The government took a battering from the general public after the 2022 Budget was presented. The economy is in dire straits, probably the worst in the post –Independence era. People have felt the pinch in terms of lack of income sources, dwindling

The 2022 Budget, which most Sri Lankans looked forward to with the hope of receiving some form of relief or cushioning to counter the skyrocketing cost of living and the shortage of essential commodities would have been a disappointed lot. It contain

Years ago I wrote an article titled ‘I will die in the General Hospital.’ I was convinced that the best treatment possible in the country is obtainable from the public hospitals and not from private ones. Overworked, understaffed and overcrowded

Energy Minister Gammanpila informs us Sri Lankans, that the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery would be closed for the first time since....

Earlier this month, I was part of a panel at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference on burnout and stress. We spoke in detail....

Despite the current economic situation in the country demanding a drastic revolutionary change, the budget proposals presented for the year 2022 by Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa on Friday are not going to change anything in a manner that would

There is some sunshine falling through now, despite a grey sky. Whole of last week was about flash floods and landslides in most par

Sri Lanka has the “worst road fatality rate” among its immediate neighbours in the South Asian region. The reported fatality rate (17.4) is “the worst in South Asia”

World Science Day falls on 10 November, and many countries including Sri Lanka celebrate the week that follows as ‘Science Week’ to mark the introduction of science to society. As a country, this offers us an opportunity to examine scientific iss

The Telegraph on November 11, 2021 reported on its front page, about a disgraceful behavior of three British members of Parliament. British....

The monsoon, which commenced in early October, has already resulted in over 20 deaths. Over 62,247 persons -17,481 families- have been dehoused and been forced to seek shelter in temples....

Popular Tamil cinema actor Gemini Ganesan whose 101st birth anniversary falls on November 17th is regarded widely as the greatest romantic lover in Tamil cinema .

The recent public statement by an erudite group of learned persons appearing in the press was so topical and forthright that it nudged the writer as a sovereign voter and a senior citizen to pen the following procedure to ensure transparency in ‘El

In Glasgow, the widely-publicized climate summit ended yesterday with most experts saying some clean-air results are likely since the United States and China signed an agreement this week to prevent the temperature from rising beyond 1.5 degrees Cels

The Tamil community celebrated Deepavali starting November 4 with the festivities lasting for five days. The Tamils in Sri Lanka might have forgotten to fight for their cause,

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on November 6 has changed the composition of membership and the Terms of Reference of the Presidential Task Force he had appointed to implement the highly controversial “One Country, One Law” concept.

Cooperation, not Cold War, is what the world urgently needs to overcome multiple crises of gargantuan proportions, with the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the global economic downturn being the most pressing issues.

November 11 (Thursday) marked ‘Remembrance Day’. For some time we’ve not seen the poppy flower being sold at street corners and at junctions where there are traffic lights. The reason for this is the Covid pandemic.

The Climate Change Conference being held in Glasgow in Scotland will end tomorrow with world leaders committing themselves....

In the last match that Sri Lanka played in the ongoing T-20 World cup, against the West Indies, Roston Chase was caught....

The appointment of the Task Force on ‘One Country, One Law’ has thrown the spotlight on the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) once again. There has been....

Numerous videos uploaded on social media have documented police officers, not excepting senior officers using excessive force....

Whatever else might be said against the government, a positive aspect amidst gathering storm clouds is that COVID-19 numbers....

It is no secret that the government is desperate in facing the economic issues the country is faced with. Also it is no secret that government has no solutions to any of the current economic woes the people are faced with, as the steps taken by it ar

Sri Lanka today is a land of acute shortages. Hundreds, if not thousands throng at the sales agents at the rumours of the impending, and often elusive, arrival of supplies of cooking gas. Long queues of people wait in desperation only to find, supp

The Department of Defence (DoD) annual report to Congress on military and security developments involving the People’s....

“Half a league, half a league, All in the valley of Death; Rode the six hundred. ‘Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge....

During the past few months we have been constantly reminded that the COP26 summit presently being held in Glasgow....

When the histories of certain communities are silenced and their identities suppressed that is often a sign of devastating...

Is the row between the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and the small parties in the ruling coalition real, or is it a drama? Many social media posts have posed this question. Some are of the opinion that this is a drama stage-managed by the ruling party