As far back as 340–368 AD, King Buddhadasa of Anuradhapura - himself a practicing Ayurvedic physician - pioneered the building of many hospitals in the country. He set up a healthcare system with one hospital for ten villages which were funded by t

The Aragalaya brought to the fore an interesting class of people, small in numbers but certainly effective, at least in terms of delivering the deliverables for which their bosses reward them one way or another. All countries have had such people, Sr

I grew up in a non-conformist household. We were encouraged to question the norm if we felt it should be and never ever made....

In an overview of our country’s economy the World Bank reports ‘Sri Lanka faces unsustainable debt and significant balance.....

The Police Department had sought assistance from the public to identify a group of people whom the police said had forcibly entered the President’s House, the Temple Trees and the Prime Minister’s official residence. This raises the questions whe

If anyone is looking for a crash course as to how hard it is to push for genuine democratic reforms from the bottom up, the recent Sri Lankan experience offers one. It is an even more poignant lesson for it once looked like a fairy tale success. Spon

A delegation from the IMF is expected to visit our country between August 24 and 31 in response to Lanka’s application for a facility from the institution. At present....

Preserving democratic values, ensuring the maintenance of democratic standards and strengthening the process of democratization, are formidable measures for any country. When a country....

A group comprising academics, professionals, individuals from the corporate sector, activists, civil society organisations and clergy issuing a statement, has raised concerns over the country’s authoritarian governance. The full statement is as fol

The government’s move to remove some of the overseas Sri Lankan Tamil organizations and individuals from its previous list of organizations and individuals supporting terrorist activities is somewhat perplexing.

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you, says John Bunyan English writer,

There is still much doubt in the minds of Sri Lankans about their future here in the island despite there being a regime change and....

What is common between Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie and early biographers of Islam’s Prophet? Fiction. At the core....

Manusha Nanayakkara, the minister of labour and foreign employment, made a welcoming decision to amend the labour laws....

Literally, yes, where one ends the other starts and apart from that common boundary there can be no overlap. On the other hand,

Speaking at the ‘Reform Now’ conference organized by the Advocata Institute, President Ranil Wickremesinghe revealed that the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the grant for a restructuring facility which could enable

Four days ago, British-born author Salman Rushdie was stabbed by a knife-wielding attacker at a literary event in New York. Rushdie....

Many are busy conducting post mortem reports for the Aragalaya. Some call it a success and others regard it with scorn stating that it only....

The top officials of the Defence Ministry have been pushed to the level of politicians who voted for the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Amendments to the Constitution, in respect of handling the overseas Sri Lankan Tamil organizations. These

Small countries cannot insulate themselves from the systemic forces of a great power rivalry unfolding in their neighbourhood. But, with a little bit of common sense, they can make sure that they would not become willing captives of that competitive

In 1991, the Indian economy was in dire straits, in some ways like what Sri Lanka has been going through in the past year. Unlike Sri Lanka, India did not default on external loans but was on the verge of it. It pledged its gold hol

The street protests and the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on July 14 was accompanied by a collapse in support for the ruling parties. The nation faces critical economic and political choices, but this did not lead to public consensus ab

Between August 5 to 7, Israel attacked residential areas in Palestine’s Gaza Strip. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.....

Every crisis leads to reflections about our past and debates about the way forward. The devastating crisis now is similarly a time....

Leon Trotsky famously observed, “Politics is more like algebra than like elementary arithmetic, and still more like higher rather than elementary mathematics”. The recent election of President Ranil Wickremesinghe by Sri Lankan members of Parliam

The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and some of the political parties which were closely connected to it until recently such as the National Freedom Front (NFF) are hell-bent in vilifying and demonizing the people’s uprising, commonly kno

While Sri Lanka is still embroiled in its worst ever socio-economic and political crisis, we face a more important battle against climate change.

The passage of the Emergency Regulations by an overwhelming majority has been frowned upon by fractions of the legal fraternity and rights activists.

The tourism industry was one of the biggest foreign exchange earners in Sri Lanka. However, since the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019....

The youth of this country are set to get a golden opportunity to try their hand at being employed; even if they are students. According....