Sarojini is no more. She left us on February 10, as she wished, a mere six weeks after she lost her husband, Kaduru, whom she cared...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana In this era of despondency, one of the few things that keep our spirits up are The Island editorials. In addition to...
By Rohana R. Wasala (Part one of this article appeared yesterday) At independence, the British colonialists left a country that was able to flaunt relatively high...
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, NATO forces have gradually drawn nearer to the borders of Russia in direct contradiction to the promises the Americans...
Mr Editor, a list of politicians whose family members are to be appointed to our embassies had gone viral. It is redundant to say what the...
Students of the Sri Lanka Law College staged a protest in Battaramulla yesterday (7) demanding that the final examination of the law college be held in...
I refer to the opinion piece titled ‘Tears of hypocrisy’ – a response by G.A. D. Sirimal in The Island of 01 March. Referring to one of your...
An Open Letter to the Police Chief Some days ago there was an interesting and factual article in The Island about the inefficiency and indifference of...
By Dr. K. Ajith Kumara Consultant Physician President, All Ceylon Medical Officers Association The prevailing economic situation in the country has resulted in many adverse effects...
Every day when protests occur it seems to have the same sequence of events. People come out to the streets. After shouting slogans, they attempt to...