(Excerpted from Selected Journalism by HAJ Hulugalle) Twenty-five years ago, I was unexpectedly called to the editorial chair of the “Ceylon Daily News”, to succeed a...
By ACB Pethiyagoda In 1965 the late Hon. Dudley Senanayake, Prime Minister, introduced a Special Leases Scheme whereby several thousand acres of virgin jungle land in...
By Uditha Devapriya Ever since he was small, Uthpala Wijesuriya had been interested in subjects that others did not care for. While most of his friends...
by Dr Tilak Siyambalapitiya The Financial Review of The Island of 27 Dec., has erroneously quoted me as having said, “Bidding for renewables will not work”....
There are plenty of nooses dangling about waiting to receive nooses – to coin a new word for receivers of the hangman’s rope. Hopefully there are...
On May 30, the United States accused China of intercepting one of its spy planes in an “unnecessarily aggressive manoeuvre” over the South China Sea. The...
The Middle East conflagration has been brought very close to South Asia by a suspected drone attack a couple of days back on an Israel-linked chemical...
Generally, in the scene here, most beauty pageant winners fade into obscurity, after representing the country at an international event. Some do remain active but their...
* Strawberries: Mash 03-04 strawberries, in a container, until no lumps remain. Apply this paste directly to your face and let it sit for 10-12 minutes....
by Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Reading “From heyday to ‘hay day’”, the hard-hitting editorial laced with sarcasm (The Island, 18 December) and “Declining power and challenges before...