Human rights groups local and foreign, the diplomatic corps of the west, (some of who usually and shamelessly interfere in the internal matters of this country),...
by Dr. C. S. Weeraratna csweera@sltnet.lk It is common knowledge that there is a massive dollar crisis in Sri Lanka, causing a scarcity of many essentials...
Many years ago, I had the fortune to listen to an interview with the late Gamini Iriyagolla (GI). This was at a time before Mahinda Rajapakse...
By Austin Fernando The background to mayhem The GotaGoGama protest has been on for 32 days to oust President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Rajapaksa Clan, from...
The rhetoric emanating from the political leaders do not inspire much hope of an early resolution to the political impasse, notwithstanding the two No Confidence motions....
The previous version of this piece was written soon after the Mirihana Incident, but I was unable to send it to The Editor of The Island...
By Sanja de Silva Jayatilleka It is not unknown in history that a single ruler was the cause of a nation’s downfall, the obvious case in...
By Rienzie Wijetilleke rienzietwij@gmail.com There are many reasons Sri Lanka is in this tragic situation and we all agree that it has been down to several...
By Lucien Rajakarunanayake I was 14 plus when the first hartal took place in what was then Ceylon. We had only print and radio for news,...
By Bishop Duleep de Chickera People’s protests today, occupy the public space as the people clamour to create and occupy democratic space. This receives public attention...