The political landscape of Sri Lanka seems gloomy and desolate. Most of the actors who strut about the political stage posing as visionaries and leaders are in actuality empty vessels devoid of substance. Proverbial wisdom tells us empty vessels make

Social justice is so vital that Pope Francis has for the past few years taken bold initiatives for all Christian denominations and indeed all world religions to come together in dismantling the structures that prevent poverty alleviation and a more e

Industrial security, commonly known as PRIVATE SECURITY which originated in Srilanka in 1957 with the setting up of MIS security by two respected gentlemen namely Messers Newton Dassanayaka and Uduman,who attempted to join the CEYLON POLICE as Probat

Ultimately, after several rounds of rebellion against its leader Ranil Wickremesinghe spanning almost two decades, the United National Party (UNP) split, but not with a bang, as happened in 1951 and 1991.

Parents using smart phones and occasionally granting their siblings the use of such communication tools would be more concerned in the future with the news circulating that a 21-year-old man had deceived several schoolboys using social media.

The Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) has been in the news for the past few years regarding reforms to the act. Some of the reforms presented include raising the minimum age of marriage upto 18 with no exceptions, allowing female quazis...

If not for the coronavirus outbreak and the US Democratic primaries, the latest phase of the Syrian war would have been the first item on international news bulletins. What with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warning Syria....

Yes, ragging has now become an act of cruelty and sadism committed by some of the senior students of Sri Lankan Universities on newly admitted students. Often overseen, it appears helplessly or intentionally, by the University administrations. Jaffn

The United National Party (UNP) is hit by another political storm these days triggering fears whether the grand old party of Sri Lanka is teetering on the brink of another major split on the scale of the debacle that it experienced in 1990 when its s

Hard on the heels of the Forensic Audit Reports on the Central Bank (CB) Bond Scams covering two time slots -- one during the tenure of then CB governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, from July 1, 2006 to January 9, 2015 under the Mahinda Rajapaksa government

A YouTube video going viral on social media has a state official going one-on-one with a politician. Well, not exactly one-on-one because the politician had in his corner what could be assumed was a section of his constituency. Not exactly in the cor

The Pride of the Nation was historically displayed on 4th February, with the Tri Forces and Police taking pride of place!!! Seventy-two years of Independence are indeed cause for celebration but the question is with the country in

When one makes a comparison between the regime’s struggles to defeat two of the biggest rebel uprisings the names of JVP founder Rohana Wijeweera and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the present president of Sri Lanka, surface quite

Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Cheng Xueyuan reiterated that the Chinese Government and its embassy in Sri Lanka had taken all possible measures to curtail the spread of coronavirus while accusing some of the western

A little over a decade ago, Sri Lanka ended a bloody civil war and yet, questions on the country’s approach to justice remain unanswered. As a result, there is a continuing cycle of hate, anger and pain. There is a dire need for

University administrations, the so-called students’ unions in universities and the law enforcement authorities must be ashamed for their failure in stopping ragging in State universities and higher education institutions. The latest incident

In so many ways, the outbreak of the Coronavirus is probably the first global health disaster of the social media age. The virus outbreak, its spread and all the quirky cures that have come up – drinking alcohol excessively kills the virus

With a nearly 20 million people and close to 15 million voters India’s national capital Delhi is very much similar to Sri Lan

If the Aam Admi Party (AAP), led by ebullient Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sweeps the Delhi State Assembly elections on February 11; as predicted by all opinion and exit polls, India will get a chance to establish a new norm for governance and a ne

Since the beginning of time, women have had to fight to be heard. Homer’s Odyssey tells the story of Telemachus, son of Odysseus and Penelope, telling his mother to “go back up into your quarters, and take up...

Impeachment against President Donald Trump was approved by the Congress [Democratic-lead House of Representatives] on December 18. However, the majority in the Senate, who are Republican loyalist of Trump, acquitted him last Wednesday.

Not long after he was elected President of the US in 2017, newly-elected President Trump questioned the legitimacy of the US civil war. “The Civil War,” he said, “if you think about it, why? People don’t ask the question, but why was there th

The article is based on an interview by Jayam Rutnam of the San Gabriel Valley Examiner with Dr. Deepthi Jayasekara of Glendora, California. Dr. Jayasekara is a specialist in Infectious Diseases, Foothill Infectious Diseases, Claremont, Ca., Chair, I

On February 11, the United Nations marks the international day to make the world aware and educate the people on the vital role that women and girls could play in science,

The recent leaking of MP Ranjan Ramanayake’s recorded telephone conversations with top police officers and judges raised public concern over judicial independence,

Lord Buddha told the first sixty Arahants: “Go forth, O Bhikkhus, one in each direction, preach the Dhamma for the good of many, for the welfare and happiness of many, proclaim the holy blameless life for the good of the world.” Later, Emperor As

Sri Lanka has witnessed in the recent past three major elections: two presidential and one local government. Another parliamentary election is slated for the near future. Much of national financial resources amounting to hundreds of millions of rupee

One would wonder whether the United National Party (UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) - two parties that alternately ruled the country for decades since independence - are vying for the title of ‘best loser’ at the oncoming parliamentary el

From 2013 I got the opportunity, the privilege you could say, of meeting some of Sri Lanka’s finest, most illustrious artistes: directors, scriptwriters, composers, singers and actors. I had no real purpose or objective in mind....

In the wake of the latest coronavirus outbreak, movie buffs are drawing an eerie parallel with the film Contagion, a 2011 thriller based on a lethal airborne virus called Nipah and how the world’s medical community battled to find a cure for the pa