We, the undersigned individuals from academia, the professions, the corporate sector, the clergy, and civil society organisations, join all those citizens and groups in condemning the abduction, arrest, detention without due process, and other acts of abusive Presidential and State authority, committed against persons who participated in the Aragalaya Peoples’ Movement. We condemn the acts of […]
Some time ago there was a TV programme on the Elephant/Man conflict. Many participants said the elephants come to the villages as they have been displaced by unplanned industrial structures, and farm lands authorized by the Government, in the name of development. Two good examples are the Mattala International Airport and the Suriyawewa Cricket Stadium. […]
Indian public sector insurance workers hold national strike; Andhra Pradesh rural health workers demand minimum wage; Sri Lankan teachers and health workers protest fuel shortages; Australia: Sydney commuter rail workers to strike again
Dialog Schools Rugby League kicks off today After a lapse of over two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka’s blue-ribbon school’s rugby tourney, the ‘Dialog Schools Rugby League’ will kick off today with the Division I encounter between St. Joseph’s and Kingswood at the Havelock Sports Club, Colombo. The 2020 season of Dialog […]
by Hugh Karunanayake Standing on a shelf in my study is a large racing trophy with the inscription ” Madras Races 1939/40- H.H. the Maharajah of Mysore Cup”. Inscribed further down is the name of the horse “Without Regrets” and the name of the jockey Davison. The trophy is a handsome piece of silverware measuring […]