Yes, it’s an irreparable loss to the showbiz world – the demise of singer/entertainer/showman/composer Sunil Perera. His death, last morning (06), came as a terrible shock...
By Palitha Manchanayake Former Irrigation Engineer, Sri Lanka and Hydrologist/Flood Forecaster to the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Sydney, Australia In this article, the author wishes to...
By Algi Wijewickrema (This is a tribute to the legendary, Sunil Perera. The article, below was, in fact, written, in 2016, and published in the Peterite...
by Jehan Perera The presidential proclamation declaring a state of emergency did not immediately provoke a negative reaction. In his proclamation, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated that...
‘Let not even a drop of rain water in this country flow to the sea without being put to use’ – King Parakramabahu By Prof Dayantha...
Watching the amazing performance of those with disabilities, at the opening ceremony in Tokyo on 24th August, I was humbled, to say the least. I have...
Ragging is a social menace that plagues the higher educational institutes of Sri Lanka. The severity of the issue is so gripping that every year several...
By Kusum Wijetilleke kusumw@gmail.com Twitter: @kusumw Sleep-walking Towards Tragedy About 9,185 Sri Lankans had succumbed to Covid-19 as at 1st September. There are extraordinary scenes around...
How much further are we going to slide down this slippery slope O people of the Pearl? Our economy is in a shambles, our currency more...
by Prof. Sanath. P. Lamabadusuriya In late 1971,when I was waiting to travel abroad for Post-Graduate studies, I decided to have my palm read by a...