Covid-19 vaccines: Indemnification vs. accountability
Ford Pinto, a subcompact car that went on sale in the early 1970s in the US, had a technical issue in its gas tank, which officially caused 27 burn deaths (although according to some estimates, this n Read More » Inserting realism into cycling to work
In a bid to reduce air pollution by reducing traffic congestion, save time, and to protect people from non-communicable diseases, the Environment Ministry has decided to promote the use of bicycles to Read More »
SJB and JVP must come clean on private sector’s role in political corruption
This article is written in the context of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) being considered as credible alternatives to the failed politics and unprincipled con Read More » Sustainable waste collection
It was reported recently that the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) was planning to carry out an electronic waste (e-waste) collection programme at around 40 locations in the Western Province this Read More »
Making a Constitution for a traumatised nation
Sri Lanka, as it faces the worst crises in terms of the economy, the society, culture and the legal and moral norms on which the society exists, is today a highly traumatised nation. All the norms of Read More » The Morning’s maiden anniversary
Overcoming many a challenge in a year that was immensely challenging to the country, The Morning marks its one-year anniversary today (25). Read More »
Wewa-dagoba and nationalism’s undoing
The wewa-dagoba concept has been central to Sri Lanka’s political discourse since ancient times, and this is a very ancient country of course, that earned the epithet “Granary of the East” many aeons Read More »