You are always near us!

Born 2nd November 1939, Died 2nd June 2021 To a dear mother, sister, friend and animal lover, A year has gone rapidly since you left us Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us everyday

A story surrounding the fantasy of undefined relationships

Let’s save and rebuild our motherland

Our country is in an economic and political crisis. In this decisive moment we must rise from the ashes of destruction and try to rebuild our beloved land in determination. It is the duty and commitment of every citizen. This calls for sacrifice. With this view, I wish to suggest the following:

Battled with life, double battle against desperate economic crisis

Desperate times require desperate measures... it is with heavy heart that I am making this request on behalf of Akshu as I know that all of you are struggling to obtain fuel staying in long....

Is the 21st A another political farce?

On April 21 Sri Lanka’s Main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) presented the draft 21st Constitutional Amendment Bill.....

Cracking minds

As Sri Lanka is going through a growing economic crisis, losing jobs, changes in income, lack of essentials, and difficulties in affording.....

Will the newly appointed Prime Minister be able to establish a rational tax policy on Tobacco?

World No Tobacco Day is celebrated annually on May 31, to inform the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organisation (WHO) is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and w

Missing Dog

Murder of a 9-year old child in Atulugama: Sri Lanka weeps over the 14th child murdered within 20 months

Details of a 9-year old missing child from Atulugama, Bandaragama went viral on social media since Friday afternoon. In a tragic turn of events, the child’s body was recovered from a marshland near.....

Money Printing: A Covert Tax on the Poor

The Gotabaya Rajapaksa government’s astrology-driven mismanagement of the Sri Lankan economy has led to the worst economic crisis our country has ever seen. We face mounting prices, and.....

Keheliya deceives the Prime Minister

On 25th May, at a meeting called by the Prime Minister regarding the situation of medicines in the country, Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella had said that the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) is responsible for the lack of medicines in the country.

Wesley- A servant to all, master to none

When the history of education of Sri Lanka comes to be surveyed there is no mistake of the vast far reaching contribution that an unostentatious school in Dematagoda, Colombo has made. It may not have the lofty buildings other schools have. Nevertheless Wesley’s contribution to education is significant.

Dr Michael E Joachim; Five years in Heaven

We’ll be your legacy We’ll be your voice You live on inside us So, we’ve made the choice

So was it back then

Numerous problems engulfing the country today have given rise to comments that the post independent rule of 74 years have led the country towards ruination. Hence it is worthwhile examining whether it is actually so.

Buddhist Brotherhood Association

The Buddhist Brotherhood Association of Royal College on Vesak Full Moon Poya Day distributed 500 bags of dry rations, each worth Rs.6000, among the lower income families in Colombo.

Presenting of Chinese scholarships

Recently the Sri Lanka China Society organised the presenting of scholarships jointly with Devi Balika Vidyalaya at the school’s auditorium.

Rashini Ready to Fight Cancer, but needs help

Sri Lanka is officially bankrupt and on the precipice of starvation. Fuel queues, gas queues and all sorts of queues best describe the situation in the crisis-stricken island. But simmering just below the surface looms a health crisis with the potential to upend lives for decades and threaten the feeble social justice pillars of an already crumbling system.

Professor Emeritus of Law Savitri Goonesekere A legal luminary and academic

Professor Emeritus of Law Savitri Goonesekere did not want to pursue law. She loved sketching, was interested in history, architecture, and conservation, and was gently nudged into law by a loving parent.

Sri Lankans stuck between hunting for essentials and fighting for good governance

Sri Lanka, a tiny South Asian nation of 22 million people, is experiencing financial, economic, and political challenges, all of which....

11th China-South Asia International Cultural Forum Youth Salon focuses on peace and development

The 11th China-South Asia International Cultural Forum Youth Salon was held in Kunming, China recently. The conference....

Food crisis in Sri Lanka From granary of East to barren nation

A damning revelation by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) states that Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will be two countries that will have no food during the global food crisis. In terms of Sri Lanka, this was anticipated by farmers, scientists and academics when the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime decided to ban the import of chemical fertilisers. Cou

How a little protest grew to a loud people’s roar

Back in 2019 the Sri Lankan citizenry elected the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime with high hopes based on the assurance of establishing national security while placing their trust in his Vistas.....

What’s next for the Sri Lankan Economy?

Monday’s briefing by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was a rude awakening for many across the country. Although several parliamentarians, economists and industry stakeholders....

Who do we subsidize through fuel subsidies?

The economic crisis, the outcome of months of mismanagement by the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government. Despite experts and people sounding the alarms over increasing prices and lack of foreign....

Part II: Are we doing our prime role in this crisis?

As a country, we need to focus on policy-oriented governance. In addition, there should be an efficient attempt to change and improve the legislation required for good governance and....

May 9th and its aftermath When the ‘Executive’ ignores citizenship being re-defined

The 9th of May 2022 will be remembered as one of the darkest days in post-war Sri Lankan history. The country, already teetering on the brink of economic collapse due to incomprehensible levels of mismanagement, corruption, incompetence and impunity at the highest levels of government, was driven to violence, instigated by mobs brought down to Colo

Economic crisis grips low income settlements in Colombo ‘Survival of the fittest’ no more a poor man’s game

Marimuththu Nirmala from Keththarama is widowed with two children. She looks after two patients and earns Rs. 350 a month. Apart from that she receives a charity allowance, but her monthly income is less than Rs. 5000. For people li

Manufacturing Success: An Industrial Path to Prosperity

The fate of not just its economy but the very essence of Sri Lanka’s social fabric hangs in the balance. The violence of the week beginning on May 9th was created by supporters.....

New PM in, what next? - Direction Sri Lanka

Further to the press conference held on May 10, Direction Sri Lanka - Independent Professionals for the Nation, in a communique stressed upon the urgent need of forming a caretaker/interim national....

Thoughts on Vesak Inner peace and joy

Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammàsambuddhassa! Devas in numerous realms and universal devotees sung numerous devotional songs to emphasise Vesak full moon day.