Reading the articles published in The Island over the last few weeks, it seems that most of the political analysts, regardless of the party they support,...
by Rajan Philips The country has been on its marks for nearly five months for Wednesdays election. There have been false starts given the long wait....
PERSON WOMAN MAN CAMERA TV by Vijaya Chandrasoma If you can identify an elephant or a hippo from a picture, or count backwards from 100 in...
28th death anniversary commutation Twenty Eight years ago, on 8th August 1992 , a bomb that exploded in an Army Land Rover at Araly Point took...
JUST AS ARROGANT & AS INCOMPETENT AS DONALD . . . by Selvam Canagaratna “The qualities we have do not make us so ridiculous as those...
In August what we need is a new Parliament. Recently when there was a demand mainly from politicians to reconvene the old Parliament, the people themselves...
Same-ingredient ice-creams, but two different toppings by Kumar David Outside the Tamil areas there are just three alternatives to choose from – the government (SLPP), the...
by Mangala Samaraweera It is a propitious moment to reflect on Sri Lanka’s democratic credentials and the future of democracy as we prepare for yet another...
“All Royalists of the present generation should specially remember two great Royalists, whose defense of the College in its darkest days saved Royal. They are Sir...
by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera I am writing this as a septuagenarian. Having worked most of my professional life in England my thoughts are coloured by...