Saving tigers, killing people
States are evicting and murdering Indigenous people in the guise of biodiversity conservation. From forced eviction to restrictions on access…
Category: OPINIONS
Politics of Attitude: What is the truth?
By Ruwantissa Abeyratne All control, in essence, is about who controls the truth. ― Joseph Rain, The Unfinished Book…
The NYT story unstripped much more than it intended
By Malinda Seneviratne If not the Rajapaksas, their supporters are certainly perturbed by the New York Times (NYT) article…
Pohottuwa’s President and the Rajapaksa dotage
Former President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa was born on November 18, 1945. A day after he turned 60 years…
Importance of Financial Reporting for Transparency
By Nishan Fernando Corporate Reporting Bushman, Piotroski and Smith (2003) identified that the availability of information was considered to be…
For Sri Lanka, More and Better Jobs Are Critical to Reach Upper-Middle Income Status
To transition into upper middle-income status, Sri Lanka will have to embrace a new growth model and improve its economy’s…
A Space Force: Some Points to Ponder
by Dr. Ruwantissa Abeyratne After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say: “I want to…
The Art of the Deal and Politics of Caution
President Obama has been credited with weighing issues with a cost benefit analysis and taking wise decisions. So has President…
Bunting and billionaires: the church fete on one of London’s richest streets
St Mary The Boltons fete is overlooked by some of the UK’s most expensive real estate. Although most of the…
This Digital Library Is Preserving Sri Lanka’s Tamil Literary Heritage
Over the course of history, the world has seen countless pieces of its heritage vanish forever with no chance for…