The country is experiencing natural disasters nearly every year where we witnessed floods and landslides claiming many innocent lives in Koslanda three years ago and in Mawanella last year followed by several areas in Sabaragamuwa, Central and Southe

Time and again, top police and intelligence officers and several others clearly and repeatedly denied the presence of ISIS -- a fascist entity allegedly created by the United States, trained by Israel and funded by their client state Saudi Arabia as

In 1956, N.M., as he was affectionately known, had to leave the House under police escort and protection to escape the misguided mobs gathered outside the old Parliament after he vehemently opposed the Sinhala only Bill presented by the SLFP and co-s

While the government was swift to release money for relief and compensation for those affected by the recent floods.....

The shock and awe of Mother Nature was at full flow in Sri Lanka, reminding us and our policy-makers the wrath of nature....

The recent cabinet reshuffle and the new composition of the Finance Ministry has evoked much anticipation. Will the new....

US President Trump described his first oversees visit as successful of course he tweeted it. However, whilst in the US.....

In a maudlin sort of way there is a funny story that Zbigniew Brzezinski, who died on Friday, 

Over the week, at least three cases of teachers physically abusing pupils at their schools were reported from different parts of the country. 

It has been nearly two months since the tremors of the Meethotamulla garbage dump collapse in Kolonnawa shook the citizens of the entire country. As a bitter aftertaste of the unfortunate tragedy lingers, fingers are still being pointed left and righ

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 with t

Soon after the presentation of a Supplementary Estimate of Rs. 369 million for the purchase of luxury vehicles for Ministers and officials, the Government last Friday had appealed to the United Nations, International Search and Rescue Advisory Group

We have been witnessing painful Screaming of the State machinery at times of tragedy and disaster. It is now far worse than what it was over 12 years ago in December 2004, when the Tsunami swept the Southern and Eastern coasts. 

Despite being Sri Lanka Cricket’s first democratically elected President in over 10 years – after successions of Interim Committees had stalled the smooth implementation of policies and development work – Thilanga Sumathipala’

The recent article by Niran Anketell on the proposal to constitutionalize social and economic rights was interesting and certainly a welcome opening for a discussion on the issue especially on the verge of constitutional reforms on a national scale

Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the electricity sector regulator, calls for  public comments on the Least Cost Long Term Generation Expansion Plan (LCLTGEP) 2018-2037, prepared by State Utility, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).

It remained a mystery to the public. We found it disclosed in the Report of the Office of the UNHCR on Sri Lanka, presented to the 34th Session of the HR Council held in Geneva between February 27 and March 24, 2017. The revelation was made in the

As the floodwaters start receding, the authorities concerned are now taking stock of the damage. Against this backdrop, the Meteorology Department, as in previous disaster situations, drew flak at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting over its incapabili

Religious extremism and racism are creating chaos in the country. As a party, The Jathika Hela Urumaya could be the political party that started highlighting prominence of one ethnic group, considering the recent past. What is your view of the curr

Only a handful of the leaders of the country seem to know the real  purpose of the Cabinet reshuffle that was carried out on May 22, the  country’s 45th Republic Day, after several months of bickering in the  media. Hence many

Calamity is responded to with horror. It produces grief and helplessness. It prompts anger and finger-pointing. The blame game is a constant undercurrent which gradually rises to the surface, often obliterating tragedy, the need to address post-tra

Lessons from History – 1961/62 Saga where; Deployment of military to constraint a looming general strike motivated sections in Forces to attempt a forced take-over. Sir Winston Churchill said in 1919, “To use soldiers and sailors, kept

“As fire, though one takes the shape of every object which it consumes, so the Self, though one, takes the shape of every object in which it dwells.” ~The Upanishads: Breath of the Eternal

This is in response to the article written by Dr. Jeevana Mendis under the headline, “Are doctors wasting public money spent on their education” published in the Daily Mirror on Wednesday May 24.

There’s a lot of ‘nature’ in natural disasters, but there’s also a lot of human involvement that precipitates calamities or makes them worse. Consequently, if we want to play a blame-game, we can point fingers in many direct

Daniel Carmon, Israel’s Ambassador accredited to Sri Lanka in an interview with the ....outlines the importance of bilateral relations and future areas of cooperation in the emerging world situations. Excerpts:   

Northern Provincial Council member M.K. Sivajilingam is identified as a politician who always raises his voice on issues confronting the people of the North, a one-time Parliamentarian who created a sensation by contesting from the Kurunegala distr

A lot of hue and cry has been made at Parliament over the past couple of months with the Court of Appeal issuing a Writ of Quo Warranto disqualifying the UPFA Member of Parliament, Geetha Kumarasinghe holding office as an MP on May 3

Two years ago Time magazine declared her the Person of the Year. She holds a record of being named by Forbes as the world’s most powerful woman for ten consecutive years