Our apartment complex abuts Yasodara Vidyalaya, on Kynsey Road, Colombo 8. The residents have a serious problemme with sound pollution arising from their ‘morning programme’. The...
Reports of casualties, both human and elephant, are monotonous daily fare in our newspapers. They are in danger of becoming a mere scorecard, with little useful...
The other day, shopping at a Supermarket in Colombo, I saw natural bath scrubs, nicely packed, displayed in the skin care section. Through curiosity, I had...
When I read the article ‘Dismal behaviour of people’s representatives’ on 7th July in this newspaper by veteran banker Rienzie T. Wijetilleke (RTW), former Managing Director...
Thinking Out of the Box is the catchline of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He gave this advice to the banking sector in May this year, and to...
It is with mounting fury that I have just read P. Abeysinghe Mallawaratchchi’s letter (‘The Island’ 3rd Sept.) in which he makes the most astounding statements...
““It was rumored that the BIA will open for Tourists from the beginning of August. We are now in September, but everyone is in the dark...
May I draw your attention to your recent editorial on the election to Parliament of convicts. In a country where the leaders treat the laws with...
Open letter to IGP, Traffic DIG, Kollupitiya Traffic OIC Having worked as a road building engineer in Europe and the US for more than 30 years,...
According to newspapers, the President’s Office has requested people not to invite President Rajapaksa for private functions, saying his daily duties revolve around resolving the problems...