A tree ‘ordination’ ceremony this week marked a religious move to protect an endangered tree. The Sri Lankan tree Crudia Zeylanica or ‘Pandu Karanda’ was ‘ordained’...
Post National Day Plenty of articles about independence, nationality et al. Most were disheartening. A bleak future is seen for this little Indian Ocean State. It...
By Rajitha Ratwatte fromoutsidethepearl@gmail.com We have just finished “celebrating” what in politically correct terms is called the Birth of our nation – Aotearoa New Zealand! It...
By Dr. Nalani Hennayake and Dr. Kumuduni Kumarihamy (Continued from Tuesday) Part III The mapping of COVID-19 cases at the local level (preferably at the GN...
By Rienzie Wijetilleke (rienzietwij@gmail.com) Rural development and self-employment are the most critical issues faced by developing countries. In Sri Lanka, over 80% of the population is...
By Dayantha Laksiri Mendis “Treaties and Non-treaty instruments are the bones and sinews of global politic, making it possible for states to move from talk through...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana “Vaccine war” I referred to in my piece in The Island of 2nd February has taken an interesting turn. The headline in...
By Air Chief Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala Former SLAF Commander and current Ambassador to Afghanistan Of those who joined the Sri Lanka Air Force, 40 years ago,...
It’s not only those involved in the entertainment sector, or sports, who are quite often, in the spotlight, in Australia, but there are many other Sri...
By Tharishi Hewavithanagamage The awards season has arrived once again. The Globes mark the beginning of Hollywood’s awards season, which ends with the Oscars. Despite being...
