Importance of sustainably using oceans and seas

We recognize that oceans, seas and coastal areas form an integrated and essential component of the earth’s ecosystem and are critical to sustaining it and that International Law, as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), provides the legal framework for the conservation and the sustainable use of the oceans and their resources.

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The Lotus Heart

Kindness stolen

He slipped stealthily into the room. The monk was stirring, he felt. Aravinda suddenly switched on his defence mechanism. “Shout, and you will be dead. Understand?”

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The man who wrote from the heart

Remembering Ajith Samaranayake:

Ajith Samaranayake built a bridge between English and Sinhala journalists because he could write well in both languages and move well among all journalists. I am yet to meet a journalist who could act as a bridge after the demise of Ajith. Ajith wrote as Minerva, Aravinda, or just A S. He could write anything from editorials to film and book reviews to features to news and obits. May be Ajith was one of the best lobby correspondents we have ever had in this country. Ajith enjoyed the cinema and theatre,

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On the sidelines

The ethics of resignation

In England, democracy exists at all levels from party politics to governing. Ministers are subject to close scrutiny and even a small mistake of his or of diverted responsibility can lead to resignation in no time. Most of the time they immediately resign when there is an allegation or charge leveled against them. The most recent high level resignation of a minister was Chris Huhne’s. He resigned after having been charged for perverting the course of justice. In England ministers are called Secretaries. The Secretary of State means the Minister of State,

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