Peace is key to economic boom

From the perspective of a Minister charged with the subjects of Disaster Management and Human Rights, I have viewed the damage and destruction of both human and physical resources of the country in the last phase of the war as posing a challenge that confronts us in the post-conflict phase.

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The Morning Inspection - Malinda

‘Ranil the Enjeeyokaaraya’ comes out of the closet

I take election manifestos very seriously. I treat them with the respect that I would have for pulp fiction. Why? Well, they are good for recycling and they are mostly fictional. I read them though. For light entertainment. I was thrilled therefore when Ranil Wickremesinghe distributed a manifesto of sorts a couple of days ago.

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‘Conflict of interest’:

Relationship between industry and science

Kirthi Nissanka Seneviratne was born on November 22 1929. Were he still with us, he would have reached his 80 the birthday this year. But that was not to be. He died - oh so prematurely ! - on August 10, 1986. He succumbed to a massive heart attack at the age of 56. I have said this before but it bears repetition especially in the context of the theme of this year’s memorial oration and the fact that I happen to be the Chairman of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol.

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