I read Dr. Asoka Weerakkody’s letter in today’s The Island (6th Sept) with much pleasure. Positive news is rare and compliments about State Schools even rarer....
Various unsubstantiated utterances have been made by some on oil palm cultivation in Sri Lanka, without looking in depth into the subject. Little knowledge is a...
Over the past several years we have seen many instances where land belonging to others being sold by unscrupulous fictitious vendors. They are well assisted by...
There were a couple of letters on the subject cited above in your recent issue, but none of them had written as to what actions are...
Our apartment complex abuts Yasodara Vidyalaya, on Kynsey Road, Colombo 8. The residents have a serious problemme with sound pollution arising from their ‘morning programme’. The...
Reports of casualties, both human and elephant, are monotonous daily fare in our newspapers. They are in danger of becoming a mere scorecard, with little useful...
The other day, shopping at a Supermarket in Colombo, I saw natural bath scrubs, nicely packed, displayed in the skin care section. Through curiosity, I had...
When I read the article ‘Dismal behaviour of people’s representatives’ on 7th July in this newspaper by veteran banker Rienzie T. Wijetilleke (RTW), former Managing Director...
Thinking Out of the Box is the catchline of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He gave this advice to the banking sector in May this year, and to...
It is with mounting fury that I have just read P. Abeysinghe Mallawaratchchi’s letter (‘The Island’ 3rd Sept.) in which he makes the most astounding statements...
