‘Brain drain’ has now become a political football, though none of the players in the blame game seems to offer solutions. Instead, the whole discourse has become a freakshow where the top ten percentile....

If the Indian moon probe Chandrayaan 3 was an unqualified success, it was due not only to the scientists who toiled on the project resolutely against odds but also due to Jawaharlal Nehru, the man who built, brick by brick as it were, India’s scien

‘How a stormy Sri Lanka can navigate a turbulent world’ was the focus of a speech by former Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara at the ‘Foreign Policy Forum’ held by the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strateg

According to statistics that has been revealed to the media by the police, 40 people have been killed in shootings so far this year in the country while several more have been injured. Against this backdrop the Daily Mirror on August 25 reported quot

Sri Lanka, known for its scenic beauty and rich cultural heritage, has long been grappling with economic challenges that have hindered its growth potential. With the effects of the global pandemic exacerbating its pre-existing issues, Sri Lanka faced

As August draws to a close, we are about to enter a somewhat tumultuous month ahead. The 1st week of September (1 to 7), is observed every year....

The Sinhala adage ‘Hingannage thuwale’ or ‘a beggar’s wound’ that the beggar never wants to heal, carries a significant meaning in the context....

Sri Lanka’s one and only Field Marshall Sarath Fonseka is very much in the news lately. The Gampaha District MP and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Chairman launched a People’s Revolution protest campaign against waste, corruption, irregularities

Media reported that the Office on the Missing Persons (OMP) is to resolve the issue of people who had disappeared during the war between the armed forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) within the next six months.

Just last year we were in the midst of a financial crisis. Our government ran out of foreign currency and was unable to repay its international debts. The Government declared the country bankrupt and we as a nation had to put up with the indignity of

Sri Lanka values its next generation and that’s why parents will go to any extent to spend on their education. Much of this education will happen abroad and will be termed as higher education. There will....

Is the BRICS, a group of five emerging economies, falling apart or strengthening its position as a potential challenger to the G7, the Western-led alliance of the world’s most developed ....

President’s speech to the Parliament is to be understood correctly. He keeps telling about the decentralization of powers through Provincial Councils (PCs). However, it is to be noted that he refers to TWO types of PC systems which are structurally

Democracy is not a joke but a witty writer—later identified as Dr.Riley Fernando—buried a famous obituary in the state-run “Daily News” after the Sirimavo Bandaranaike’s United Front coalition government took over the Associated Newspaper C

Traditional medicine practitioners have alleged that the government is attempting to hastily amend the Ayurveda Act No. 31 of 1961 with the expectation of gaining 28 million US Dollars. Traditional medicine....

Since the financial meltdown in 2022, and following the US$2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) reform programme that commenced in late March 2023, our economy has begun to show....

The replacement of Sarath Liyanage, Chairman of SPC, with Dr. Mendis has been likened to changing pillows. However, we emphasize that the real solution lies in adopting the Prof. Bibile Formula...

While revealing that 50,000 acres of paddy lands have been destroyed by the prevailing drought leaving thousands of farmer families destitute, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said on Sunday that the extension of paddy fields affected might ri

The rallying cry in political circles nowadays is a call for snap elections as if that would produce a magic wand to solve the economic crisis. This coterie of newly minted champions of electoral rights comes in all hues, many of whom do not see eye

The recent statements made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe and those attributed to the leaders of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) make it clear that the 13th Amendment to the constitution (13A) that devol

Our population is ageing and ageing rapidly. Old age is a very sensitive and fragile period in life where elderly people need extra care....

Seemingly isolated incidents are related to larger events which concluded years ago. They concluded, but ...

2500 hectares. That’s the approximate extent of forests and grasslands that have been destroyed over the past seven months due to raging....

The conduct and pronouncements of some prominent Sinhala Buddhist monks have in recent times contributed greatly towards the deterioration of inter-ethnic amity and inter-faith relations in this country. It is indeed a matter of grave concern that th

A reminder of the question ‘Which came first: the chicken or the egg The public uprising that shook the country last year was not an event organised by any political party or organization. It was largely a spontaneous response by the people to the

Sri Lanka is going through a prolonged period of dry weather this year. However, this is not the first time such variations in the climate have adversely affected this country. We underwent similar dry spells during the Presidencies of Ms Chandrika K

The youth of Sri Lanka are immensely talented and there are so many television programmes designed especially for them these days. Just consider the talent shows that are conducted for children these....

Adding to the people’s despair in a bankrupt country are regular reports of gun violence. Last Saturday, TV channels and news websites posted CCTV footage of a shooting incident in the Negombo wholesale....

It has been five months since Sri Lanka entered the board-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on its 17th programme. Month-to-month progress has been tracked in the public domain by the IMF Tracker (https://manthri.lk/en/imf_tr

President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Government—while giving priority to debt reduction and the stabilization of the economy—also need to take practical and effective steps for poverty alleviation. Most rich count