By Jayantha Somasundaram “My greatest strength is the love for my people, My greatest weakness is that I love them too much.” – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
Early one morning, the Ven. Polwatte Buddhadaththa Nayaka Thero left Ambalangoda, bound for Colombo, in his car, with his faithful driver Martin at the wheel. Very...
By Dr. Sujata Gamage, Policy Analyst The 1978 Constitution devotes several pages to detail the process to elect a Parliament consisting of 225 members. It is...
‘SJB challenges Vasu. Udaya and Wimal to leave Cabinet’, so read page one headline of Monday’s The Island. Cass adds her vote to this proposition as...
Let us examine the facts By Chris Ratnayake ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ is an old adage. However, it has gained new currency in...
During World War II, the Ahubudu family lived in Koggala, the birthplace of the celebrated author Martin Wickramasinghe. One day, an order was received from the...
It was left to the ‘World Inequality Report 2022’ to make one of the most thought-provoking disclosures on the consequences to the world of increasingly widening...
At 22, her achievements are awesome and that is precisely why I refer to Oshini Perera as ‘Awesome Oshini.’ She excelled at the A/L exam, was...
LOOK GOOD – with Disna What You Need… ½ cup of aloe vera gel 2 tablespoons raw honey 1 tablespoon coconut oil Few drops of lavender...
By Seneka Abeyratne An extensive literature review conducted by C.R. Panabokke, Evolution of the Indigenous Village Irrigation Systems of Sri Lanka (2010) shows there is...