By Dr. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA The situation is ripe for a progressive, social democratic, centre-left Opposition with necessarily populist appeal, but can there be one if an...
By Lynn Ockersz Twenty years and counting, The 9/11 horrors rage on, With the first splurge of civilian blood, Which was unleashed in New York, Soon...
Can Parliament, as an institution, absolve itself of the responsibility for tainted political parties? The House did nothing when the TNA recognised the LTTE as the...
By Lynn Ockersz The ‘People’s Rep‘, suave and poker faced, Said to citizens bent under multiple weights: ‘You‘ll have to do with two meals and not...
By Usvatte-aratchi ‘Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assault of thoughts on the unthinking.’ – John Maynard Keynes In the beginning,...
UN going the whole hog By Shamindra Ferdinando The newly formed Civil Society Platform (CSP) on Monday (13) dealt with entire range of accountability issues and...
by Dr F E Dias “To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question”, soliloquised Piglet, “since all vaccines are equal, but some vaccines are...
By Shamindra Ferdinando A reference was made as regards the role played by Japanese Special Envoy Yasushi Akashi in the Norway-led peace process during Ranil Wickremesinghe’s...
By Usvatte-aratchi These two quotations deal with discipline among students in places of learning, including schools. One of the main contentions of the protagonists of the...
By Lynn Ockersz He cracks the whip, Handing people Unkind Cuts, But a blur is all He can make out, As He walks in zigzag swagger,...