The Department of Agriculture has been in a slumber for many years. Governments talk about developing agriculture in this country, but nothing happens. I am talking...
At present two presidential inquiry commissions are working on – Easter Sunday Attack and Political Victimization. Many people come before these two commissions and mention many...
There has been furor on the dress code of NC Leader Athaullah who came to the parliament in a decent Afghan-style dress. I could remember in...
My craze for motoring in the rural backwaters once took me to Sandamal Eliya, five miles before one reaches Tantirimale. The Sandamal Eliya Temple is run...
As per the news item titled ’Police short of manpower’ in The Island of September 24, 2020, responding to a request made by SJB MP Buddhika...
APPRECIATION I am saddened to hear of the passing away of Orani Jansz, who became one of the dynamic coordinators of the English teaching programme in...
I experienced an agonizing toothache for the first time in my right-hand upper jaw. On bringing it under control with native medicines, a couple of colleagues...
The call by the government’s backbench MP Mr. Dilan Perera to be made the Rilav/Vanduru Amathi, or the Minister for Monkeys, in the Pohottuva Realm, certainly...
By Dr UPUL WIJAYAWARDHANA The Leader of the opposition is a vital link in democracy and, as the name implies, is expected to give leadership. Unfortunately,...
In 2008, the housing crisis in the United States caused a global credit crunch that was felt all around the world including the US and the...
