We are writing this article after watching the Derana TV “Aluth Parlimenthuwa” – “Viduliya Mahajana Peminilla” on 26th January 2022, and after reading a newspaper item...
By Harim Peiris The onset of the bi-annual sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in which Sri Lanka features prominently on the agenda...
By Sunil Dharmabandhu Retired visiting Mental Health Act Commissioner UK sunilrajdharm@yahoo.co.uk Karen Anne Carpenter was an American singer and drummer who, along with her elder brother Richard,...
Lent is the period of 40 days which comes before Easter in the Christian Tradition. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, that is today, Lent is a season of...
Women’s History Month begins on 01 March The Italian educator and physician Maria Montessori (1870–1952) is best known for the teaching method that bears her name....
It is now three months since Elmo de Silva passed away. He was a regular contributor to the country’s newspapers. Nearly a year ago his autobiography,...
The Colombo city changed very much from what it used to be about half a century ago. The biggest change is the skyline with many high-rise...
Amidst all the problems, and worries, faced by the public, from shortages of all necessities, and very little promise of any improvements in the coming months,...
Regrettably, Sri Lanka does not have enough money to pay for its energy import needs. And also, the prices of oil and gas are rising, and...
A news item claims, ‘President directs to pay Rs.80 billion to CPC’ to overcome the financial difficulties faced by Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), especially the huge...