Illustrious older brother of Ceylon’s first Prime Minister, D. S. Senanayake, F. R. Senanayake was born on the 22nd of October, 1882. As a matter of...
Dr. Janaka Ratnasiri has, in his recent article in The Island, has asked the question: ‘Will CEB make an effort’, meaning whether CEB will keep to...
According to a news report (Island, 2-11-20), Mr. Chinthaka Rajapakshe, who is said to be the moderator of an organization known as the “Movement for Land...
Priyal de Silva, a retired General Manager of Railways and Past President, Institute of Engineers, who had also been the Chief Engineer Way and Works Department,...
The recent correspondence on trees and the environment reminded my ageing memory of a fascinating bit of oral history I heard from a veteran Kachcheri officer...
After the arrival, discussions and departure of Jiechi of China and Pompeo of the US, we hear about “Debt Traps”. Some say there are no debt...
What makes a virus jump from one host species to another? Obviously, it must be for its survival. What makes a poor man go into the...
Some thoughts and reminiscences By Dr. V.J.M. de Silva There is no doubt about the gravity and world concern about this serious disease. Every newspaper devotes...
It was great to see Valaichchenai producing paper once again. Thanks to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his team, including Minister Wimal Weerawamsa, officials of the Paper...
Are we now in the Predatory Era of diplomacy? US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has given us much food for thought on this. He has...