‘The US returns to UNHRC, ahead of 46th session’ was a leading news item in The Island of 10.02.2021. The US of A does what it...
by Dr Parakrama Waidyanatha Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardene is reported to have remarked at some meeting that the current coconut prices can be reduced if...
Appreciation Dr. Neville’s death took the winds out of my sails to live for a little longer. It was only the previous day that I spoke...
I write to complement Mr. Sangadasa Akurugoda’s essay “Why get rid of our linguistic heritage, and move back to English?” in ‘The Island’ of 8th February...
By Dr. Dineth Bandara The Ganja Lobby seems to have resorted to guerrilla marketing, as it were. This lobby came into being, pretending to be the...
Killing of Mahara Prison inmates Grieving families and the public eagerly await the findings of the judicial investigations into the killing of 11 inmates at the...
Dr. Sarath Gamini de Silva’s article “Early education towards racial harmony” appearing in The Island of 3rd February (Midweek Review) contains commendable ideas towards eschewing socially...
By Gamini Seneviratne Despite the claims/confessions of Australia and the GDR (refugee) and the USA (trainee war criminal) she’s a citizen, primarily, of Chile, which by...
On 1st February, the Sri Lankan Cabinet unanimously approved that the East Terminal of the Colombo Port will be developed solely by the Sri Lanka Ports...
The editorial in The Island of 04 Feb. 21 titled ‘Independence’ made me virtually run for my pen and ink bottle, so to speak. The editor...