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 […]
Has Sri Lanka gone bankrupt?
The country faced three decades long cruel civil-war was followed by a negative peace decade. At present the coronavirus pandemic that is killing people; shutdown caused by it is today throttling the economy. The resulting […]
Sri Lankan foreign reserves are shrinking!
Sri Lanka’s failure after gaining independence in 1948 to live up to its initial promise of economic development could be attributed to a self created foreign-exchange crisis that persisted till 1977 because of the urgent […]
Sri Lanka should repeal PTA sooner than later!
With the end of the civil-war in 2009, it was expected that the government which brought the unwarranted war to a much desired finish, would also repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) act, considered […]
Professor Karthigesu Sivathamby, a true Sri Lankan Tamil scholar!
A Sri Lankan Tamil literary historian, author and academic, was an outstanding Tamil scholar. As Professor of Tamil in the University of Jaffna specialising in the social and literary history of Tamils, culture & communication among Tamils, […]
Why do Sri Lankans view China’s actions in the wrong light today?
The world knows that the Chinese Revolution had to face a broken state, a ruined economy, and a society in deep turmoil. In 1949, the population of China lived three years less than the world […]
Present lockdown countrywide should continue in Sri Lanka!
In Sri Lanka travel restrictions were imposed over a month to curb spreading of coronavirus, is producing good results, and to sustain it the authorities must continue with the island-wide travel restrictions. It is necessary […]
Lanka needs to resolve people concerns on lost lands in the North-East!
With the onset of the Civil-War in Sri Lanka, the security forces occupied Jaffna Fort. They were sent to Jaffna peninsula to curb Tamil youths, who took up arms against the state. As the result […]
Past rulers’ religious ignorance leads the paradise island Sri Lanka to rack and ruin!
Buddhism has had a positive impact on the progress of China; yet it has taken Sri Lanka in the opposite direction is an interesting contradiction. But not so to the ruled as, they know it […]
Attitude change need of the day in Sri Lanka!
Today with the impact of corona pandemic felt in most countries, the situation is the same in Sri Lanka. With the situation getting worse; rulers are today, unable to provide much promised prosperity to bring […]
