Trinity College, Kandy, symbolizes the distinctive educational environment Sri Lanka experienced under British rule, as the institution embodied Victorian values and closely followed the English public school model. Established by Rev. Richard
by Luxman Aravind A cohort of sycophantic apparatchiks, long relegated to the role of spineless yes-men under previous regimes, has recently resurfaced, styling themselves the “Winning South” or Dinana Dakuna. This appellation—already a semantic misstep given
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I did not attend the recent Dalada exposition, but I passed through Kandy during those days and witnessed the long lines – thousands of pilgrims, most of them elderly, queued in fervent
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For decades, institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have operated under the guise of global development and stability — but their deeper function has often been to
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“What sheer unfeeling idiocy”. ~ Rolf Hochhuth (The Deputy) May 2024 marked the 15th anniversary of the ending of the long Eelam War. Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardana presided over the annual ‘war-heroes’
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Editorial There are deaths that arrive like storms—tempestuous, obliterating, and total—and then there are those like the passing of Malini Fonseka: a slow extinguishing of a sacred lamp, dimming not into obscurity,
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The Constitutional Council (CC) has rejected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s nominee for the post of the Auditor General. The Opposition has torn into President Dissanayake—and quite rightly so—for his attempt to have
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Venerable Walpola Rahula stands as one of the most transformative figures in the modern history of Buddhism. A monk, a scholar, a social reformer, and an uncompromising advocate of free thought, Rahula
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Before the Local Government (LG) elections, U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung met with President Anura Kumara to discuss the prevailing political climate. During the meeting, she mentioned that a recent opinion poll she
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In an abrupt and devastating move, Next Manufacturing Pvt Ltd, a major garment exporter in the Katunayake Free Trade Zone, shut down its operations overnight on May 19th, 2025—without any prior notice—leaving
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Exclusive by Our Correspondent in Washington DC The United States has formally pressured Sri Lanka to immediately halt some of the most significant defence-related dealings with Russian entities, citing serious risks of
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The NPP government needs to take a more proactive approach in effectively managing and resolving conflicts that occur within the country. The JVP just celebrated its 60th anniversary on May 14. Its
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Although it is not totally uncommon to other developing countries, Sri Lanka is extremely indulged in political and power struggles between political parties and political leaders. This is also not uncommon to
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Our Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA) situated in Trincomalee is the prime training establishment of officers and sailors of the Sri Lanka Navy. Brave young men and women who join our Navy
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Nadie Wasalamudaliarachchi, a Sri Lankan author, filmmaker, and political activist, is no stranger to the collision of art and politics. Her work, layered with trauma, resistance, memory, and quiet rebellion, has long
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Since the end of the 30-year-long armed conflict in Sri Lanka in May 2009, whether it should be celebrated as a victory or allowed to be mourned by the war victims has
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