I urged SL Govt to take concrete steps towards Justice, Accountability - UK Minister

Lord Tariq Mahmood Ahmad, the Minister for Central and South Asia in the UK who arrived in Sri Lanka recently speaks to Daily Mirror.....

No support for any movement against India - Mohamed Nasheed

Sri Lanka has been having a number of high profile foreign visits over the past few weeks. Among those visiting Sri Lanka was Maldives Speaker and former President Mohamed Nasheed. Nasheed gave....

“We’re facing a challenging situation regarding fuel supply” - Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila

Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila takes questions from DailyMiror regarding Sri Lanka’s agreement with India to develop....

There is no national security without child protection - Dr. Wickramanayaka

Child Protection is a National Crisis in Sri Lanka. 30 years after signing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1991, a child is sexually abused every 2 hours and Sri Lanka....

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....

No decision to mitigate people’s suffering Chandima Weerakkody

Voters had a strong belief that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa would not tolerate certain politicians and top officials who were at the forefront of the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime who have a lot of skeletons in their cupboards, when they elected him to power in 2019

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.....

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.....

”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....

Sri Lanka has shown interest in Artificial Intelligence - Mateja Vodeb Ghosh Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia for Sri Lanka based in New Delhi

Ms. Mateja Vodeb Ghosh has just taken office as the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia for Sri Lanka based in New Delhi. Daily Mirror spoke to the Ambassador just after she presented her credentials in Colombo. Excerpts of the interview:

“US has a right to criticise and to be criticised” – Sam Brownback

The United States continues to police other countries on democracy and human rights despite facing similar allegations on its own soil.

Rajapaksa rule began in 2005 should be held responsible for present crisis - Gayantha Karunatilake

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Gayantha Karunatilake, in an interview with the Daily Mirror, responds to questions about the present economic plight of the country, prorogation of Parliament and the conduct of MPs in the House.

“The UNP must find a suitable leader with a proven track record” - Palitha Range Bandara

UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara during an interview with The Daily Mirror spoke on the party’s current standing on mainstream....

The Netherlands ready to support SL in implementing commitments to UNHRC - Ambassador of the Netherlands Tanja Gonggrijp

Ambassador of the Netherlands Tanja Gonggrijp, in an interview with Daily Mirror, speaks about bilateral relations between.....

“Determined to address issues in the North” Jeevan Thiagarajah

Former member of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka and former head of the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies (CHA),

Difference between defence and civil administrations should be realised - Susil Premajayantha

State Minister of Education Reforms Susil Premajayantha in an interview with the Daily Mirror responded to questions on education reforms and governance issues. In somewhat hard-hitting remarks he was critical of the way the Government is administered at present. Premajayantha is a senior politician who recently completed his doctorate in public administration. Excerpts of the interview:

Infrastructure will bring in investments Cabraal

we have the economic stability, as well as low interest rate sans any further depreciation of the rupee, we have already seen most of the businesses, specially the big ones have picked up and if we can get the small businesses also going well, I think then we will be on the path to a full recovery

“Attacks on Muslims were part of a conspiracy” - Dilantha Withanage (Former BBS CEO) -

The appointment of the Task Force on ‘One Country, One Law’ has thrown the spotlight on the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) once again. There has been....

Sri Lanka explores grid connectivity with India Power Minister Gamini Lokuge

We briefed them that the issues highlighted by those threatening to strike were not as serious as they were portrayed

SL must remain vigilant on FETO - Turkish Envoy Demet Sekercioglu

Turkey has urged Sri Lanka to remain vigilant on the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), which was accused of being....

There is more the Tamil Diaspora can do for Sri Lanka - Suren Surendiran

A recent speech made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and a comment made later by Foreign Minister, Professor G.L Peiris....

Gazette banning chemical fertilizer imports; a move on wrong advice Agri Ministry Secretary

Secretary to the Agriculture Ministry Prof. Udith Jayasinghe takes questions from Daily Mirror about the current crisis of the agriculture sector and the dispute over detection of harmful bacteria in fertilizer samples imported from a Chinese company. He is an expert in the agriculture sector. He is the former Vice Chancellor of Wayamba University. Excerpts:

Sri Lanka will not bow down to the sword of Damocles - Prof. G. L. Peiris

Sri Lanka’s foreign policy has been inconsistent over the past few years under successive Governments and its dealings.....

Substantial reduction in GDP due to lockdowns Ajith Nivard Cabraal-Central Bank Governor

Newly appointed Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, in an interview with Daily Mirror, speaks about plans to bring back the economy to pre-pandemic levels and overcome the foreign exchange crisis. He speaks with confidence that there will be sufficient inflows to overcome it. Excerpts :

“New Zealand in talks with Sri Lanka on security cooperation to curb extremism” -Michael Appleton High Commissioner New Zealand

New Zealand opened a resident mission in Sri Lanka recently to promotion of bilateral ties to a new level. Its High Commissioner Michael Appleton in an email interview with the Dailymirror responded to queries about the new areas of bilateral cooperation, recent knife rampage in his country by a person of Sri Lankan origin, security cooperation and geopolitics.

“There are members in the CAA Board who have lesser qualifications than my driver” than my driver” -Thushan Gunawardena

Although this stock has been sold for Rs.135 per kilo the open market price of garlic is more than Rs.400 a kilo. The CAA officers were able to take pictures of all the documents used in this scam. They were about to alter the log books when our officers raided the Welisara warehouse

Prevention of Terrorism Act; We Cannot play to the gallery - Mohamed Ali Sabry

The Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) continues to be a sticky issue for Sri Lanka with the international community calling....

“Only 29 years left for Sri Lanka to implement climate change adaptation measures” : Expert

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, the world’s most authoritative assessment on....

“TPA won’t rule out working with others if SJB fails” – MP Mano Ganesan

The main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) continues to be accused of being weak and falling short of.....

“Govt to introduce fresh legislations to supervise NGOs, INGOs” - Raja Goonaratne -

A huge number of NGOs and NPOs operate without any monitoring or supervision in Sri Lanka