With known net debt service payments of USD 6.6 bn this year and current fully usable official reserves of less than USD 1 bn (2-3 weeks...
I was really happy to read the captioned news in your issue of 1st Feb where the Chairman of PUCSL, Janaka Ratnayaka had said when the...
It is no secret that the country is in dire straits. Our leaders seem intent on celebrating Independence Day. I always thought after we became a...
I refer to the recent article in your newspaper regarding the complaint made by the Railway trade union alliance on the above subject. This article brings...
By Harim Peiris A nation was promised “vistas of prosperity and splendor” and about 6.9 million voters, opted for it, subsequently providing a two third parliamentary...
We knew him as Ganaya all those years ago in the 1950s. With a First Class in English, he naturally joined the Department as an Assistant...
Dr. Kwan Yuan Dong, in his recent above captioned letter says, people get tattoos for many reasons; they could be cultural, personal, a decision made on...
The importation of inorganic fertilisers, and pesticides was banned by a Cabinet Memorandum dated April 27, 2021 to promote the use of organic fertilisers (OF) and...
1962 coup – Part IV A group of senior Police and Military officers attempted to overthrow the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Government. They were driven by three critical...
An official and a gentleman January is the month for old, often decrepit pensioners to trundle along, or be helped to the relevant Grama Sevaka (GS)...