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September 3, 2017 · 4:37 pm

Sea Battle off Kalpitiya Coast: An Orca Pod versus A Sperm Whale Pod

Philip Hoare,  in The Guardian, 29 March 2017,  “An extraordinary battle between sperm whales and orcas – in pictures” While observing sperm whales off the Sri Lankan coast, Philip Hoare came face to face with eight hunting orcas who had … Continue reading →

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July 3, 2017 · 10:31 am

Sydney is now a Chinatown?

Rose Brennan, in the Daily Telegraph AUSTRALIA’S greatest city is now more Chinese than British — with yesterday’s Census data revealing how much the incredible boom in Asian ­migration has changed the face of Sydney. In the past 25 years, … Continue reading →

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October 4, 2017 · 12:26 pm

The Devolution Debate: Indelible Facts

Gerald H. Peiris … an original article with emphasis in black being that of the author and that in blue being an imposition by The Editor, Thuppahi   Several articles by Dr. Dayan Jayatilleke published in The Island during the … Continue reading →

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June 19, 2017 · 9:28 am

From Mountain Village to Neurologist in Melbourne

Tissa Wijeratne, … https://worldneurologyonline.com/article/the-journey-of-one-neurologist-from-sri-lanka-to-melbourne/#disqus_thread … where the title is “The Journey of One Neurologist from Sri Lanka to Melbourne” Born and raised in what I describe as “the jungle,” my life started in one of the remotest parts of Sri Lanka: a … Continue reading →

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March 20, 2017 · 2:04 pm

Left-Liberals in Intolerant Mode within Some American Campuses

Kay Hymowitz, in The Weekend Australian, 18/19 March 2017, where the title is “Free Thought dies in Campus Ghettoes” Warning to Aussies from a visiting American: pay careful attention to the latest mob action to darken one of America’s elite … Continue reading →

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April 26, 2017 · 5:24 pm

The Deep Imprint of Prabhakaran’s Thamililam: Kilinochchi in May 2009

Sinharaja Tammita-Delgoda, being an article published in The Island on 17 May 2009 and thereafter in 2010 by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies –with the title “Letters on a Blackboard – A Lost Generation” … being a review is based on the author’s … Continue reading →

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September 11, 2017 · 2:55 pm

Turbulence & Grandiose Visions in the SL Government’s Situation

Sunday Times Editorial 9 September 2017   The President and Prime Minister coming in one car for the launch of V2025 (Vision 2025), the blueprint for the future of a “rich Sri Lanka” was clearly to deliver a message. ‘We … Continue reading →

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October 23, 2017 · 3:03 pm

Blackballing Donald Friend. To Do … or not Do?

Michaela Boland,  in The Australian ,  October 2017, where the title reads “Art of Darkness” He was a self-confessed paedophile. But does that mean Donald Friend’s art should be erased from our cultural landscape? Pic from http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/home-design/prestige-property/arts-at-the-heart-of-paula-nagels-home/news-story/dc9500557e55ba68482d3b50b41fc1ec Bali was an … Continue reading →

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February 12, 2017 · 1:06 am

Muddles in the Present Kingdom of Lanka

Rajan Philips, in Sunday Island, 12 February 2017, where the title is “Constitutional Tensions and Mixed Messages” When it seemed that there was nothing left and it was all over insofar as the government’s commitment to constitutional changes was concerned, there … Continue reading →

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August 16, 2017 · 6:43 am

Imminent Disasters? Exploiting Sri Lanka’s Mineral Resources

Ashley de Vos, in The Island, 16 August 2017, where the heading runs thus: “The exploitation of minerals of Sri Lanka” If there is an asset, should it be exploited to the fullest in the shortest period of time? The traditional … Continue reading →

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