So-called ragging, in universities is a form of torture and part of a sinister political strategy. There may be some undergrads who engage in ragging to...
The above I copied from the editorial of The Island (10/10). I disagree. They continuously learn and adjust themselves, according to the behaviour of our people...
Dr Parakrama Waidyanatha wrote an interesting and informative article to The Island under the headline, “Escalating fertilizer prices and need for judicious use”, last Monday. I...
By Dr. Ranil Senanayake Prof. O. A. IIeperuma’s rebuttal of my observations on the ‘development’ of our agriculture with the applications of agrotoxins illustrates clearly the...
The Ven. Maha Nayakes, His Eminence the Archbishop of Colombo and the opposition parties have urged the Elections Commission to hold the local government elections to...
Meenakshi Ganguly (MG) has written an article asking the countries of the Global South to support the UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka.MG alleges, only on hearsay,...
by Professor Panduka Karunanayake I was interested in two recent articles in The Island on the issue of the safety of green vegetables in our diet....
Prof. O.A.Ileperuma Dr. Ranil Senanayake’s criticism (The Island 22/9/2022) of Dr. Parakrama Waidyanatha’s article which appeared in The Island (19/9/2022) on the lifting of the ban...
A look at global debt statistics would show that almost all countries, irrespective of their economic status, obtain loans. The USA, the second richest country on...
By DR L M K Tillekeratne Chairman of the National Development Committee of the ACBC It is a well-known fact that one the problems faced by...