Desmond Tutu was a Black, South African, Christian (Anglican) Male, but in a world that colour (along with other factors such as caste,

Politicians here in Sri Lanka must be married and have children if they are to engage in lawmaking. We’ve seen politicians who were bachelors who never did anything worthwhile for themselves or for the country. When our children live in the country

Sri Lankans experienced disappointments and heartaches in 2021, but when the talk started doing the rounds that there would....

In international journalism, he is referred to merely as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, although the mentioning of his name warrants....

We definitely hope it will be so, but given the current crisis situation in Sri Lanka the chances of tomorrow being better or brighter than yesterday are quite remote indeed.

A Chinese company has intensified its fight against Sri Lanka over disputed fertilizer stocks and has even proposed tough sanctions to be imposed at a time the country is experiencing an economic crisis, the learns.

In the matter of voicing, assessing and addressing grievances and apprehensions, it is my contention that there’s grievous neglect of acknowledging (say) ‘error.’

Former soldiers becoming Buddhist monks is not unheard of in the history of Sri Lanka. We have examples from the time of King Dutthagamani whose army fought successfully against invading foreign forces and some of them finally ending as Buddhist monk

As the year 2021 draws to a close, problems faced by Lankans are getting worse by the day. During this year wages have either remained static or have, in many instances been lowered. Costs of essential items on the other hand, have either risen steep

It was a quiet morning. The main road was eerily silent. Then the phone rang like a thunderclap and life changed irrevocably.

Gazette 2216/38 on February 25 revoked the forced cremations policy for COVID-19 deceased and allowed burials. It was in early March 2021 that the COVID-19 deceased were buried in Majma Nagar, Oddamavadi.

Government’s desperation over the looming food scarcity owing to the prevailing fertilizer crisis was well manifested with the recent suggestion by Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena to the people of this country to plant a few seedlings of chilly

A few other decisions can be as patently anti-democratic and laughably petty-minded as the latest government circular requiring Sri Lankan citizens marrying their foreign spouses to wait for a ‘security clearance report’ from the Ministry of Defe

The vulnerability of the food-producing agricultural community to climate change will worsen over the next decade. Droughts are expected

The problem of “forced labour” which comes under the general rubric of “human trafficking” came into focus again after US President Joe Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention (UFLP) Bill on December 23. The UFLP Act is meant

Ekanayake Rohan Amerasekera was an officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF). After that, he was enlisted in the Royal Ceylon Air Force. He was eventually elevated as the third Commander of the Royal Ceylon Air Force....

The celebration of Christmas according to world population review.com occurs in 160 countries worldwide and celebrations vary by country. Some countries celebrate Christmas Day, on December 25....

Six/seven decades ago when a car drops in for refuelling at a gasoline station run by Shell, Caltex or Mobil [Flying Red Horse], which happens usually at 10 or 15-minute intervals, the well-mannered....

Today the whole world celebrates Christmas. “Christmas comes but once a year”. This was a term often heard in days past when children were told not to expect gifts or rewards on a regular basis.

Two thousand years ago the world of that time beheld a child of destiny born on the first-ever Christmas night in ancient Palestine, a colony under the imperial rule of Caesar with a Roman governor at the helm of this Jewish colony. A rare star lit t

Twelve Tamil and Muslim political parties have on Tuesday finalized a common proposal on devolution of power that is to be presented to Sri Lankan and Indian governments and the international community. It was reported that they are going to demand t

A foreign envoy’s visiting any part of the country is a routine affair as it is part of his/her duty. Heads of foreign missions resident in Colombo,

What would happen to bread or paan lovers in Sri Lanka with the 450 gram loaf now costing between 70 or 80 rupees? Can...

News is something which someone wants suppressed. Everything else is just advertising. This was how the 19th century American....

The appointment of a presidential task force mandated to draft relevant legislation aimed at operationalizing the ‘One Country, One Law’ concept precipitated howls of protests.

Another Christmas is upon us and this year too it is being celebrated in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic with its never-ending mutations and variations ravaging countries across the world.

The United States continues to police other countries on democracy and human rights despite facing similar allegations on its own soil.

Entrepreneurs of the Small and Medium Scale Enterprise Sector blamed an officer of the Presidential Secretariat for attempting....

Death, the saying goes, comes like a thief at night. The sudden midnight price increase in fuel prices ranging from petrol, to diesel....

By all counts, the end is near. If it is not physical dissolution of the nation state, symbolically it will be. The territorial integrity.....