Sunday, 10 Sep 2023
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by Senaka Weeraratna
I wish to respond to the article published on a social media platform (April 06, 2021) under the caption ‘Was Portuguese proselytisation ruthless as portrayed?’ by P.K. Balachandran, as I find the contents inaccurate, misleading and contrary to well established historical facts.
The writer Balachandran relies on Sir James Emerson Tennent, Colonial Secretary from 1841 to...
61st Death Anniversary:
It was a Friday 61 years ago to be exact on September 25, 1959 at around 10.30 a.m. when I was in the classroom listening to H.P. Jayawardena’s English lesson in our final year at Royal Primary School, when my eye caught a movement in the corridor adjoining the class.
When I looked sideways to my left, I saw young Anura Bandaranaike being accompanied by his Ayah leaving...
by Senaka Weeraratna
Animal Welfare Act
Sri Lanka’s track record in the field of animal welfare legislation and the effective enforcement of such legislation since the...