Rajpal Abeynayake

Liberal intellectual assumptions about our China relations are wrong

“The liberal world order established by the United States post the Second World War, still holds a ground in the contemporary world but its basic tenets are slowly fading away.”So writes Heena Samant...

Pandemic hysteria and India phobia are both equally idiotic

Those who contribute to the economy or seek to contribute to the economy during the pandemic should be celebrated. Those who sow panic and advocate hermit-like anti-social...
“Get real”, the private sector should be told about tourism

We can call ourselves the country that does not need a slogan or a branding. We can count ourselves as the fortunate island that nature endowed so as to need no embellishment...
Negativity has not been an option except for the critics

The most scenic highway in Sri Lanka — the Central Expressway — is to be opened in May. The ‘ambul thiyal’ offensive-play is now over. It is remembered that the JVP started a...
The humbug behind SJB’s attack on Port City Commission Bill

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) Kabir Hashim, a former Minister, has made a peremptory statement criticizing the new Port City Commission Bill for constituting a threat to...