By Lynn Ockersz For the Isle’s local Sires, On whom the reins of power, Were bestowed with caution, By a tactically retreating empire, The umbilical tie...
In a classified diplomatic cable from Colombo, wartime US Ambassador here Patricia Butenis categorized President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa and common...
This is a research paper published by the New Delhi-based think-tank the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) Introduction: This article looks at the current political situation in...
By Lynn Ockersz They lifted the boy’s limp body, Amid screams of acute heartache, Of close relatives and friends, From a death trap in flood waters,...
For the first time in parliamentary history, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued a dire warning to Parliament and political parties therein over the...
Brecht’s Life of Galileo: By Laleen Jayamanne Andrea: Unhappy the land hat breeds no hero. Galileo: No! Unhappy the land that needs a hero. Brecht in...
By Lynn Ockersz Socrates of yore remains the model, For men aiming at ruling excellence, And a life dedicated to public service, Because he drank of...
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) and Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) recently declared corruption as the root cause of Sri Lanka’s...
(‘Romeo and Juliet’: Act 2, Scene ii) by Charles Sarvan I was sent a copy of an article titled, ‘How Sri Lankan Tamils came to have...
By Lynn Ockersz Finally shaking off his hesitance, Though the burning shame remains, The elder staggers in the dark, To the noisy door of his jaded...