It was Easter Sunday of 2019. Sri Lanka Coast Guard Ship ‘Suraksha’, a 100-metre-long Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), was getting ready for a 14-day patrol. Her...
‘Economic emergency’ an interview/discussion with the new Governor of the Central Bank – Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Secretary to the Sri Lanka Treasury, Mr. K. M. M....
Never have I seen a Sinhala and Tamil (or National) New Year celebration like what took place at Galle Face. It was aunique display of national...
The Island editorial, under the above title on 11 April 2022, is highly commendable for attempting to keep an eye open, especially with what is stated...
by Sanja de Silva Jayatilleka The People have spoken. They no longer regard their Parliamentary representatives with any kind of trust and respect. Read their placards....
Reply to Anura Gunasekara By DR. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA Mr. Anura Gunasekara purports to quote a passage of praise from me about Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He says it...
By Dr Laksiri Fernando After artificially fixing the exchange rate in Sri Lanka for so many years (since 2001), whether the sudden floating of the rupee...
Sri Lanka is in a real crisis. There is a need for all stakeholders to understand this situation and have a contingency plan. The country has failed,...
Not too far away there is a land with a leader, who has and continues to fight for his people and country against a foreign power...
“Gota Go Home” – goes far beyond a simple call to go home. It is a combination of the evils of power and family bandyism that...