By Lakshman Indranath Keerthisinghe If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had power, would be justified in silencing mankind.’ -John Stuart Mill in his essay ‘On Liberty’ (1859) Dheeraratne J [...]
The Power Minister states that the average selling price of electricity per unit is Rs. 13.50 and the average cost price is Rs. 17.50. As such with a 8% increase in the average selling price, the price will increase to Rs. 14.58; this increase is only about Rs. 1.0 per unit. It can be seen [...]
If you say, ‘I’m Sri Lankan”, people then ask what race you are – Sinhala, Tamil or Muslim. For an certain generation of children, however, the race label is becoming completely inapplicable. There are quarter-caste children of half-caste parents who really have no race at all. They’re simply Sri Lankan. They look much the same [...]
By Jude Fernando It may be the best of times, because the upcoming election offers us a “package of promises” from our presidential candidates, expanding at lightning speed as they compete to outperform each other, resulting in virtually identical campaigns. It is also the worst time, because we are overwhelmed, and have little guarantee that [...]
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