By Emeritus Professor Asoka Nugawela (Former Director, Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka) A new addition to the list of economically important diseases affecting natural rubber...
By Prof. Amarasiri de Silva When US President Joe Biden rolled out the red carpet on the South Lawn of the White House for Indian Prime...
by Nimal Gunatilleke nimsavg@gmail.com The report of the Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee (PSOC) on National Security, titled, ‘The Effects of Privatisation of Sri Lanka Telecom on...
We in civil society have a huge role to play if elections are held someday! We are in the phase of rapidly fading memories of the...
By Chandre Dharmawardana chandre.dharma@yahoo.ca According to a recent news report (The Island 23rd June 2023), Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has claimed that the “agricultural sector to be...
It was alleged (since denied) that the Minister of Foreign Affairs had alloted his official residence to Gotabaya Rajapaksa who resigned under pressure from the public....
Tomorrow, June 26, my father will turn 86. He’s ill and is in no condition to celebrate. My mother, brothers and perhaps some close relatives and...
By Prof. Kirthi Tennakone We imagine, dream and think all the time. Mentally pose questions and ponder doubtfully. Thinking is a fundamental human right, not stoppable...
By Prabhat Patnaik After Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Bangladesh has become the third country in our neighbourhood to become afflicted by a serious economic crisis. It...
Dr. Geewananda Gunawardena (GG) in his letter titled “Buddhagosa was no betrayer” (The Island – 19.06.2023), which probably was in response to my letter “Arahath Mahinda’s...