Who’s benefiting from govt’s economic policy at whose expense?

If the government policy or something that remotely smacks as such is an overwhelming incorrigibility, its economic policy wins.....

Shaky deals and misdeeds in the fuel industry

The price of fuel was increased to reduce usage, but a new problem has emerged. Drivers claim that fuel available these days burns faster and the maximum speeds of vehicles have decreased and vehicles are subject to defects. Several drivers said they suspect several vehicles went up in flames in different areas due to poor quality fuel. “We are not sure whether the Governm

Tourism vs Omicronism - EDITORIAL

Sixteen thousand tourists visited Sri Lanka in the first week of January, according to Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga. It appears....

How do you report your own editor’s murder?

The visual details of this moment are really fuzzy. The only recollection I have is that of a pixelated room. In contrast, I remember....

Mega SWAP facilities could push Sri Lanka to a more severe debt trap: Dr. W. A Wijewardena

Sri Lanka’s current economic meltdown-aggravated by the existing dollar crisis, soaring cost of living and a possible shortage of food....

Prepare the masses for the looming dangers

The COVID-19 situation in the country is such that the media has stopped releasing daily tally of new infections. The number of new infections has been almost static between 500 and 700 for several weeks instilling confidence in the general public while withering away the media enthusiasm on the pandemic. But, are we out of the woods? Going by the latest reports in the Western developed countries where the leaders hoarded several folds vaccine

“Tourism” needs sustainable and eco-friendly development plan

What has tourism to do with “national development?” How valid and accurate are claims about tourism contributing to development? “A major breakthrough” is how Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga had proudly announced Sri Lanka recording nearly 200,000 tourist arrivals in 2021 amidst the pandemic, reported Daily FT on January 3, 2022. The news re

Rajapaksa popularity facing a drop but I believe it is temporary: Namal

Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Namal Rajapaksa has said Sri Lanka would ease all crises this year and come out of the woods as the Government hoped to revive the tourism sector and.....

Growing authoritarianism in Lanka - for whose good? - EDITORIAL

Since independence, Sri Lankans have enjoyed a relatively high degree of democratic rights and freedom. From time to time, however governments of various hues and shades have....

Susil, a turning point? - Uniting ‘Green-Thinkers’, ‘Jubilee Hoot’

Electronic Media knew Susil Premajayantha was buying Veggies at Delkanda. “I was asked by a journalist on vegetable prices and I said the government’s agriculture policy has been a failure. I was....

Seven Tamil Parties Seek Modi’s Help for Implementing 13-A in Full

In a significant political move, seven political parties mainly representing the Sri Lankan Tamils of the Northern and Eastern provinces have written a joint letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

Realising the truth when sidelined

The sacking of Education Reforms, Open Universities and Distance Learning Promotion State Minister Susil Premajayantha from that post by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on January 4 over a statement he had made seems to be message to the other dissidents within the government as well.

Outrage of poverty: Simple lifestyle is part of the solution

For 2022 one of the world’s most important missions is the eradication or alleviation of poverty. At present it is known that about 10 super billionaires own or control about 70 per cent of the world’s wealth and resources. This is created by the globalized capitalist market economic system which is designed to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.

SL simply can’t continue asking for financial assistance from China -Palitha Kohona

Sri Lankan ambassador to Beijing Dr. Palitha Kohona speaks to Daily Mirror regarding the present status of Sino-Lanka bilateral.....

Why people need a facility like Galle Face Green - EDITORIAL

In the thick of the doom and the gloom people are experiencing at present due to the shortcomings of the Government...

Lanka’s geopolitical course correction to overcome economic crisis

Just as a drowning man will clutch at a straw, the Sri Lankan government is now seizing upon every avenue that comes it way.....

Can the Govt. prevent 2021’s baggage of woes overflowing into 2022?

Despite several countries including India scaling down or cancelling their New Year celebrations in the face of the fast-spreading Omicron viral infection; thousands of Sri Lankans, having thrown the much publicized health guidelines to the wind, were seen dancing and dining their cares away at the Galle Face Green, 5-star hotels and at parks and roadsides to herald the New Year with a bang and a blast of good cheer.

Claims and demands: The flip side of  longing for ‘belonging’

Two weeks ago, I dwelled on the grief and anxiety experienced by our nation (“One Country, One Law’ in an aggrieved and anxious nation”), pointing out that all communities,

Pedophiles, the rich, the powerful and Ghislaine Maxwell - EDITORIAL

‘Vocabulary.com’ describes pedophiles as persons who are sexually attracted to children. Most pedophiles also rape and molest....

Desmond Tutu: A willing friend that Sri Lanka never had

Desmond Tutu is not just one man. He is a larger than life representative of an Era. Not just a by-standing, passive representative....

Did absence of regulator send gas industry up in flames?

The failure of respective governments since 2012 to grant legal status to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka to regulate....

”We don’t believe in Sinhala only power” - Anura Kumara Dissanayake

With the social, political and economic changes in the country over the last two years, specially since the spread of the Covid 19....

Impunity should not be the norm of governance

Impunity and unaccountability seem to have become norm of governance in Sri Lanka. When decisions taken by Politicians and high ranking officials go wrong negatively affect millions of people they are just forgotten, without holding anybody responsible

Make or break scenarios for 2022

This may not be the way to begin a new year! However, even a token sense of optimism seems increasingly out of touch with the existential reality of the country. If there is any time in recent history that Sri Lanka so knowingly and stubbornly walks along t

Reforms for a Just Society

The National Movement for Social Justice recently published a set of proposals for the ongoing Constitutional Reforms. The Daily Mirror publish

IMF: Let Maithri handle -- Democracy and the 52-Day Coup

Last week, the former President Maithripala Sirisena revealed how he successfully negotiated with the International Monetary....

LACK OF PROGRESS IN CHILD PROTECTION; WHO IS REPSONSIBLE FOR THIS MESS?

Sri Lanka is the ONLY South Asian country committed to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.2 to end violence.....

2022 - A difficult year ahead - EDITORIAL

While we wish our readers a very happy New Year, for most of us, 2022 is going to be a very difficult one. Although our land.....

Debt and a Eulogy for Neoliberalism

The signs of economic collapse are everywhere. Bakeries don’t have bread, and if they do, the prices are too high. Canteens....

Regaining a losing Paradise

The National Movement for Social Justice recently published a set of proposals for the ongoing Constitutional Reforms. Below ....