By Prof. W.A.J.M. De Costa Senior Professor and Chair of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya At present, Sri Lanka is going through a...
by Garvin Karunaratne Former Government Agent August is always a dry month in Sri Lanka. As a former administrative officer who was involved in agriculture for...
A Book Review: By Professor N.A.de S Amaratunga Publisher – Motilal Banarsidass International, Delhi Reviewed by Professor Chandima Wijebandara I was surprised, when I received this...
By Dr D.Chandraratna (SLAS ex-Deputy Commissioner for Probation) The current Minister of State for the Prisons Anuradha Jayaratna has voiced his dismay at the prison as...
To: Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament. Dear Members of Parliament, The Sri Lanka’s economic targets have not been met in recent months. Signs are that...
By Jayasri Priyalal The policymakers in developed and developing countries are keen to promote resource-distributive policies, anticipating economic growth to take effect automatically. Such dysfunctional growth...
Its over a month since the critical need to protect a huge acreage of paddy getting destroyed due to the drought surfaced. The government which is...
REAR VISION By Jayantha Somasundaram The Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) founded in 1935 contested the following year’s State Council election and returned two out of...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated at the Coconut Growers Annual Conference on Friday, 04 August 2023, that the Government would not heed orders or advice from any...
In a front-page article of The Island of 14 July 2023, Dr. Howard Nicholas has given Sri Lanka some good economic advice to help overcome its problems....