The urgent need for a robust food safety policy for Lanka
By Anon Food safety is far more than a technical issue—it is the bedrock of public health, economic stability, and environmental sustainability. Yet, Sri Lanka teeters on the edge of a silent crisis due to the absence of a unified, well-enforced food safety policy. This failure impacts every citizen and creates ripple effects across health, [...]
Sanctions and Sri Lanka’s failure to address human rights allegations: A self-inflicted crisis: A response
Right of reply By Rear Admiral (Dr) Sarath Weeraekera Javid Yusuf In his Sunday Times March 30th article headlined “Sanctions and Sri Lanka’s failure to address human rights allegations: A self-inflicted crisis,” says the UK sanctions on the four individuals were for alleged human rights violations during the civil war. I being an ex-military officer (with [...]
“Shaken not stirred”: A German chancellor’s cold-war era resignation
Forty seconds of video reel uploaded online by Associated Press with the description ‘Synd 9 9 74 Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Arrives in Bonn’ (https://youtu.be/1PLaWo4jMcA ) captures the arrival of Mrs. Bandaranaike on an official visit to West Germany. It shows: a Lufthansa aircraft approaching the terminal building, those receiving Mrs. Bandaranaike and a [...]
A special birthday message to Professor Herbert Allan Aponso
Dear Professor Aponso, On behalf of all of us—the proud graduates of the Peradeniya Medical School—we extend our most heartfelt and joyful congratulations as you mark your extraordinary 100th birthday! It is a rare and humbling honour to celebrate the life of someone who has not only been a mentor and guide but a true [...]
Dr A M A Azeez memorial oration
The Dr A M A Azeez commemoration meeting and memorial oration will be held on Wednesday April 9 at 4.30 pm at the Ghaffoor Hall, Zahira College, 406, Orabi Pasha Mawatha, Colombo 10. Dr B A Hussainmiya, Fulbright Professor and Scholar-in-Residence, Florida International University, Miami and former professor in History, University of Brunei, will deliver [...]
Nuwara Eliye book launch
Journalist Shelton Hettiarchchi who has been working for newspapers for many years has authored a book named ‘Nuwara Eliye Salakunu’. The book explains about historic places, locations with historic importance, as well as important religious places within Nuwara Eliya. The book incorporates pictures of the historic places and monuments. Mr Hettirachchi’s book explains about the [...]
Trump, tariffs, and the fate of the dollar
By Mark Blyth PROVIDENCE – With the Trump administration imposing “insane” tariffs on the rest of the world, many commentators are worried about the problem of “sane-washing”: imputing cogent rationales to policies that have none. Such naive punditry, they argue, distracts from the grift that is unfolding before our eyes. The Trump family’s moves into [...]