I was shocked when I saw the pictures the other day. How could they come up with such an idea? And it is an act of...
By Dr PARAKRAMA WAIDYANATHA An open letter to the new Minister of Health The chronic kidney disease (CKDu) has been a major non-communicable disease prevalent essentially...
After a few preceding debates such as Baddegama Debate (1865), Udanwita Debate (1866), Gampola Debate (1871), etc., the well-known Great Debate of Panadura took place 148...
It is four years to the day that Marhoom Al Haj Abdul Hameed Mohamed Azwer left this world. May God grant him a special place in...
I write this appreciation as one who has been Joe’s classmate at St. Joseph’s, roommate at Marcus Fernando Hall at the University of Peradeniya, and a...
As one who served the Ministry of Power and Energy for over a decade, and handled projects and generation plans prepared by the Ceylon Electricity Board...
By N.A. de S. AMARATUNGA Afghanistan is known as the “graveyard of empires”. Almost all the empires that grew in the region, and also some from...
We are experiencing another lockdown, this time for 10 days. The current death rate, due to COVID, is a reflection of what happened two weeks ago...
Mangala Samaraweera was a political misfit in Sri Lankan politics. He was a man of honesty and integrity among many crooks. He was a liberal who...
Appreciation Professor Ranjit Perera passed away on 17th February 2021, a few months after his retirement from the University of Moratuwa. He dedicated his entire life...