Our Children’s Future
By John Scales Avery Loving care for our children We give our children loving care, but it makes no sense…
Category: OPINIONS
Our Vanishing World: Wildlife
By Robert J. Burrowes Throughout its history, Earth has experienced five mass extinction events. See, for example, ‘Timeline Of Mass Extinction…
Dilemmas Of Sri Lanka
Whatever may be the history of Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the way he thinks, he has to function as the President…
Jumbos in mire, Bud in overdrive
Rivalry between UNP Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe and defeated presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa, seen here together during the October 2018 crisis,…
WIll perceived racism stymie economic upturn? IS SRI LANKA COMMUNALLY POLARISED?
Sri Lanka’s presidential poll of 2019 will be remembered for several aspects. The remarkable lack of serial violence was highlighted…
Sri Lanka: Unanswered Question
Evidently, the Tamils in the north and particularly the Muslims in the east have voted en-block for Sajith Premadasa while…
A grand victory for Sinharaja: What next?
On 14th November, his penultimate day in office, former president Maithripala Sirisena, who was also the minster of environment, made not…
Global Radar Screen Why Henry Kissinger could be wrong
Legendary US Secretary of State and diplomat of consummate skill Henry Kissinger has raised the possibility of the world going…
Re-Writing Article 370: The Legal Test Ahead
By Dr Aman Hingorani The President has, on the recommendation of Parliament, issued the “Declaration under Article 370(3) of…
Modi’s Broken Promises
By Ashok K Mehta It was ironic that speaking to serving and retired armed forces personnel at the…