Buddhism was introduced into Sri Lanka in the third century BCE and the Buddhist Monks renounced all worldly and material attachments and simply don the saffron robe to pursue their spiritual journey, took the vow […]
Sri Lanka struggle with Covid-19 pandemic!
Last April, 2021 in Sri Lanka, public health experts warned of an explosive spread of Covid-19 during the festive season; and called for at least travel restrictions to bring the situation under control, but no […]
Three Gorges Dam on Yangtze River in China!
The three Gorges Dam along the Yangtze River in China is the largest hydropower project ever built. The construction began in 1994, designed to generate electricity and to tame China’s longest river, to shield millions […]
Sri Lanka has Oil and Gas worth billions only if brought to surface..!
Energy Minister has said that Sri Lanka has identified oil and gas deposits currently valued US 240 billion; could well tide over the issue related to foreign debt sustainability if we harnessed the full potential […]
‘Kili’ Raja Mahendran passes away!
Saddened by the news this morning on News Ist., of ‘Kili’ Rajamahendran passing away. In 1965 after death of his father Rajendram, ‘Kili’ took control of the business, while I left for England in 1968 […]
Grievances unresolved for Sri Lankan Tamils!
This trend of Martin Luther King jr., was clearly visible after Sri Lanka turned a Republic, when the silent majority left public space for a select few to grab the agenda and control the terms […]
Sri Lanka may loose Sea cucumber market!
In Sri Lanka, sea cucumber fishery is presently confined to the northern cap from Kalpitiya on Northwestern coast through Puttalam Islands around Gulf of Mannar, Trincomalee, Pothuwil and Kalmunei in the Northeast and Eastern coastal […]
Ethnic conflict is root of all ills in Sri Lanka was caused by generations of Dynasty politics!
Sri Lanka, known as Ceylon, an island nation in 1948, shortly after end of WW II, gained independence without a bloody struggle. None then expected war in the paradise island, referred as the Pearl of […]
Emerging leaders need to reunite mother Lanka!
The reality is that it is the educated who are unwilling to learn lessons from history are the real illiterates, than those who cannot read or write! For we know, it was the past educated […]
Sri Lanka loss was to British gain!
In 1948, Sri Lanka at the time of independence, then called Ceylon was regarded as the ‘Granary of the East, with huge potential, we had a beautiful horizon ahead of us and a highway leading […]
