The late Clarence Wijewardena was honoured, in a very special way, on his 78th birthday. Initiated by Rajiv Sebastian, the road, heading towards the star’s original...
Where have all the dollars gone? BY Dr Tilak Siyambalapitiya No one knows what happened to the dollars earned by the country. Why did the reserves...
“One more wild goose chase.” That’s what Dil, my boss, said when she reluctantly agreed to accompany me to the southern fringe of Sri Lanka in...
By Austin Fernando The European Union’s (EU) statement announcing its decision to consider withdrawing the GSP+ concession for Sri Lanka reiterates the crucial contents, i. e....
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Mr Chandrakumara Wijaya Gunawardena, former MP for Kamburupitiya, who breathed his last, a year ago on 9th, August 2020, was a politician...
Dr. P. D. Anthonisz Dr. Pieter Daniel Anthonisz’s father was Leonadus Henricus Anthonisz who was the Chief Clerk of the Galle Customs. His mother was Susanna...
by Vijaya Chandrasoma Both the Constitution of the United States and the National Anthem, the Star Spangled Banner, were adopted during the “halcyon days” of slavery....
Excerpted from the memoirs of Senior DIG (Retd) Edward Gunawardena Continued from last week On June 2, 1981, the day following the acts of arson in...
Nowadays are dragon riddled;/ The nightmare rides upon sleep; A drunken soldier can leave the mother/ Murdered at her door To crawl in her own blood....
S. N. Arseculeratne (Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, University of Peradeniya.) This is an abbreviated version of a lecture given to the Peradeniya University’s Alumni Association. I...