by Rohana R. Wasala First of all, let me express my sincere respects to Mr. D. L. Sirimanne, the writer of the interesting article entitled ‘Celebrating 75th Anniversary of Independence’ (The Island/Opinion/January 18, 2023). He struck me as a venerable old man, who, at 103 years of age, still thinks about the welfare of his fellow Sri […]

Dr. Jaishankar is in Sri Lanka to help under the “neighborhood first” strategy of India By R. R. M Lilani  Dr. Jaishankar, India’s Foreign Minister, who is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on January 19, 2023, has made another ‘neighbourhood first’ agreement with Sri Lanka by backing the country’s delayed debt restructuring programme with […]

By Sanath Nanayakkare The Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Tuesday that Sri Lanka had been hiding its bankruptcy which had actually occurred months before it was officially announced. He said so during a multi-TV channel programme where several key political and public officials responsible for the country’s economy were quizzed […]

By Eng Parakrama Jayasinghe parajayasinghe@gmail.com Sri Lankans have not forgotten the advice given by one of our former Presidents: “Citizens should look after their own security.” It appears that the Electricity Consumers are now faced with this choice given the upheavals and shocks received in recent times, with the sword of Damocles of a further […]

The ‘First Capital SSC Open Ranking Tennis Championship 2023’ conducted by the Singhalese Sports Club commenced at the SSC Tennis complex on Friday.  The championship which will run till January 21 is conducted annually under the auspices of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association and is organized by the SSC Tennis House Committee. The SSC Open, […]

Ottawa [Canada], January 1 (ANI): Canada becomes the latest country to join the list of countries who have made the Covid-19 test mandatory for flyers coming from mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau, beca us e of a surge in COVID-19 infections after the country rolled back its stringent “zero-Covid” policy . according to Canadian-based Television Network […]

By Uditha Devapriya Somewhere in early 2015, I took the bus from Maradana to Nugegoda, the 176. It was, by all accounts, an ordinary weekday morning, and people were going about and shuttling from one workplace to another. Normally, the 176 bus can be a long ride, but on this occasion, it wasn’t. Having left […]

BY GEORGE BRAINE This was early 1981, and the government was planning to start a state-run television service. Applicants were invited for an inaugural training course for producers, directors, researchers, and writers. I had applied, and was called for an interview. The interview was at the newly set up National Television Planning Centre, at Kirulapone. […]

CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena DPhil President – Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, Canada Founder & Administrator – Global Hospitality Forum chandij@sympatico.ca More Music Shows … Having produced, annually, The Island Music Awards shows on three occasions, I did my largest show in Sri Lanka in 1992. It was The Island […]