Killing of Priyantha: Extremists damage image of Islam and Pakistan

Every time, breaking news of a barbaric crime or terror act is reported from anywhere in the world, peace-loving Muslims the world.....

Priyantha Kumara’s killing : Pakistan tries hard to ensure bilateral ties not affected  

The killing of a Sri Lankan manager in a mob attack in Sialkot, Pakistan is making headlines in the mainstream media of both....

Sialkot and Sri Lankan Muslims

Would or could the Pakistani authorities, especially Prime Minister Imran Khan ‘Walk the talk’ in respect of eradication....

“Determined to address issues in the North” Jeevan Thiagarajah

Former member of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka and former head of the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies (CHA),

Friday’s darkness at noon

Hard on the heels of the ongoing COVID-19 viral infection, the fertilizer dilemma, the shipload of contaminated Chinese fertilizer,

Thank goodness for Omicron!

Am I being flippant about something that is of serious concern to the health of the economy and the well-being of the citizens? No. It’s sarcasm.

Let’s frown upon killings in the name of religion

The brutal incident that occurred recently in Sialkot and the latest developments in the Muslim majority Pakistan make us think of how religion can make a place very dangerous to live in.

SHAME AT SIALKOT AND SHAME ON US ALL - EDITORIAL

On December 3 this year it happened once again - this time at Sialkot. A hapless, helpless person was lynched and killed.....

Religious extremism: Beyond and Before Sialkot

The social media platforms exploded with denunciations, protests, hate speech and what not, with the brutal torture and killing.....

Lessons from Sialkot: How not to foster lynch mobs of extremism

The brutal murder of a Sri Lankan factory manager in Sialkot in Pakistan by a lynch mob shocked both countries and drew.....

Role of Theosophists in Buddhist revival

Princeton University Social Anthropologist Prof. Gananath Obeysekere has said that Theosophists led by Col. Henry Steel Olcott....

Centennial Jubilee celebrations at St. Anne’s Church

Centennial Jubilee celebrations of Legion of Mary – Comitium of Our Lady of Lanka is to be held on December 8.....

Will the odour prevent explosions?

Have the authorities solved the domestic gas related explosion issues? They ordered to stop distribution of gas until officials c

TNA should turn to “People” to come out of political wilderness

At times one hits front page when one would not want to and for reasons one would not agree. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Sumanthiran had that unfortunate experience after their public meeting in Toronto, Canada was disrupted alleg

Covid-19 variant Omicron is here; let’s not panic - EDITORIAL

Since the Covid-19 epidemic broke in early 2020 we have gradually become used to living in uncertainty. During the early days of the epidemic the question we asked each other was, if there was someone....

'By no stretch of imagination could you call this country a Sinhala or Sinhala Buddhist Country' - Wigneswaran

Recently in Parliament the words “Tamil Homeland” and “Tamil National Leader Prabhakaran” were used and objected to by the Government Members who wanted those words to be expunged....

CAN SAJITH PREMADASA CHAMPION THE CAUSE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY IN SRI LANKA?

There is a thick carapace of insensibility and a sense of hopelessness that has grown over the collective psyche of the nation due to poor decision making and poor management at the highest level of governance.

Perpetual Marginalization of People with Disabilities

Article 12 (1) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka 1978 recognizes that people are entitled to equal protection of the law.

If you are a corrupt politician, remember you are robbing from poor

What is truth and who is a true person? Spiritually and philosophically a true person is someone who is sincere, selfless and sacrificial while serving others and giving freely without expecting anything in return.

When religious devotion dwarfs health concerns - EDITORIAL

Pilgrimage to the holy mountain Adam’s Peak (Sri Pada) is expected to commence on December 18 (Saturday). And the good....

Why elect rejected people?

Some three weeks ago President Gotabaya Rajapaksa put a very valid question to the people summarising the whole history.....

We were taken on a ‘Majestic Ride’

The above captioned article appearing in your issue of 29th November, by popular journalist K.K.S. Perera, cannot be taken lying down by most of the voters when he says “The voters are to be blamed,

Govt’s duty to ensure people’s safety

The series of gas-cylinder related explosions, more than 30 in November alone reported from several parts of Sri Lanka, is a matter of grave concern causing much fear and trepidation among the millions of domestic-gas users across the country.

A Land of Zealots

In Sri Lanka, it seems there is little you cannot say or do from behind a Saffron coloured robe. The Gnanasara appointment as Chairman....

Christmas blues stare people in the face - EDITORIAL

Well,December is upon us, we’ve made it through 2021. Another year is coming to an end and you can hardly miss it. Whether.....

On mute no more

The pandemic has changed the way we speak and infused our vocabulary with a new set of words and phrases. Those like infodemic....

Are POLITICIANS WAITING FOR DISASTERS TO HAPPEN?

The ferry tragedy in Kinniya on November 23 and the current fertilizer crisis are two cases in point that are sufficient to explain how authorities in Sri Lanka view issues affecting the ordinary people and how they save their skin putting the blam

Right to mourn and festering of old wounds

November 27th used to mark the culmination of the week-long remembrance of fallen cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

“Price” of BRINJALS, the men had to “Pay”

Watching news in the company of a lady relative at her house, I had a feeling of shameful discomfort when I saw ‘Tissakutti’ denying the use of any unparliamentarily terms, and even challenging....

MOVIE BUSINESS IS VERY HEALTHY; DON’T KNOCK IT!

The film business is a very lucrative business in all the countries of the world with the exception of Sri Lanka. WHY? The film industry.....