Waste control tax proposed on health sector Aruna Lakshman Fernando We still remember the headline-catching public protests when the Colombo Municipality tried setting up urban garbage recycling centres at a distance from the crowded metro region. The city authorities were
Lakshman Gunasekara International Women’s Day The first mythical Lankans who settled on our island home were welcomed by a female spirit, Kuveni, who, after an initial confrontation with the invading prince Vijaya, bonded with him and, provided succour to his shipload of tired followers. That glorious founding myth depicts the arriving delinquent male wanderers as […]
On this day, the 74th Anniversary of the winning of freedom from centuries of foreign colonial rule, the citizens of our island republic celebrate. We celebrate, with joy, the recovery of sovereignty of the territory and all Nature of this island in the Indian Ocean. We celebrate the regaining of freedom for the human population […]
C. J. Amarathunga Whether a dual citizen should be allowed to be a country’s legislature is a debatable question. While some countries are not particular on the point, others point against such an allowance as there is a potential conflict of interest that arises from the duality in question. Ahead of the presidential election in […]
Kamani Hettiarachchi Recently, the Sri Lankan Police arrested several protesters on the charge of violating quarantine laws. This happened both in Colombo and places outside where public dissent against the government was being demonstrated. Another group of 32 was taken to quarantine centres, but were later released. Protests were spearheaded by university students, trade