Rural women: Cultivating good food for all

In most countries including Sri Lanka, rural women are often not given their proper place or the opportunity to play a key role they are known to be capable of. Instead, prominence is given to city and urban women in a multitude of areas ranging from education, enterprising skills and entertainment. Often, sometimes unknowingly we refer to rural people as women and city or urban people as ladies.

The Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka reaches a “Golden Milestone” in its publications!

The Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka, the first in the world of its kind, dedicated to research on rubber, started off from very humble beginnings in 1909 with one scientist, an analytical chemist, involved in research related to rubber.

Only Rs.2,000 spent for Indira Gandhi’s visit in 1967

I had the opportunity to meet the one time Mayor of Kandy G.N.S. Hameed who was the only Muslim to sit on the Mayor’s Chair in Kandy, who spent only Rs 2,000/= of Municipality funds for the Civic reception to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi when she visited Sri Lanka and then attended a Civic Reception by the Kandy Municipal Council on behalf of the people of Kandy on September 20, 1967- 54 years ago.

Will India give back our Yohani? - EDITORIAL

When little Yohani De Silva (28) put Sri Lanka on the world map of music there were mixed reactions back in her....

Welfare state policy, but people at the mercy of big-time racketeers

The government’s inability to control rising consumer prices raises an existential question as to whether Sri Lanka is a welfare...

Without political will, Pandora papers are doomed to fail

What would be the fate of former Deputy Minister Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband Thirukumar Nadesan in the light....

Sri Lanka vs. Human Rights Complex

“… Sri Lankan hankering after the West is longstanding, fine-tuned in the Jayewardene days which spawned a breed of diplomats who thought the Cubans uncivilized and the Africans unreliable.”

PC elections detrimental to both Govt. and Opposition

The news pieces related to conducting provincial council elections have popped up in the mainstream media once again.

Rising cost of keeping ‘Home Fires Burning’

The food emergency declared by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on August 31 as a means of curbing the rising food prices and assuring an uninterrupted supply of essential commodities seems to have failed to produce the desired results.

What have the agitating teachers achieved?

It’s always healthy to see a regime allowing for protests and dissent. At present protestors are having a field day; farmers associations and teachers taking the lead. Despite that we also heard a former vociferous ex-minister stating that governments mustn’t be deterred by protests and must carry on regardless with their work. The ex-minister cited Singapore’s leaders who were ruthless and credited that way of rule for the country’s massive and

COPYRIGHT LAW VS. COVER SONGS A TIME TO CHANGE

A “cover song” is a new performance of a previously recorded song by someone other than the original artist with the lyrics and....

Disaster risk reduction: Act sincerely and sacrificially - EDITORIAL

With the President having virtually absolute power and the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Alliance having a patched.....

Will India gobble up our Menike, Yohani?

Let’s face the Truth: No Sri Lankan has ever received the international fame and acknowledgement that young Yohani De Silva....

Sri Lanka’s foreign policy swing? Not really

Recently, Sri Lanka’s foreign policy is showing a newly dawned wisdom. Some observers consider it as a swing from China....

New Constitution: transparency is vital

There was no any sign of enthusiasm on the part of the people in the country over President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s assurance on Sunday that steps would be taken to amend the Constitution and introduce a new electoral system within next year.

UNICEF-UNFPA INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL Bridging the digital divide empowers girls; if we get it right

When Vithika Yadav returned to India in 2008 after living in the United States, she saw that many young people; especially girls, didn’t have a space to openly talk about the difficult issues they faced. Gender-based violence, child marriage and othe

Bollywood and Drugs, It just doesn’t end there

Arrest of Shah Rukh Khan’s son is only the tip of an iceberg The real issue is widespread drug abuse across society

Guarantee equality of vote and quality of our Rep. before holding any Election

Views are being expressed to continue PC Elections too with ad hoc measures such as Bonus seats, PR:FPP ratio, and Minimum...

The Corona calendar

This is to describe a simple tool call ‘The Corona Calendar’ that developed as a result of community-led, health promotion intervention....

Pandora Exposes Senora’s Hidden Plethora? Rajapaksas of Giruwa Pattu

Pandora was a woman made of ‘gifts’ as per Greek mythology, whose curiosity resulted in the opening of a box full of ‘plagues’. Prometheus....

Moving away from the spirit of cricket - EDITORIAL

The countdown for the ICC T20 World Cup has begun. The upcoming T20 World Cup 2021 will be played from October....

Revisiting the Attack on Thirukumar Nadesan in India

Place People before Profit

The situation in the country is bad.Indeed, very bad. No longer can the Government hide the fact that we are heading towards an extremely difficult time.

Poverty is the worst form of violence

One of the world’s greatest statesmen, Nelson Mandela has said that, as long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

Transformation happens in the mentally changed world - EDITORIAL

Human life is full of ups and downs. Some lapses are momentary Some falls are severe and the agony suffered amounts....

Pandora Papers and the pandemic of corruption

The October 3 exposé by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) was shocking though not unexpected. This is because....

A State of Emergency that lost its purpose

Has the government achieved the purpose of the State of Emergency that was issued by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa....

A Wolf at the Door: Globalist Threat to Sri Lanka’s Poor

It is perhaps time to accept that Sri Lanka’s inability to manage economic crises brought on by the pandemic and its vulnerability....

COVID-19 Response: Strengthening Civil Society Engagement in Sri Lanka – Colombo District

“Strengthening Civil Society Engagement in COVID-19 Response in Sri Lanka”, is carried out by the World Health Organisation, country....

Warped messages won’t take Sri Lanka anywhere

Inconsistencies and contradictions and the resultant confusion and uncertainty seem to overshadow the Gotabaya Rajapaksa Government since assuming office in 2019. A few examples will help clarify this point.