In the Budget speech for 2022, the Minister for Finance has said ‘Leveraging on the strategic positioning Sri Lanka also has potential to become Asia’s energy...
Hundredth birth anniversary of A.R.P. Wijeyesekera We commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of our father Arananda Rajamini Piyasena Wijeyesekera on 22nd November. He grew up among...
By I. P. C. MENDIS Blinkers and lop-sided decisions complement each other. Results can often be scary or dangerous, if not, disastrous. There is general agreement...
Our respected senior virologist in Sri Lanka, Professor Tissa Vitharana has written an article, on ‘Positioning science technology and research to meet new normal industrial challenges’....
This refers to my recent letter, published in The Island, on the question of reconciliation between the Sinhala and Tamil communities. Since it can be misconstrued...
The recent news article in The Island, published on November 13, 2021, under the headline ‘INSS Director General says no proof Zahran met Intelligence Operatives’, is...
Your editorial, “And miles to go …”, (16 Nov.), which appeared on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of The Island, prompted me to pen some...
By Prof. O.A. Ileperuma Concerns about the non-availability of chemical fertiliser are widespread. Agricultural communities and farmers are venting their anger at the minister and the...
Weather gods have hit our country in a very bad way. The worst affected are the poor living in small houses. A few places have been...
The news item under the above headline appearing in The Sunday Island says that independent engineers and energy experts had criticized the CEB for not fully...