The Franciscan Missionary of Mary this year marks their 135 anniversary of services in Sri Lanka. To mark the occasion, Sister Ranjani Gurusinghe of the St. Joseph’s Convent, Piliyandala issued the following release to the media: “As we celebrate the 135 years of our mission Sri Lanka let us reflect on and see the services […]
by Sujeeva Nivunhella reporting from London TNA Jaffna District MP M.A. Sumanthiran and Trincomalee District MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam were in London last week on their way back home from New York and met with British Government officials and members of Tamil and Muslim diaspora communities living in London. Talking exclusively to the Sunday Island, Rasamanickam said that […]
by Goolbai Gunasekara Does this seem a silly question? After nearly 50 years as a teacher, and more than half of that time as Principal of an International School, I can say with absolute certainty that parents are not always sensible… The daily rigorous advertising that goes on in the Sri Lankan papers urging parents […]
by Shyamon Jayasinghe Sri Lanka’s Penal Code protects religion in a weird sort of way and shelters it from open discussion with regard to their various claims. This kind of privileging of religion has no rational basis and it is not found anywhere in the developed world today. We had this sort of privileging in […]
When he passed away a few days ago Lal was probably the oldest member of a distinguished clan that encompassed persons who belonged within several distinct surnames. Hence I think this would be a suitable occasion to mention some of them. Among his father, Robin Soysa’s relatives, those whose names I have heard tell of, […]