A special note is when these schools that abuse their private status but have staff salaries from the state. Two such institutions are St. John’s College and the Nuffield School. These really are ...

On 20 January 2024, Minister of foreign affairs, Vijitha Herath publicly defended the actions of Himalee Arunatilaka, justifying under the purview of diplomatic privileges and demonstrating utter lack ...

These are temporary palliatives and not permanent cure to kill the viruses that brought this pandemic in the first place. Neither the banks nor the governments are seriously interested in discussing ...

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Sri Lanka has little discrimination when it comes to allowing foreign nationals in, be it as tourists or investors. Since there’s no screening of any kind, the country is Open Sesame for any criminal, ...

The lead pair of Santa’s Reindeer, will absorb 14.3 quintillion joules of energy per second each. In short, they would burst into flames almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them and ...

The Aththa Newspaper spoke highly of the coalition government at the beginning. The newspaper used their resources to promote the then government in various ways. The following is taken from an ...

Lee Kuan Yew’s Crusade against Corruption LKY adopted uncompromising standards and a principled approach to governance. Hallmarks of his policies comprised inter alia: providing top-flight public ...

Trust, a basic sense of faith and confidence, in the leadership of those who are supposed to be in charge of ushering in a new system is the foremost condition that demands to be met at the very ...

As we know, the primary aspiration of leftists has always been the establishment of a socialist society. In contrast, right-wing ideologies aim to construct a capitalist economic system. Now that a ...

To put it briefly, Personal Social Responsibility can be defined as an individual’s conscience-driven actions that contribute positively to the community and environment. This initiative requires ...

Sri Lanka has been under the influence of neoliberal, open economic policies and authoritarian political tendencies over several decades, followed by political populism in the recent past. As is well ...