by Izeth Hussain

What, then, should be done to counter the Eelam project? The first step should be to identify the forces working towards the implementation of that project. The LTTE and the Tamil diaspora taken together as an entity …

Izeth Hussain

www.island.lk

I have been arguing against the notion that a political solution to the ethnic problem can be found through devolution on an ethnic basis. I have also been arguing that the only solution is through democracy, meaning …

“Nearly 400 million Indians have no access to electricity. Although India has less than a fifth of the world’s population, it has close to 40 percent of the world’s population without access to electricity.”

So says Sunila S. Kale, assistant …

We have come a critical juncture. The circus must end. There is no political party that is capable of and has a vision for the nation & its citizens. We have a bunch of kangaroos jumping from side to the …

7billion populace live in 195 countries. Some countries are rich others are poor – all countries are in debt. People are obsessed with wealth. Media projects the notion that wealth is the answer to all. Films aggravate situation by glorifying …

By Shivanthi Ranasinghe

(Courtesy of Ceylon Today)

At a seminar organized by young professionals, “Geneva and You”, Dr. Dayan Jayatilleke observes that Sri Lanka is in a perpetual cyclical …

(Courtesy of – Asian Tribune)

By Major General (Retd.) Lalin Fernando

How is it that the SL Army that liberated the country from the fascist, terrorist LTTE after nearly 30 years of conflict during which about 100,000 died, is facing …

By Sandun Jayasekara 

Courtesy The Daily Mirror

Retired High Court Judge, Maxwel Paranagama, Chairman of the Presidential ‘Commission on Missing Persons’ discussed its mandate, final report, recommendations and other related issues with Dailymirror.

Following are the excerpts of the interview:…

“Let’s leave Wigneswaran out of it. He’s doing a bread and butter operation. Understandable. What does the UNP and the JVP have to say now? What do the bleeding heart liberals in academe and in the NGO business have to …