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Sun, 27 Oct 2024 Today's Paper
A New Year has begun, new opportunities present themselves, new horizons to explore but most importantly and most of all, positive thinking, must be the hallmark of every Sri Lankan if we are going to get our country back on the right track!!! It i
I do not enjoy Black Humour, yet come to think of it, remember, exactly four years ago, to this date, how the yahapalana government was sworn-in at Independence Square? Weren’t those unbelievable scenes, where an individual who had not been t
Former Chief Minister of the Northern Province, C.V. Wigneswaran who always seeks popularity among Tamils in the North by provoking Sinhalese has again opened a can of worms by belittling the great service rendered by the security forces, especially
Sri Lanka is not the only country that has seen a gradual decline in the quality of education over time; but this is one of the few such places which pride that deterioration as ‘progress’. Half-baked
Kerala, in South India, which hots up as a result of pilgrim travel during this part of the year, is boiling due to violence and tension. The roads leading to the 85 km jungle path have drawn aggressive protesters who are checking vehicles to e
The on-going imbroglio over admitting women of reproductive age into the 800-year old Ayyappan temple in Kerala, which has engulfed the entire State, is not the first temple entry controversy in
When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie - Russian poet and dissident Yevgeni Yevtushenko The right of dissen
January 8, 2019, marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of SWRD Bandaranaike; the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Lasantha Wickrematunge and the fourth anniversary of the election of Maithripala Sirisena to the office of Executive Presiden
The latter part of the year just past, was certainly an annus horribilis with a threat to democracy, which made civil society rise in protest In an unprecedented way.
Modern wars of all nature which led to the advancement of technology, military technologies became part of civil techno infrastructures, and are more dual use technologies especially with information, computation and Artificial intelligence leading t
The Constitutional crisis which developed with the the events of October 2018, has unfortunately not ended in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Court ruling, the President’s actions in dismissing.....
As this fresh new year begins, many of us will take a moment to reflect on the one just passed, and the many events it brought with it, all of which have inevitably shaped us.
The Christmas season formally ends tomorrow with the feast of the three Wise Men, kings or magi as they are referred to in the scriptures or in other writings. Of equal importance to the world today – with issues such as poverty alleviation ass
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman remains at large, the unapologetic murderer (according to the CIA) of the respected dissident journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Although President Donald Trump came close to accusing him of the deed, he has pulled back, ci
“Kumar Ponnambalam’s gallant and heroic life in advancing the legitimate cause of the Tamils amidst all dangers, has earned him the respect and admiration of his people as a true Tamil patriot.
This refers to an article that appeared in on 31.12.2018 on the above title written by Rev. Father Emmanuel Fernando OMI. As a scientist deeply interested in the subject of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Aetiology (CKDu) that is plag
The year we just left behind saw two communal riots, specifically two anti-Muslim riots, one in February in Ampara town and the other in several townships in Kandy Districts in March.
On Tuesday last, that’s January 01st, few asked me “what’s new this year?” My reply was in turn a short question; “New in what?” It’s a long list one began with; heavy road traffic, hospitals, schools, income
The beginning of the new school term for 2019 is sure to make the second year Advanced Level (AL) students step up on their studies. This is the batch that did their Ordinary Level Examination (OL) in 2017, a batch which parents and tuition masters c
Pax Americana 2.0 is the title of a political discussion on Russia Today television on New Year’s Eve. The Crosstalk programme conducted by Peter Lavelle had as its theme a recent speech delivered by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The New Year dawned with people exchanging well wishes. However, politically speaking, the country is poised to be riddled with more and more challenges in the months to come.
Whatever religion or race, we belong to, all people are confronted by two key issues -- poverty alleviation and the battle against the global warming or climate change. In 2019 our New Year resolutions also need to focus on these issues besides oth
The majority of Sri Lankans showed their eagerness to usher in 2019 which they did by the lighting of thousands of firecrackers and sky rockets on the stroke of 12 midnight on December 31.
Justice delayed is justice denied. We’ve heard that adage often enough. We also know that justice delayed makes for buck-making. Who makes the bucks? Well, the lawyers of course. And who or what are the accessories after the fact of buck-maki
Jawaharlal Nehru wrote thus: ‘Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will’. if one examines how each of these players, Maithripala Sirisena, the President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, for
There was a time when the New Year dawned the phone would ring and beep incessantly. It still does, but not at the same rate it did, say five years back, unless it’s loaded with social media apps.
Democracy is supposed to have been restored but the battles for positions of power are never ending!!! The Presidential tirade against Ranil at his swearing in was in keeping with the egocentric crony the President is; so, instead of listening to h
Ask voters with common sense what he or she wants from the politicians here in Sri Lanka in 2019. The answer would be for them to keep quiet and do some solid work at least this year.
The year 2019 is being ushered in at a time when the country is attempting to emerge from a vicious political as well as a Constitutional crisis. Yet, the developments during the New Year would obviously be based on the year we left behind, 2018, as
Any day is important, and some days are extra- special. However, the events that unfold on that special day would be fermented for over the years. Some years are extra-special too. The year 2019 is one such year. As the presidency enters into its fif
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