By N.A.De S. Amaratunga

(Courtesy of The Island)

National integration would mean that in a country, which is inhabited by several ethnic communities, everyone would harbour similar feelings and thinking about matters of national interest, like independence, territorial integrity, …

The e-registers and the legislative path required to administer the e-register works well in developed nations, because of the effort made by specially trained legal academics who have been specially trained in electronics, registration law and modern property law. They …

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India, the US, and Washington’s two most important Asia-Pacific allies—Japan and Australia—are to begin today the second phase of the 2020 Malabar naval exercise.

Whilst India and the Pentagon have staged a Malabar naval exercise at least …

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As a nation, especially a small nation beleaguered with many economic, social and security worries, Sri Lanka must learn to speak up and articulate its position clearly. It is very important that we engage with all countries, …

(Courtesy of Sri Lanka Guardian)

President-elect Joe Biden has called the November 2020 U.S. election a “battle for the soul of the nation.” In offering himself up as a contrast to President Donald Trump, Biden made a clear distinction between …

On October 11, protesters in Portland, Oregon tore down a statue of Abraham Lincoln, leaving the phrase “Dakota 38” spray painted at its base. The attack took place during a protest called the Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage Against Colonialism, …

Dayan claims, “Like most island-nations, Sri Lanka is given to a democratic civic culture” Really? Are only mainland nations given then to uncivilized despotism?

Imagine we are gawping at the dying tail-ends of a tawdry English teledrama called The Scavengers …

Investigative Note from Daya Gamage

As Joe Biden becomes the U.S. 46^th president of the United States, Kamala Devi Harris will be sown in as the vice president on January 20 next year.

She is of South India’s Tamil …

Thus Thamilselvan’s death in an air strike by the SLAF caused shock  waves at that time. It was regarded as a great blow to the LTTE in  general and tiger leader Prabahkaran in particular

The LTTE accused the Mahinda Rajapaksa …

Say what you like against Donald Trump, the man was a phenomenon. Whether the legacy he leaves behind is good or bad is a judgement that will be determined finally by those who will feel the impact of his regime …