Varada Kageda News Today

By Uditha Devapriya Sri Lanka’s foreign policy has almost always been determined, if not overdetermined, by domestic considerations. In this the country differs little, if at all, from the experience of other states. From India to the US, from Beijing to Britain, it is these considerations which have exerted the dominant influence on foreign policy. […]

The beautiful Bellanwila Lake and jogging track, built when Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development, has been in a state of neglect. The lake is now almost covered with lotus plants, and the jogging track is not maintained properly. Stray dogs are seen freely moving around. It looks as if […]

By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana “I write my songs not for critical acclaim but for the sole purpose of the enjoyment of listeners, without them having to turn the pages of a dictionary!” Thus retorted Karunaratne Abeysekera, during an interview, when reference was made to the disapproval of some critics of his lyrical style. Paradoxically now, […]