The Mahavamsa narrative relating to Prince Vijaya’s arrival in the island and landing in an area called Tambapanni (which basically means copper coloured soil), which is in the north-western coast of ...

I could have spoken in support of the youth training programmes done by the Ministry but decided otherwise. I replied. I would like you to consider approving a new programme aimed at making the 40,000 ...

How many youths are trained in vocations every year.” The Minister inquired. The Secretary to the Treasury rattled out the number that were being trained by all Government Departments and it totalled ...

Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody and Energy Ministry Secretary Professor Udayanga Hemapala resigned from their respective positions. They submitted their resignation letters to President Anura Kumara ...

Sri Lanka does not need to abandon democracy to achieve development. What it needs is decisive leadership within a democratic framework—a system where rules are enforced, policies are consistent, and ...

The Island daily the next day (Monday, December 11, 2017) carried KD’s reply to another writer, Bodhi Dhanapala from Canada, who had made a reference to him in an earlier article to the same paper. I ...

Roman – Dutch Law is upheld today as a pillar of Sri Lanka’s jurisprudence yet this very same legal system was used by Dutch to condemn and ban local religions as cannibal faiths. This notable fact is ...

India has made a major strategic move in Sri Lanka by acquiring a controlling stake in Colombo Dockyard, marking its first-ever takeover of a foreign shipbuilding facility. Led by Mazagon Dock ...

A prolonged conflict in the Middle East has the potential to trigger a global economic slowdown, driven by rising oil prices, disrupted supply chains, and reduced investor confidence. For a country ...

For decades, five powerful actors—the United States, the Arab states, the European Union, AIPAC, and Israel’s own opposition—have all claimed to seek Israeli-Palestinian peace while enabling permanent ...

It was non formal education in action where officials were never instructors but providers of ideas for the youth to think and become motivated. The staff was totally trained in non formal education ...

The fastest-conquering empire in world history took 75 years to fail in India. This is not a footnote. This is the most suppressed military story in medieval history. A forensic breakdown of 13 Arab ...