“This govt. printed Rs. 880 billions”

This is the roadmap of Zimbabwe

“We are on the cusp of a mothers-led movement for better birth rights in Sri Lanka” – Kanya D’Almeida

Writer Kanya D’Almeida became the first Sri Lankan to win the ‘Commonwealth Short Story Prize’ awarded for the best new writing.....

“Climate Justice has been Ignored”

Sri Lankan physicist and economist Prof. Mohan Munasinghe recently received the prestigious ‘Blue Planet’ award from Japan’s.....

“It isn’t a sorry state of affairs in governance at all” -Cope Chairman Prof. Charitha Herath

Parliamentarian Prof. Charitha Herath, Chairman of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee COPE, is tasked with the onerous responsibility of turning hundreds of unviable public enterprises into profit making ventures by minimising waste, corruption, mismanagement and maintaining their audit reports and accounts to meet the highest quality standards.

“We’ve been supporting Sri Lanka on human rights issues” - Bangladeshi High Commissioner Tareq Md Ariful Islam

Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Tareq Md Ariful Islam in an interview with Daily Mirror shares his views on bilateral....

“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.....

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....

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....

Backsliding on democracy and human rights could be a serious issue for SL – a U.S. academic

Ronald K. McMullen, a U.S. career diplomat- turned academic, in an interview with Daily Mirror shares his views on the policy of the Biden administration on Sri Lanka.

“Deaths not categorised as COVID related may help spread disease” - Dr. Wickramanayaka

Sri Lankans living in UK have made an urgent appeal to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to release the supply of 600,000 doses.....

Most people think filming is not an actual job

“As Asians, we know we have this norm, we have to become a doctor, an engineer, a lawyer. Out of nowhere, I said, I wanted to become a film director.

“I wonder whether they really burnt the ship” - Dr. Ajantha Perera

Environmental scientist and crusader for protecting the environment and a country free from garbage Dr. Ajantha Perera recently expressed strong statements against the destruction caused by the X-Press Pearl vessel and blunders made by the political and administration of the Sri Lanka Port and marine sector when dealing with the disaster.

‘Stirring hatred amongst communities could lead to grave repercussions’ :TNA MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam

Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam is the youngest member of Parliament representing the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and is also the youngest MP sitting in the Opposition. Rasamanickam has gained attention for raising some salient points in Parliament based on the COVID pandemic, the Port City Bill and minority rights. In a candid interview w

WhatsApp and Viber data can be retrieved – DIG Waruna Jayasundara

The Special Task Force (STF) is the commando unit of the Police and plays a very crucial role in the war against drugs.

Port City should be part of Sri Lanka Dr. Harsha de Silva

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Harsha de Silva in an interview with Daily Mirror shared his views on his party’s approach to the issue confronting Sri Lanka at the UNHRC in Geneva. Also, he responded to questions related to the Colombo Port City project and the move to ban chemical fertilizer and SJB’s recent meetings with the foreign envoys. Excerpts of the interview:

“We’re short of approximately 600,000 doses of the vaccine” - Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle

The COVID-19 has affected Sri Lanka’s health sector, the national economy and most industries while totally disrupting the way of life....

“More Covid-19 cases, fatalities expected in the next few weeks” Prof. Jayasumana

New variant would have arrived from Sri Lankans who returned from abroad

INNOCENCE LOST: From adversity to advocacy Shanthi Wijesinghe in discussion with Dr Tush Wickramanayake

Until a few years ago, adults didn’t think twice before beating a child in their drive to “correcting” indiscipline. How it impacts.....

Covid-19 : Do not import any more variants into this country - Prof. Neelika Malavige

Prof. Neelika Malavige, the head of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Sciences of the Sri Jayawardenapura University after....

’’UNESCO says no to reservoir inside Sinharaja’’ - Dr. Punchinilame Meegaswatte

Dr. Punchinilame Meegaswatte, Secretary General of Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO (SLNCU), in an interview......

Showing the present day God

Vimukthi Samaraweera is one of the pioneers of the Expressionist Movement in contemporary modern art in Sri Lanka.....

Concerns were raised Colombo Port will be monitored using Port City - Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Port City Commission Bill is a very controversial and sensitive issue in Sri Lanka. The Port City itself faced a lot of criticism from the time the project kicked off. And the former government of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had in fact suspended the project temporarily wh

A large share of child abuse stems from their own families: -Tarangee Mutucumarana

Tarangee Mutucumarana of HYPE SRI LANKA, in discussion with Shanthi Wijesinghe, on the subject of reforming Sri Lanka’s legal system to better respond to the crisis on violence against women and children.

“I am personally willing to go to sea to prevent Indian fishermen from entering local waters” - Douglas Devananda-

Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda has been in the midst of controversy lately after he allegedly claimed that permits will be granted.....

“We are just giving it away for Yuan” SLPP Parliamentarian Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe

The basic idea is to safeguard the nation. We are doing politics not for our personal benefit

Govt. should stick to mandate - Udaya Gammanpila

Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila takes questions from the Daily Mirror on internal squabbles of the government and his criticism of certain actions.

“I value my self-respect more than this crown” -Pushpika de Silva

Pushpika de Silva, the winner of the beauty pageant held in Sri Lanka to pick the island’s representative for the upcoming Mrs World Pageant,

Competition among rice millers leads to price hike -State Minister Siripala Gamlath

Leading mill-owner cum State Minister of Mahaweli Zones, Canals, and Settlement Infrastructure Development Siripala Gamlath, in an interview with Dailymirror,

Govt. committed two mistakes : Dr. Jayawickrama

“The 2021 Resolution endorses the Report of the High Commissioner, and expresses serious concern at what it describes as “trends emerging over the past year,

Lack of consultation at summit level is the reason for Confrontational politics in Govt. - Vasudeva

Water Supply Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara, a senior left-wing politician serving in the present government,