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Home » ColumnsPeace walk monks poised to win the hearts of Lankans, as they did in the US
The ‘Walk for Peace’, a 110-day peace walk across 10 US states from Texas to Washington conducted by a group of Buddhist monks, captivating millions in that country and garnering worldwide attention, will take place in Sri Lanka later this month. The ‘Walk for Peace Programme in Sri Lanka’ will be undertaken by twelve monks [...]
Shifting the goal post
My Dear Jayakody sahodaraya, I thought of writing to you because you have suddenly gone from being ‘which Jayakody?’ to a person that everyone is talking about. Even our good old ‘Maco’ referred to you as ‘Prince Win Flag’. Now though, there is no need for such disguises. The cat is out of the bag. [...]
Uninterrupted health care a social justice concern that is the responsibility of the State
The corridors of the country’s national hospitals, have once again become theaters of uncertainty. The familiar spectacle of the Government and the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) locked in a bitter standoff has returned, this time over a contentious doctor transfer system. While the GMOA decries the system as a politically motivated assault on transparency, [...]
External shocks and drought portend severe hardships and economic crisis
Are we likely to face a long period of shortages of essentials and an economic crisis? This is the question uppermost in the minds of our people as we face severe shortages of petrol, diesel, gas and kerosene and unprecedented warm weather with the prospect of an El Niño drought that threatens our food security. [...]
From an inspector general of police to police spokesman; the long reach of Sri Lanka’s constitution
In a nation where an Inspector General of Police (IGP) was once held responsible for the grievous torture of a suspect (but nevertheless continued in office until the winds of political change forced him out), it is little surprise that this week, an ostensibly unassuming police spokesman was found by a majority opinion of the [...]
Seven long years of Easter tears and still no mastermind in sight
Every year for the last seven damning years, a precious stock of the nation’s tears has been held in store to be ritually wept during April for those who died and for those who were left maimed and injured in what the world commonly calls ‘Sri Lanka’s Easter tragedy of 21st April 2019′. A Sunday [...]
Why was Trump addressing the nation on April Fool’s Day
Tragedies happen now and then, sometimes too often, as many around the world today would sadly confirm. There are some that could have been avoided and others that were too late to have been saved by human intervention or interception so that nations and their peoples would survive to pursue the glorious futures embedded in [...]
Power crisis looms: Govt. blames West Asian conflict, opposition flags corruption in coal deal
National programme launched to conserve power amid growing public criticism over low-grade coal imports Desperate Govt. explores buying oil from Russia and the US, but the move is beset by multiple challenges Water cuts in several areas add to Govt’s woes, as it hopes to secure a favourable deal with IMF Hunt for Easter Sunday mastermind becomes [...]
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