When anything is difficult to introduce, the tactic used is to camouflage the insidious objective & sugar coat it in a manner that can win over people’s approval. Thus, the name “Gender Equality” – it becomes something people cannot refuse …

Rehabilitation is a word that presumes a previous state of perceived acceptance or agreement. Its etymology is interesting and revealing, deriving from re– “again” or “to turn” and habitare– “make fit” which in turn comes from the Latin …

(BIRTH 24 April 1948 – DEATH 12 December 2003) HIS MISSION WAS TO MOULD THE YOUNGER GENERATION TO LIVE ACCORDING TO DHAMMA

Following tradition, he used the name of his birthplace, Gangodawila, in front of his name. Ven Soma thero …

There is a reason why India is always stressing on India’s security interest when the issue of Sri Lanka emerges. It maybe now dawning on India, that it was foolishly roped into training Tamil militancy & allowing Tamil Nadu to …

On September 1, 2022, debt-trapped Sri Lanka reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a 48-month Extended Fund Facility of $2.9 billion, which hardly covers the country’s outstanding debt, nor its immediate survival needs. Nevertheless, IMF …

The non-Buddhists in Sri Lanka  have a deep animosity to Buddhism . There  is much jealousy and resentment among them regarding the special place given to Buddhism in the Constitution. They wish to remove this provision and  use the argument …

In 1992 a paper was presented by a Working Group of the International Federation of Tamils in London. This paper cites a quote from the British Colonial Secretary in June 1799 to the UK Government while Robert Brownrigg the Governor …

‘Ambalama’ is a Sinhala word for a wayside rest-house. I first saw one when I was trekking to Sri Pada, (Adam’s Peak) with my grandmother in the latter part of the 1970s. I saw several buildings along the trek up …

Sri Lanka can never progress, for there are too many “pundits” who enjoy upsetting society while promoting sponsored notions. Each government and its stooges are guilty of this. The decision to exclude race (ethnic identity) in birth certificates was reversed …