept coming unbidden to my mind, because the plot revolves around a journey...
By Dr Nihal D Amerasekera Nina and Frederik are names that take me back to my roots and those vibrant teenage years. They were the voice...
by Nanda Pethiyagoda The final three episodes of the six episodes of Meghan’s and Harry’s string of complaints in interviews were released by Netflix on Thursday...
By Uditha Devapriya When I look back at 2022, what strikes me more than anything else is how agonisingly slowly it passed. The early days of...