Future electricity supply to the country is sitting on a time bomb. Since the latter part of 2016, expected rainfall failed to arrive and the…
Lower Malwathu Oya project – A series of misconception errors
Posted on 0 commentDuring the end of July, Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management Palitha Range Bandara inaugurated the first phase of the Lower Malwathu Oya Project…
Kandy Expressway – A series of political blunders
Posted on 0 commentThe Kandy Expressway, also known as the Northern Expressway and the Central Expressway (name keeps on changing), was first proposed in the early 1990s, taking…
Failures in education drag the country down
Posted on 0 commentPrime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe spoke at ‘Roadmap to Improve the Investment Climate,’ setting a target to leapfrog 40 places in World Bank’s Doing Business Index. …
Eastern University and GMOA’s double standards
Posted on 0 commentOver the past years, the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has declared war against the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) and demanded…
Recent disasters expose Government’s true capabilities
Posted on 0 commentDuring 2016 farmers encountered a series of rain failures; last Maha rains expected in late September arrived in November/December in a milder form, delaying Maha…
Can Meethotamulla garbage mountain direct Sri Lanka towards a green country?
Posted on 0 commentFor many families living near the Meethotamulla garbage dump, what should have been a joyous celebration of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year became a…
Wasting precious water for political propaganda
Posted on 0 commentA couple of weeks ago I visited Polonnaruwa, traveling from Habarana road across the canal that transfers water from Minneriya Tank to Kantalai Tank and…
Drought: Driest Mannar produces best paddy harvest
Posted on 0 commentThe country is going through a massive drought; with some officials claiming it to be the worst drought in 40 years. The Disaster Management Centre…
MR’s statement on Hambantota Port raises serious questions
Posted on 0 commentRecently, MP and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa issued a statement on Hambantota Port; extracts from his statement: The loans taken for the construction of Hambantota…