In the previous issue, the many matters that plague the Sri Lankan education system were discussed. Among the major issues that adversely affect the education system are the failure of the system to cater to labour market demands, inability...
There are fast-breaking developments in Latin America currently that would have made the well- known Frantz Fanon's eyes twinkle. It is to that ground-breaking book by the late Algerian psychiatrist and political scientist, whose thought dominated the sixties and...
A new Cold War is taking shape in the international political order but ideology would not be playing a dominant role in it, although we would be having some resonant echoes of the old Cold War in the developing...
Economic growth is well-nigh impossible without international trade and investment but with the COVID – 19 pandemic strengthening its grip on the world the possibility is that most countries would sooner rather than later slump into recession and eventual...
On the night of August 14-15, 1947, when India was celebrating its independence, the architect of the independence movement, Mahatma Gandhi was not among the revellers. When his protégé Jawahar Lal Nehru was making that epochal speech about ‘India’s...
Poaching of wild animals is a lucrative business.
With a kilo of fresh game meat going at anything between Rs. 400 to 800, and dried meat for about Rs. 1500 a kilo, it is not surprising that wildlife officials are...
Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is calling on the government, opposition and all other stakeholders to put aside political differences and avert a constitutional crisis, which he terms a third crisis, the country can ill-afford at this time. Like almost...
Sri Lanka has been described as one of South Asia’s climate hotspots in a 2018 World Bank Report titled “South Asia’s Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards”. The report has concluded that Northern and...
Western educators have realised that it is high time the education system redefined ‘teaching’ to ready students for the growing technology-driven world, providing them with real-world applications while promoting hands-on learning. Gone are the days when students were expected...
The emerging environment in the country does not bode well, especially for media practitioners, warned several of the speakers on Tuesday, January 28th. They were speaking at an event organized by the Free Media Movement, along with several other...
The guns and live ammunition given out to Civil Defence Force personnel in a bid to resolve the Human-Elephant conflict are to be withdrawn.
This follows a meeting that took place today, January 22, between Pahiyangala Ananda Sagara Thero, the...
