Opinion

Ahimsa’s plaint: State sanctioned ‘Hinsa’

What is time?... We surely know what we mean when we speak of it. We also know what is meant when we hear someone else talking about it. What then is time? Provided that no one asks me, I know. Saint Augustine-ConfessionsWe know what time means. But how do we explain time. Saint Augustine the Catholic theologian and 4th century philosopher explains that ‘time’ is a...

2019-04-20 18:30:00

Christians and Religious Freedom under fire

From February 3 to April 14 this year, across Sri Lanka, there has been some sort of disruption against a Christian worship service every Sunday - on 11 successive Sundays to be specific.Christians in Sri Lanka suffer violations of their right to religion and belief regularly, but most incidents do not make it to the news – or even to the Twittersphere. But the attack on...

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Towards self-sufficiency in milk and nutrition for schoolchildren

More than half a million primary grade schoolchildren would be in for a surprise when they go to school tomorrow (April 22), the first day of the second term. The National Program of providing a pack of milk to schoolchildren under President Maithripala Sirisena’s concept of creating a ‘Nutritious young generation of a nation bountiful with milk,’ is to be launched...

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