Living with Covid-19 - EDITORIAL

The first patient diagnosed with the dreaded coronavirus as we knew it at that time, or the Covid-19 as it has been ‘rebranded’ today....

Education for a Democracy

This is an age when education is said to be about teaching students through the best online medium and preparing students with the “competencies” ....

“Sri Lankans will have to find a solution, not foreigners” – Erik Solheim

The Daily Mirror recently spoke to Erik Solheim, former peace negotiator, who acted as the main facilitator of the peace process in Sri Lanka.....

Tony Ranasinghe: Sinhala Cinema’s Most Romantic Lover

In keeping with the practice of devoting at least one article each month to a cinema-related topic, this column focuses on the popular Sinhala film actor Tony Ranasinghe this week.

Frustrated northern fisherfolk lost at sea

Despite the civil war ending in 2009 the issues related to the northern fisherfolk underscore that the Tamil community remains harassed and marginalised.

Revive Co-operatives, they help to distribute wealth in a fair way

In 1978, the JR Jayewardene government used or misused its 5/6 majority in parliament to swallow wholesale the globalised capitalist market economic system which most independent economic analysts believe is largely responsible for the crises Sri Lanka is facing today.

Smartphone education for the affluent - EDITORIAL

These days we see a leading television station going all out to send a message to the state authorities that there are less affluent....

Invasion of the mind through media imperialism

The Joe Biden administration bans domains that hosted Iranian news websites. Saudi Arabia demands that Qatar shuts down Al Jazeera...

M. R. Latiff: A lion- hearted legend

M. R. Latiff, a lion hearted legend, renowned for his exemplary commitment to the mission he was tasked with - a mission to protect.....

Are all losers unqualified?

People entering the Parliament as MPs during a mid-term of it is a common phenomenon, but the gossipmongers among politicians.....

RANIL... The quick thinker for crisis situation

Early morning, October 20,1995. The SriLankan Airlines aircraft with President Chandrika Bandaranaike and her officials had taken off from Katunayake Airport.

Ranil Returns, Says: Economy in tatters and Covid crisis worsening

United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe made news on June 23, when he was sworn in by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene as an ordinary member of the ninth Parliament some 10 months after the UNP, which he had led since 1994,

Travel restrictions don’t apply to the mentally deranged

The decision to finally end the ‘travel restrictions’ shows that the government realizes how desperately people are trying to make ends meet.

Company promising life care breaches customs defense

Dehiwala Police conducted a raid at Matrix Lifecare Pvt Ltd situated at No 52/13, Rubber Watta area in Nedimala,

Proposed KDU Bill will only govern KDU: Maj. Gen. Milinda Peiris

With a vision to educate males and females to be commissioned officers in the armed forces the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy....

29 seconds of ignominy

It only took 29 seconds, that right 29 seconds to unravel what has been for years the shambles that is Sri Lanka cricket.

Unending catastrophes and the need for planning - EDITORIAL

Over the past few years, this country has been wracked by one catastrophe after another, with almost monotonous regularity.

Fertiliser tug-of-war left farmers in the lurch

The row between the authorities and the farmers over the ban on chemical fertilizer reminds us the Sinhala folktale “Hathara Beeri Kathawa” in which a deaf man askes another deaf man a question to which the latter gives an answer which is not

Enter Basil and the strange case of familial meritocracy

Influential presidential sibling Basil Rajapaksa is tipped to be sworn in as a National List MP next week when his two-week quarantine after returning from a holiday in the United States ends. That would be the precursor to be appointed as the M

This much is all I know of Rajapaksas

Basil Rajapaksa returned to the island yet again, and with a baggage load of hot and juicy news. He is said to sit in Parliament from the SLPP National List on 06th July. There is said to be about four SLPP National list MPs competing to resign for Basil to take the seat. Basil would also be sworn in as the Finance Minister with few other portfolios to positio

Setting the cat among pigeons - EDITORIAL

Since the crushing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the Sri Lankan military in 2009, Many Tamils young people....

Pardon on Poson; a Meritorious Act, at Cost of Rule of Law?

Poson is famous for “Abhayadana,” [Rescue from slaughter]. This year’s Poson became famous for an abhayadana of a different.....

I am still in politics and with UNP - Ravi Karunanayake

Former Minister of Finance and former Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake has not been active in the political arena after losing the election....

Why are marine turtles dying on our shores?

Never have we been so unfortunate to observe and experience a chain of marine turtle deaths in our seas. At the time of this writing....

‘Punishment Bureaucracy’ and Normalisation of Torture & Impunity

During the period March 2020 to 24 June 2021 there were reports of six cases of encounter killings, twenty-seven cases of police...

President Rajapaksa, talks with TNA and release of Tamil Prisoners

There was considerable political excitement some days ago, when a meeting was scheduled between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).

An acceleration of coastal overtopping around the world

The combination of sea level rise, tides, storm surge and waves has increased the overtopping of natural and artificial coastal protection by nearly 50% in the last two decades. This revelation comes from an international study by IRD (France), IHE Delft and Deltares in collaboration with several other international partners. The study was published today in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Communications.

Lose yourself in serving others, then you will find yourself

Public service is not merely for those who work for the government, but we all need to be public servants or be at the service of those in need.

Let’s dedicate a thought for our dads - EDITORIAL

Dads are the least celebrated and hardly receive gifts. Most often what they do is taken for granted; especially the extra hours .....

World oil prices, Middle East peace and Iran’s new president

However flawed the Iranian democracy is, it has been electing through universal adult franchise presidents and legislative assembly.....