As early as eight-to-nine p.m., one can see so many people walking for miles at night on Colombo streets. This is because there are no buses plying even on some of the major routes. If this is the situation in Colombo, it must be worse out of Colombo

The government’s proposed education reforms, in their snippets that are still available for public knowledge, appear to be transformative.

On September 21, 2024, the National People’s Power (NPP)’s Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD), was elected president of this country.

I want to express my appreciation to the Sri Lankan Army for declaring July 29 as Sea Shore Cleaning Day. This initiative showcases the Army’s commitment to protecting our environment and ensuring the well-being of our citizens. Kudos to the Army f

Despite every government since the nineteen sixties having promised to replace the existing Constitution with a new one, only two governments did so, but only to be rejected soon, resulting in an eternal pursuit of a new Constitution.

It was recently reported that, according to Wasantha Alwis, Director of Payments and Settlements at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), companies have no legal right to impose additional charges—typically ranging from 2.5% to 3%—on customers fo

Adult franchise, or Universal Adult Suffrage, refers to the right of all adult citizens to vote, regardless of gender, race, caste, religion, education, or income. It ensures that each adult has an equal voice in choosing leaders and shaping public p

Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Prime Minister of this NPP government, travelling around marketing “her education reforms” says, they would be implemented from January 2026 despite false accusations, criticisms and protests. She is yet

Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, the Prime Minister holding the Education Portfolio, has made a bold foray into education reforms. We all know how grave and intractable the problems are, crying for urgent resolution. Right-thinking Sri Lankans wish her succes

​Sri Lanka, an island nation blessed with abundant natural beauty and a strategically vital location, has, for over 77 years since gaining independence, remained entrenched in the category of a developing country.

Every child is born with the same creative power. This is not just a nice idea—it is a fact. All human brains, no matter what race, religion, or class can imagine, invent, and create. The genius we see in great artists and inventors lives inside ev

As the month of July 2025 draws to a close, it is a good time to reminisce on the events of July 1983, which led to the coining of the term ‘Black July’ in our country.

Through your esteemed publication, I would like to bring to the attention of the concerned authorities a pressing issue that affects the daily lives of commuters in our city. The placement of huge containers on city roads during peak hours, specifica

History was made 65 years ago in July 1960 when 44 year old Sirimavo Bandaranaike assumed office as the prime minister of Sri Lanka known then as Ceylon. Sirimavo shattered a glass ceiling by becoming the world’s first elected woman prime minist

Prior to 2023, it was a very rare instance for parliamentarians, ministers or presidents of this country to be held responsible for crimes they committed wittingly or unwittingly. It had become a culture where politicians could even commit murder wit

The reports about finding skeletal remains of children from what now seems to be a mass grave at Chemmani, the entrance to Jaffna city, inevitably remind the writer of a similar scenario that occurred some forty years ago, in 1984.

Hon. Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Training, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, recently informed Parliament of the Government’s plan to make Sinhala compulsory as a second language for Tamil-medium students, and T

Sri Lankans, at least those who engage with the esoterica of lawmaking, appear to think highly of independence from political influence. The 17th Amendment to the Constitution which was forced on President Kumaratunga by the JVP in 2001 introduced th

Sri Lanka is at the forefront of the human-elephant conflict (HEC), with 130 people and 380 elephants dying as a result last year. This is the highest HEC death toll reported from anywhere. But we are not the only country affected by this issue, and

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) is planning many reforms to make education in the country a pleasant and rewarding experience. This is what we gather when we read about what President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Premier Harini Amarasuriya have t

Responsibility to protect—protect whom? The vulnerable, facing imminent death. We had heard the term before. It was once fashionable in political discourse to invoke the concept—stylishly abbreviated as R2P—when powers, both big and not so big,

Despite a formal complaint lodged on July 10, 2025 with the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) — including its senior officers, the Commissioner, and the Mayoress—the mounting garbage within the precincts of Armour Street Flat remains uncleared as o

Sri Lanka is in the process of witnessing the removal of an Inspector General of Police (IGP). The decision to remove IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon came about when he was found guilty of serious allegations by a constitutionally appointed Committee of Inq

The time has come to face a harsh truth: climate change is no longer a distant threat — it is here, and it is having disastrous consequences.

As the United States begins its 250th year of existence, it finds itself in the midst of what many observers describe as a profound political, social, intellectual and cultural transformation. The great democratic principles that were proclaimed in J

A recent curious occurrence should baffle discerning Sri Lankans. Local civil society activists and religious freedom advocates, who at other times decry the ‘Sinhala Buddhist Supremism’, are now campaigning to shut down Jewish Chabad houses in t

At a given point of time, ours was a country where political leaders and ordinary citizens alike, walked with heads held high. The then leadership took decisions based on the people’s needs and country’s benefit.

Media reports are again raising alarm about the increasing number of stray dogs on the roads.

Several mass graves have been discovered in our land. All of them allegedly linked to rogue elements within the police and armed forces of the state. The victims -- as always civilians- come from both majority and minority communities and range fro

The Sri Lankan Government and the National SEDEC/ CARITAS organisation of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka, whose task needs to be vitally concerned with the burning issues of the country, should consider it a matter of urgency to listen not only to