Nadira Gunatilleke

Ending the circle of Ragging, brainwashing & strikes

By now 73 years have passed since the day Sri Lanka gained Independence. Various political parties and their leaders ruled Sri Lanka from 1948 to 2021. Only one year and 10 months have passed...

Living with COVID-19 The New Normal

The Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus spreads so quickly across Sri Lanka and therefore, the Government had to lock down the country. But the most important factor is that...
1390: Hospital at Home

The Patient Home Isolation and Home Management System (PHIMS) is a special programme that was launched recently under the guidance of former Health Minister Pavithra...
‘Friends’ of COVID-19 pandemic

By now it is obvious that certain elements are behind all types of ‘issues’, ‘troubles’ and everything displayed in the media and in streets these days. These elements have...
Lawyers for Justice, the People’s Voice

The Lawyers for Justice (LFJ) is a new organisation which takes action to help people win their rights, especially human rights and consumer rights etc. without limiting...

Let the Beautiful Buds Bloom

Protecting all children from abuse is the responsibility of the whole society. Therefore, the unconditional fight and the enforcement of laws against child abusers should be strengthened, Primary...
The future of agriculture in Sri Lanka

During the past 30 years no decision was made to implement organic farming in Sri Lanka and now this valuable and historic decision has been made by the Government. “No previous Government...
Intense focus on delivering a better service

The United Nations Public Service Day is celebrated on June 23 every year. The UN Public Service Day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly’s Resolution A/RES/57/277 of 2003, to “...
May 18, 2009: The day Lankans received freedom again

It was July 24 in 1996. The time was around 5 pm. I was having tea with my mother at home at that time. I did not have any lectures to attend at the Sri Jayewardenepura University. Boom....a very...
‘Water for all by 2025’

Following are the excerpts from an interview the Daily News conducted with Water Supply Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara.Q – World Water Day was celebrated yesterday. How did your Ministry...
‘Onus on the people to protect the People’s Government’

Ven. Prof. Induragare Dhammarathana Thera is attached to the Sanskrit and Eastern Studies Department, Kelaniya University. He obtained his PhD from the Pune University in India in 2000.The Ven. Thera...
Protecting the glorious history of Sinhala and Sinhalese

Last week an eye opening article was published by a female writer in a website on the reality of Sinhalese. This article should open the eyes of all Sinhalese. Last Sunday the world celebrated...
Irresponsible actions lead to COVID spread

Two main factors were stressed by the Sri Lankan health authorities last week but it seems the Sri Lankan public is still totally ignoring those crucial facts connected to controlling COVID-19. The...
Brutal February

February is the darkest month of the year for journalists, artistes etc. who lived in Sri Lanka during the terror period from 1988 to 1990. Many patriotic, independent, talented and innocent...
Offering Corona with Consultation

COVID-19 is affecting all types of services in the world now and just like any other country, Sri Lanka cannot avoid certain hardships created by the virus. But certain pathetic practices have come...
Galaxy Cup will usher in new era for volleyball in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Volleyball Association(SLVA) will host the first ever Galaxy Cup Volleyball Championship which will be sponsored by Chinese companies,The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at a...
Attacking frontline fighters against COVID-19

One specific media outlet went to town with one specific contemporary fabricated story last week. The entire story was about a specific doctor. But the background story of this single fabricated...
Deregulation: People friendly laws in the offing

The legal system in Sri Lanka comprises collections of codified and uncodified forms of law, of many origins that subordinate to the Constitution of Sri Lanka which is the highest law of the island....
Moving forward with COVID-19

The COVID-19 crisis in Sri Lanka has stepped into a new stage. The country is gradually opening up to the outside world under health guidelines and functioning according to nearly 100 sets of health...
Clinical Trials: Precursor to safe, effective medicines and vaccines

All of us can remember the years in which Sri Lanka was very badly hit by dengue. At the same time all the media highlighted three words: Papaya leave juice. Some who got infected by Dengue used it...