‘A real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment’ or ‘a feeling of resentment over something believed to be wrong or unfair’, that’s how grievance is defined in our English dictionaries. Mahinda Rajap

The Nation should be grateful to Neville Ladduwahetty for enlightening us of a mystery, which, otherwise, would have been buried forever in the constitutional history of our country. Without labouring among words, I shall straight away move to a segm

It was only a year ago that Britain voted to stay out of the European Union. The Far Left and the Far Right welcomed the move, albeit for completely different reasons. The former against exploitation and the latter in pursuit of regressive nativism.

So we could not make it to the semi-finals of the ICC Champion Trophy 2017. However is that a big loss? After all aren’t we in the best company today? The ICC World number one nation, South Africa, and number two, Australia, are both out of the

The foreign employment sector is still the largest foreign exchange earner of the country. On an average, 250,000 persons annually migrate to foreign countries seeking better employment. Of the total number of Sri Lankans working abroad over 90% are

There is a groundswell of public discontent at the government, partly due to its own inability to deliver on high expectations it set during the election, as well as due to its own misdemeanours,

Tourism Development and Christian Affairs Minister John Amaratunga was caught in camera scolding and apparently attempting to assault a journalist at his party office in Kandana last week. Although Sri Lankans are used to seeing this kind of behaviou

 At the very outset, I as a direct and indirect taxpayer in Sri Lanka must say that though I do not accept the contents of Dr. Mendis’ article which are erroneous and misleading, I respect his right to hold his opinion or view on the matte

There are several issues brought up, also raised by many, that need to be addressed, which is the purpose of my writing again. Since they should be explained in detail, unfortunately due to space constraints, I have to restrict to only a few matters

On April 18, Theresa May called a snap general election because she was confident the Labour party under Jeremy Corbin (a left winger) would offer her little resistance and she would win a landslide. The May 8 election result proved how wrong she w

“Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard.” – Harvey MilkFinally, the month of pride is here and EQUAL GROUND is ready to dazzle Colombo for ten long days with the much-loved events from past years along with a few

Exactly a month after French Presidential election, the British election results surprised and sent shock waves across the globe. Theresa May’s Conservative Party went for an election to further strengthen its power base within the House of Com

Ravi Karunanayake’s first foreign trip as Foreign Minister, not surprisingly to India, comes at a time when much is in the balance in Sri Lanka’s relations with key stakeholders in the development process. Sri Lanka’s decisions re

It was all smiles out on the range last week when, against a deep blue sky, an American interceptor rocket took out an incoming “enemy” long-range, missile (which in a real attack would be carrying a nuclear warhead). Generals and Congres

During the past year the Western world has been rocked if not split apart by extremist right wing populism and liberal democracy,

Few days ago in his “World Environment Day” message President Sirisena says, “….at present, due to the frequent occurrences of natural disasters, we have to admit that humans cannot survive without a sustainable environment.

Out of the hundreds of pictures taken by journalists during the recent floods and landslide disasters and published in newspapers many would still specially remember pictures of four politicians helping disaster victims.

In the sea of world politics, it is a norm that the big fish eats the small fish. For small States, sovereignty is a myth. When the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was formed in 1981, some Arab analysts saw it as an attempt by Saudi Arabia

One of the national government’s positive missions has been to grow the food that we need in Sri Lanka instead of busting up millions of dollars to import junk food or processed rubbish. As a tropical paradise, Sri Lanka has been blessed by bei

As the floodwaters receded, the government encountered fresh challenges in the reconstruction of affected areas with measures for mitigation of damages from future natural disasters. All in all, the government did not face any major issue in feedin

A couple of months ago,while under water just a few miles off the coast of Colombo, I had a chance encounter with an extraordinary being. As we meandered in and out of a coral-covered wreck, this gigantic creature appeared from the dark depth, a ma

A few weeks back, India’s Andhra Pradesh became the second Indian state to open a department of happiness. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh the ever enterprising political visionary Chandrababu Naidu, who visited Sri Lanka a couple of mon

Just before sitting down to write this morning (June 7, 2017), I received a notification on social media. It was about a panel discussion at the Public Library to be held later in the afternoon. The title was in Sinhala. It read as follows: ‘

The record number of dengue patients and deaths recorded up to May this year mayincrease with the onset of the monsoonal rains. According to a Daily Mirror report last month, Dr. Prachila Samaraweera of the Dengue Control Unit of Colombo, has said so

Sunset in this arid zone is a spectacle of rioting colors, all the colors of the rainbow, from crimson red to violet and orange and blue, all dancing to a riotous order. But our farmer is woefully oblivious of that brilliant splendour. Far out on the

 By saying so, Lee Kuan Yew described Singapore, as the shrimp, could only survive by being unpalatable to the larger fish. The Australian Prime Minister said Singapore could make itself unpalatable to the larger fish, by being self –relia

Change of weather is a usual phenomenon in world history and in our history as well. The way people living in Anuradhapura, Kalawewa and the suburban areas braved the severe dry weather at one time is well described in novels like “Baddegama&rd

A transformed Mr. Samaraweera seemed to see himself in the mirror as the President of Sri Lanka. In his first official event as Finance Minister at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce late last month, he outlined sweeping changes which constituted a persp

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, prior to his departure to Japan, spoke to Daily Mirror about the current situation of the country in the aftermath of the Cabinet reshuffle and his plans for future politics. He shared the following:   

Last week, I argued why a fringe ethno-religious extremism articulated by the Bodu Bala Sena should be tackled forthwith with intensity and pro-actively. Now the lead monk of the BBS, Galabodaatte Gnanasarathera, who has been absconding has admitted