by Vijaya Chandrasoma The ongoing release of 220+ Israeli hostages taken by Hamas terrorists during the brutal massacre of an unknown number of Israelis on October...
Very little pure Ceylon Tea in the packs sold (Excerpted from the autobiography of Merrill J. Fernando) The Lion symbol had been used to denote Ceylon...
by K A D C Kodithuwakku Senior Assistant Government Analyst Drug abuse in Sri Lanka has increased immensely in the recent past with Heroin, Methamphetamine (Ice)...
Lt Col PVJ (Jayantha) de Silva, SL Light Infantry (1941-2023): Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Lalin Fernando “Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not...
by Dr Sarala Fernando In an earlier article I had written about the return of “might is right” to international geopolitics affecting for example Ukraine and...
(Excerpted from the memoirs of Lalith de Mel) After completing what may be described as my probationary period, I was ready to settle down to what...
by HUGH KARUNANAYAKE With the commencement of hostilities heralding World War 2, the colonial government of Ceylon commandeered the premises of Royal College to be used...
The term steel magnolia describes “a woman who exemplifies both traditional femininity and an uncommon fortitude”. The magnolia tree being more commonly seen in the south...
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS)—Jeanne Kirkpatrick, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, once made the distinction between “friendly” right-wing authoritarian regimes (which were...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Whilst being in total agreement with the sentiments expressed by a ‘Member of the silent majority’ in the article “The distortion of...