by Dr Upul Wijayawardhana “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” This is very sound advice to be followed at this time of distress in Sri...
by Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha The Marga Institute hosted last Friday the launch of a new book by my good friend Dayan Jayatilleka, a collection of his...
by Thalif Deen At a press conference last Tuesday night, New York City Mayor and his Police Commissioner tried to justify police intervention against pro-Palestinian demonstrators...
It is hard to think of any Sri Lankan academic who has been vilified the way Nalin Kumar De Silva was. Nalin was not averse to...
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was an important feature in international relations during the period of the Cold War between West and East. The Cold War is...
Remarks of Prof Rajiva Wijesinha at the launch of Vocabulary for Communication by Parvathi Nagasunderam At the University of Sri Jayewardenepura Arts Faculty Auditorium on April...
BY Lalin I De Silva – Editor Ceylon Planters Society Bulletin In the world of tea, the name James Taylor often takes center stage as the...
An election is approaching and all the political parties are ready to hammer and tongs at one another. Each promising the never-ending promises made over the...
by Thiagaraja Arasanayagam I read with great interest the article, ‘Ethir: Legendary high jumper,’ in The Island newspaper of 22 April, 2024, not only for the...
The Island recently carried a photo of how people were travelling to work in an overcrowded train after celebrating the New Year. People travel in trains...