FOR THE WESTERN POWERS, CATASTROPHE IN AFGHANISTAN

The headlines said it all. On Sunday and Monday, Western media headlines screamed that Afghanistan had fallen. The western media believed the hawks’ narrative of America’s war on terror. It was a terror war, the rulers said; the media parroted it and refused to see that it was an imperialist war.

Faceless and forgotten Indian Origin Tamils of Wanni

A few in Sri Lanka are aware that a substantial part of the population of the Wanni region in North Sri Lanka, comprising the districts of Vavuniya....

CALL TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF JUDGES, PARTICULARLY: WOMEN JUDGES IN AFGHANISTAN

The UN Global Judicial Integrity Network (UNGJIN), is an international platform “of judges for judges” committed....

COVID-19: Origins-Tracing: Trust Science; Discard Politics

COVID-19 origins-tracing is a matter of science, which plays a significant role in preventing and controlling the pandemic. Scientists...

SRI LANKA CAN RELATE TO THE CHAOS IN AFGHANISTAN - EDITORIAL

The fall of the Afghan Government and the take over of the country by Taliban rebels bring back memories of the rule by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka, many years ago.

The cruel truth about animal lives at stake

Historically in Sri Lanka animals have always coexisted with humanity and a companionship and understanding developed between each other. However, in the status quo the animal kingdom has suffered significant harm and loss of life, purely due to the negligence and ignorance of the society at large.

Afghanistan from Brydon to Biden

On January 13, 1842 a mounted cavalier trudged to British ruled Jalalabad Fort in India. This cavalier was none other than William Brydon, the sole survivor of 16,500 strong British contingent which led an invasion to Kabul.

How safe are we from the ravaging virus?

The pall of gloom hovering over our Island brings with it a feeling of trepidation when reflecting on what is in store for Sri Lankans in the coming days and weeks. It is unnerving to say the least.

Superspreaders galore!

The Coronavirus has changed the world. It has transformed lifestyles. It has forced a re-think on a wide range of activities and things we have taken for granted.

Afghanistan’s darkest hour!

Joe Biden was a mythic hero for some quarters at home and abroad since he defeated his predecessor Donald Trump and began reversing some of Mr Trump’s controversial policies.

The pandemic rages: Things are not happening for the good of the general public

As I write this article, the President made a reshuffling of the Cabinet, with the notable replacement of Pavithra Wanniarachchi....

Momentous and earthshaking events around us - EDITORIAL

Momentous events are taking place the world over. In Afghanistan, a fellow-member of the South Asia Association for Regional Co-operation.....

COVID, teachers strike and National economy

The unprecedented COVID-19 spike which is not represented by the official figures has eclipsed or suppressed the struggles by the principals and the teachers for the resolution of their salary anomalies which remains unresolved for the past 24 years.

Escape from climate change no longer possible

A damning new U.N. report warning of certain devastation from climate change has been dubbed humanity’s ‘final wake-up call’ by environmental experts. The U.N.’s IPCC climate panel has released a highly anticipated report warning that efforts to limit global warming to close to

What is wrong with KNDU Bill?

The Kotelawala National Defence University (KNDU) Bill is wrecking serious havoc in Sri Lanka’s educational landscape. Students and teachers unionised or otherwise, seem to have reached a rare consensus about its undesirability, though perhaps f

Role of Data Science in Managing COVID-19

In managing the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to generate and focus on appropriate data more relevant to the existing....

Onset of COVID-19 fourth Wave: An ‘Existential Threat’ demands ‘Extaordinary Measures’

The facets of the human needs are linked to the concept of “security”. As a result, eliminating thethreat to human survival requires....

The sad tale of the Afghan people - EDITORIAL

Relief and Welfare during Depression

If there were any doubts over the last year as to whether Sri Lanka was sliding into a crisis, the shortages of milk powder and cooking...

Who is to take action, people or the State?

An alarming disparity between the statistics issued by the Health Ministry and the Gampaha Regional Director of Health Services (RDHS) on COVID 19 cases was reported by the media on Wednesday.

Einstein did not play even the role of an atom

When we talk of nuclear power our minds often go to one of the world’s greatest scientist the Jewish born Albert Einstein.

Why breastfeeding is important

Breastfeeding is a crucial step to ensure that your baby gets all the nutrients that are much needed during its first few months....

Local cinema cannot do without veteran artistes - EDITORIAL

Three veteran artistes who were featured prominently in Sinhala tabloid magazines recently were Sanoja Bibile, Sathischandra Edirisinghe....

South China Sea becomes flashpoint despite war on covid virus

While the people all over the world are fighting what appears to be a losing battle against an invisible virus which keeps....

UNP will form a govt in 2023 – Vajira Abeywardane

United National Party (UNP) Chairman Vajira Abeywardane, in an interview with the Daily Mirror, speaks with confidence....

Shadow warriors and comfort zones

Kagemusha is the name of a highly acclaimed film directed by Akira Kurosawa. Kagemusha is a Japanese term for a political decoy.

Deadly Delta; Not a Single ‘Day-off’ for Safety

We are seeing a sudden surge in the number of COVID-19 cases from the time when people were allowed to travel as they wished to all parts of the country during the National New Year period in April.

Covid-19 and the Col - EDITORIAL

This year - 2021- has seen an ever increasing numbers of the new Covid variants. It has been pretty disastrous for the world....

The Devil’s in the data sets

Journalism has been oft described as the first draft of history. But what is that first draft? Is it the authentic documentation....

Lethargic approach of the health sector

Sri Lanka is going through a critical period in respect of containing the COVID 19, the pandemic that emerged in Wuhan city in China in late 2019 and had invaded the whole world by now. This may be the only issue in the human history which the mankind has been concerned about concurrently. Even the two world wars excepted some countries from their direct impact. Sri Lanka which succe