Much needs to be done to achieve lasting peace and reconciliation
There should be a conscious and concerted effort to achieve reconciliation among ethnic groups to establish lasting peace in the country. This was emphasised at a seminar titled Peace and Reconciliation and Nation Building held at the auditorium of the Organization of Professional Associations on July 10, 2016. The seminar was organized by the Association [...]
We need new remedies to old problems: Hakeem
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Leader and City Planning and Water Supply Minister Rauff Hakeem recently delivered the M. Sivasithamparam memorial oration to commemorate the 93rd Birth Anniversary of the late Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) leader. The event was at Thachchai Araneri School in Karaveddy, Jaffna. The following is the text of Mr. Hakeem’s speech [...]
China’s scientific revolution
By Joseph Jimenez BEIJING – The Chinese economy has undergone radical transformation in recent years and is now laying the groundwork for impressive advances in science and technology. In particular, China is setting itself up to be a major player in the fight against disease, and there are many reasons to believe that the country [...]
Tribute to a great lawyer, teacher and legal academic
R. K.W GOONESEKERE Oration delivered at the Law and Society Trust in December 2015 By Sriyan de Silva I will not touch on Rajah’s life as a practising lawyer and the contribution he made in that capacity. Other members of the bar and judges would be better placed to assess that aspect of his life. [...]
Benefits galore if light train transit system is implemented
Senior Professor Amal Kumarage in his article (The Sunday Times of July 3) has placed much emphasis on the cost of the project and how the existing bus service could be modernised to meet the growing demand at a lesser cost. However, the other side of the story is that the urban rail transit systems [...]
Does Sri Lanka really need a Provincial Council System?
I am very happy to note that even without some Provincial Councils in operation, Sri Lanka seems to be managing quite well with the network of public officials, even with their lethargic bungling. The Central Government can easily carry out policy making in all areas. Under strict guidelines the public officials can maintain and manage [...]