by Dharshan Weerasekera Fisher folk in Northern Sri Lanka are facing two unprecedented threats to their livelihood: first, the threat of withdrawal of GSP+ by the...
By GARVIN KARUNARATNE Ph.D. The editorial of The Island on Sri Lanka’s Independence Day says it all: “The challenge before us is to retrace our steps,...
Further to Uditha Devapriya’s fascinating article on the untold history of Sri Lanka’s independence, one claim in the paper bears further investigation. The author contends that...
I, as a retired professor in Medicine with nearly 40 years of teaching experience, wish to comment on Upul Jayasuriya’s views on the above subject published...
This has reference to Mr Jayanta Kurukulasuriya’s (JK) letter in The Island of 4 February. He says the name “International Monetary Fund” “misleads” as it is...
It is with great sorrow that we convey the sad news of the death of Most Ven. Homagama Kondanna Maha Thera, one of Sri Lanka’s best-known...
In The Island of Feb. 3, a concerned citizen’ calls the whole scene ‘obscene’. His language may be strong, but accurate. He ends by asking the...
That wonderful song “Menike mage hithe” may have held millions all over the world enthralled by the singer Yohani for the delicacy of articulation as well...
Our National Anthem is a most evocative and inspiring song of praise to our beloved Sri Lanka. Its phraseology, melody, and music are almost overpowering; and...
Minister of Tourism, Prasanna Ranatunga, has declared the arrival of large numbers of foreign tourists here. He says about 82,327 of them came here in January,...