Lanka’s lost opportunities in enacting a constitution that transcends personalities and short-term political gains
‘Perspectives on Constitutional Reform in Sri Lanka’ edited by Dr. Hiran.W. Jayewardene and Prof. Sharya Scharenguivel is published by the International and Comparative Law Society at a crucial time in the life of the nation. It is unveiled at a time when the Government prepares to introduce a new constitution, much of the contents of [...]
Learning difficulties and disorders: A book recommended for every school
The launch of the book, Teaching Students with Learning Difficulties and Disorders, authored by Asha R. A. Wanigasekere was held at the Nelung Art Centre, Hyde Park Corner, on November 26, with the participation of several renowned scholars, including Senior Educational Psychology Lecturer Prof. Daya Rohana Athukorala. Ms. Wanigasekere holds an MSc. in Counseling Psychology [...]
A book in Sinhala on 150 Muslim women writers
Didulana Tharaka, a book in Sinhala by veteran writer and journalist Noorulain Najmul Hussain, a retired Information Department media officer, was launched on December 4 at the Bahadeen Auditorium of Al-Hidaya National College, Colombo 10. The book was a collection of articles and short biographies of 150 outstanding Muslim women writers. Thinakaran Varamanjari Chief Editor [...]
Resolution of disputes: The way forward
Resolution of disputes is the subject of this article. More specifically, the following observations are to consider Law and Order from the angle of Public Law, their judicial function and the administrative function for resolution of disputes. A benign easy path for resolution of disputes for law and order is, however, disturbed considerably. To explore [...]
Detected in India and Lanka: An anti-intelligence virus
Women in bread queues have been hailed as trailblazers of the Russian February Revolution. Also called the March Revolution, according to the Gregorian calendar, it broke the back of the Czarist regime. Robert Goldstun in his much acclaimed book, The Russian Revolution, writes: On March 1, 1917, bread rationing was introduced into the Petrograd (St [...]
Stopping the for-profit pandemic
WASHINGTON, DC – It has been less than two years since phrases like “flatten the curve,” “contact tracing,” “social distancing,” and many others related to the COVID-19 pandemic entered the lexicon and became part of everyday communication. People everywhere have learned more about epidemiology, virology, and immunology than they ever expected they would. And yet, [...]