by Rajan Philips The first part of the title needs no elaboration. The second part is an unfolding question that has many answers to it, and...
(Excerpted from Memories that Linger: My journey through the world of disability by Padmani Mendis) While at ESCAP in Bangkok, Yukiko invited me to travel with...
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DAY by Vijaya Chandrasoma I apologize for the delay in writing this essay. Christopher Columbus Day was actually celebrated in the USA on October...
by Ajit Kanagasundram President Ranil Wickremesinghe, our most economically literate leader of recent times, announced at our 75th independence celebrations, that we would be a “developed”...
(Excerpted from the Merrill J. Fernando autobiography) In the couple of decades since its launching, my company has spent an average of Rs. 1.5 billion annually...
Tissa Jayatilaka wrote this article which was published on Sept. 20, 2013. It is reproduced on account of the Bishop’s 40th death anniversary which fell on...
A recent telephone chat with a much travelled and very well-known couple had them speaking on the travails suffered in getting visas to travel to Britain,...
(Lancet) This year, Sri Lanka marks 75 years of independence from the British as well as the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the Malaiyaha Tamil...
“The usual 10%” on a government purchase (Excerpted from Memoirs of a Cabinet Secretary by BP Peiris) The Governor-General was requested to ascertain, if possible, which...
Bhante S. Dhammika of Australia A wheel (cakka) is a flat circular object that turns as it moves and is considered one of the most ground-breaking...