Thanks COVID; it was a real workers’ May Day A blessing in disguise?

An event flagged by blood-splattered clothes of martyrs who sacrificed lives for a cause in 1886 in the US— the Greens, Blues & Reds....

Covid-19 : Do not import any more variants into this country - Prof. Neelika Malavige

Prof. Neelika Malavige, the head of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Sciences of the Sri Jayawardenapura University after....

Today is World Press Freedom Day: Strengthening journalism to advance democracies: Information as a public good

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) marks the World Press Freedom Day today (May 3, 2021) in concurrence with UNESCO’s commemoration.....

A tale of three visits - EDITORIAL

Between January and April this year, a number of high profile visitors have visited our shores. On January 5, we had big brother......

First They Attack the Muslims

Sri Lanka is on the downward slide of chauvinist oppression. The Cabinet last week decided to ban the burqa and niqab worn by Muslim women.

Lester James Peries the Emancipator of Sinhala Cinema

Renowned Sri Lankan Film Maker Lester James Peries passed away three years ago at the age of 99.

DEFENCE DIPLOMACY: AUGMENTING SRI LANKA’S FOREIGN POLICY

Sri Lanka has seen an intensified degree of defence cooperation in 2021.

May Day: Workers are worthy of their wages

May Day or the International Workers’ Day-- the day marking the historic struggles and gains made by workers and the labour movement,- is observed in many countries today May 1.

Sri Lanka’s Exports Being in sync with global and local developments

The Sri Lankan Understanding, is geared towards exploring the path taken by Sri Lanka, an island nation in the Indian Ocean.....

May Day call for May Day

Political parties and trade unions in Sri Lanka have been compelled for the third consecutive year to cancel or postpone their May Day.....

Empowering more ‘youth’ to vote - EDITORIAL

The bill presented to parliament to make 18 the eligibility age for voting must be viewed with some caution. To begin with Sri Lanka.....

India’s covid tsunami: Open the war chest and spend for health

As India’s Covid tsunami is sending jitters across the world, with television footage showing scenes resembling an Armageddon.....

High cost of carelessness and complacency

COVID-19 is showing no signs of going anywhere soon other than to further entrench itself in the country in a more virulent mutation than during its previous incarnations.

India’s ‘love’

Subramanyam Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister, being a politician has made a political statement. He would know, as any Indian politician would, the temper of the Indian voter.

Regime vs Government: Which one is ruling Sri Lanka?

What is the difference between a government and a regime? This is not an esoteric question as it might sound, but a matter of whole.....

Lanka caught up in big power political games - EDITORIAL

With the fall of the Soviet bloc in 1991, the US assumed the role of the world’s sole super power and global policeman.

Why can’t SAARC be like ASEAN?

Following the birth of the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1957 and the Association of South East Asian Nations.....

’’UNESCO says no to reservoir inside Sinharaja’’ - Dr. Punchinilame Meegaswatte

Dr. Punchinilame Meegaswatte, Secretary General of Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO (SLNCU), in an interview......

Paying the price for negligence

The Public Health Inspectors’ Union (PHIU) warned prior to the Sinhala and Hindu New Year of another spike of COVID-19 in the country after the festival, citing the obvious scant regard by the people for health guidelines. Their warning was unh

Erroneous calculation pushes Modi from Hero to Zero

“I’ve never seen such huge crowds” a jovial Indian Premier Narendra Modi tweeted after witnessing a massive crowd at an election rally in Asansol, West Bengal last Saturday (24), the day country recorded more than 234,000 new Covid-19 cases and thousands of deaths mainly due to lack of oxygen in hospitals for the suffering patients. It was bar

Concerns were raised Colombo Port will be monitored using Port City - Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Port City Commission Bill is a very controversial and sensitive issue in Sri Lanka. The Port City itself faced a lot of criticism from the time the project kicked off. And the former government of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had in fact suspended the project temporarily wh

If China contained it: Why is Covid-19 stalking us - EDITORIAL

The coronavirus, this time with multiple varients is back and stalking the world. From Japan to India, to the nations in Europe and America, all are falling like dominos to a second wave of the pandemic.

Why is the US police force so paranoid when it comes to colour?

Writing week after week about Coronavirus becomes a drag. There are plenty of issues out there, but the terrifying shadow of the pandemic hangs over everything else.

Cardinal’s Candid Comments and the Bathiudeen Brothers Brouhaha

All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) leader and ex-Cabinet Minister Rishad Bathiudeen is a prominent Sri Lankan politician, who is very often in the news for the wrong reasons.

Krishantha fires back at Dayan J

When I wrote earlier this week about what is expected from our largest opposition party, the SJB, I did so hoping that the party would awake and articulate their vision for Sri Lanka, and their stand on the many gnarly policy decisions that face our country.

Transgenic mosquito resistant to multiple serotypes of dengue virus

Mosquito-borne diseases achieved greater attention over the last few decades.

Where Did We Lose our Way?

Every year as I write commemoration articles on Lalith Athulathmudali, I feel his absence more and more because every year this country appears to be taking many steps backwards.

Did you feel the festive gear?

There have been many challenges this April, but we managed to celebrate New Year (on the 14th) and even have some oil cakes (kevum) on the table despite the crisis associated with coconut oil.

PC elections: Govt. caught between India and legal snags

The impression the government had instilled in the minds of the people soon after the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) captured power that the provincial council system....

China is a failed model of “socio-economic development” What’s powerful within “giant” China?

Over a dozen and a half have apparently petitioned the Supreme Court against the “Colombo Port City (CPC) Commission” Bill, despite the serious time constraints the government....