Not too long ago, a friend of mine observed that many if not most NGOs, in their quest for values such as transparency and reconciliation, embark...
by L.C. Arulpragasam I was a sick man when I reported for work relating to the implementation of the Paddy Lands Act of 1958. I had...
The JVP’s congratulatory message to the Chinese Communist Party over the latter’s centenary seems a tad disconcerting. This is the same party that rails against “Chinese...
by Desamanya K.H.J. Wijayadasa, Former Secretary to the President To reform means to make changes, to improve something or to remove its faults. Accordingly, public service...
by Uditha Devapriya As far as presidential discretion goes, pardoning Duminda Silva was hardly an unprecedented act. This is nothing to be surprised at; it has...
by Mangala Samaraweera “Reflect continually on the fact that all things as happen now, also happened before, and on the fact that they will happen again....
Ranil Wickremesinghe’s return to parliament has been greeted with dismay and delight in various quarters. The timing couldn’t have been better for the UNP, and conversely...
SLAF No. 2 officer cadet intake consisted of a batch of nine, together with few other in–service inductions. Of the nine, four were Thomians and Jayanath...
Sri Lanka’s liberals face a choice: they can ride the horse they’ve been riding for the last 30 years, or they can exchange that horse for...
by Chandra Jayaratne The doctrine “Fraud on a Power” (also known as “improper purpose” doctrine) was one of the key fundamental building blocks in framing the...