I read with interest the article published by Dr. Laksiri Fernando concerning the CID investigations into the allegations made by Fr. Cyril Gamini. Dr. Fernando professes...
There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for something...
By Samantha Power Administrator – United States Agency for International Development Mangala Samaraweera was a remarkable public servant and one of the most remarkable individuals I...
Chandradasa Nanayakkara’s piece on Buddhism (The Island, 18/11) fails to mention the sense of altruism that had been lodged deeply in human psychology (and for that...
Particularly since the 1970s, University students could be seen on the road clamouring for social justice and against, all sorts of inequalities. But most of them,...
The Climate Summit in Scotland had many ambitious goals; countries were asked to come forward with strong emission-reduction targets to reach net zero carbon emissions by...
It is heartening to see a report in The Island which says that the Minister of Environment, Mahinda Amaraweera has assured definite action against illegal constructions...
The importation of inorganic fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides was banned by a Cabinet Memorandum dated April 27. Subsequently, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) promoted the manufacture...
Mahinda Rajapaksa was one of the more, if not the most, popular political leaders of this country. When he lost the presidential election in 2015, people...
By Rohana R. Wasala To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows...