Sri Lanka to advance relationship with China despite concerns – Dr. Palitha Kohona

Moves to sign free trade deal

Money printing does not lead to inflation – Dr. Kenneth de Zilva

Dr. Kenneth de Zilwa, a capital markets expert and business cycle economist, shares his views with the in an interview on the financial challenges confronting Sri Lanka.

It’s a long way to gender parity - Hirunika

Women’s participation in politics has been a topic that has been subject to debate. Increasing the female quota in Parliament is still a goal Sri Lanka....

Intrigues and infighting within the intelligence apparatus resulted in Easter attack: Rauff Hakeem

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader MP Rauff Hakeem, in an interview with , responds to queries and allegations about Easter Sunday attack and the report of the presidential commission that probed it. Also, he spells out his position on the UNHRC process and takes swipe at the government on the issue involving the burial of Muslim-COVID-19 victims. Excerpts of the interview:

Govt. poised to contain rice mafia - Shasheendra Rajapaksa

Shasheendra Rajapaksa, the State Minister of Paddy and Grains, Organic Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Chillies, Onion and Potato Cultivation Promotion, Seed Production and Advanced Technology Agriculture, shares his views with Daily Mirror on the crisis involved in the rice market.

Living the Christian faith

The Christian Reformed Church of Sri Lanka (formally known as the Dutch Reformed Church of Sri Lanka) is Sri Lanka’s oldest Protestant denomination.

Tackling Gender Based Violence

This article is based on “Law is Light” -- a series of trilingual legal discussions to educate the general public with Attorneys-at-law of Sri Lanka.

There has been collaboration between Muslim groups and parts of security units

Former Prime Minister and United National Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said the probe on the Easter Sunday attacks has many unanswered questions and this needs to be investigated soon to avoid any similar occurrences in

The Govt must get the budget deficit down

In an interview with Daily mirror, a well-known economist, banker, and former State Minister of Finance, Eran Wickramaratne, a National List Parliamentarian....

“Lands can be handed over to the labourers”- National Union of Workers Leader Palani Digambaram

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament and National Union of Workers Leader Palani Digambaram......

“I am for the 13th Amendment” - CWC Vice Chairman Senthil Thondaman

Vice Chairman of the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) Senthil Thondaman in an interview with Daily Mirror shared his thoughts on the plight of estate workers and the leadership vacuum created by the demise of ArumugamThondaman.

UNHRC is used as an instrument by certain global powers instigated by Tamil diaspora – Dr. Sarath Weerasekara

The United Nation’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meets for its regular sessions today (22) in Geneva. At the month long sessions, the UNHRC.....

TNA regrets crimes committed in the name of the Tamil people: Sumanthiran

The human rights issue in Sri Lanka will take center-stage when the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meets in Geneva for its 46th Session from February 22 to March 23.

We have to include wildlife conservation in school curricula: Herpetologist Nalin Hapuhinna

For Nalin Hapuhinna, slithery friends were part of his everyday life. Having had a fascination towards snakes from a young age, Hapuhinna....

India’s concerns over ECT understandable - Ajith Nivard Cabraal

State Minister of Money, Capital Markets and Public Enterprise Reforms Ajith Nivard Cabraal, in an interview with the Dailymirror, speaks about the present status of economy and steps for macroeconomic developments. Excerpts:

Sri Lanka needs a complete revamp of politics - Harin Fernando

Former Sports Minister Harin Fernando is among the outspoken members of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) in Parliament. However, Fernando....

“I am not sidelined, but decided to function low-key” - Premier Mahinda Rajapaksa -

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in an interview with the Daily Mirror speaks about future economic plans of the government amidst the pandemic situation....

Criticism against Govt. an urban phenomenon - G.L. Peiris

Education Minister Professor G.L. Peiris, in an interview with the Daily Mirror, responds to queries about plans for revival of the education sector amidst the pandemic. Also, he shares his views on some criticism of the government in the realization of public expectations. The Excerpts:

‘What I do in my bedroom shouldn’t be State’s business’ -Rosanna Flamer-Caldera-

LGBTIQ rights have been and are still a very sensitive topic in Sri Lanka. The topic is sensitive mainly because of Sri Lanka’s strong cultural background, a culture which refuses to accept gay rights. Rosanna Flamer-Cald

Core-group working on SL seeks consensual resolution at UNHRC - Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will have its 46th session between February 22 and March 19. Sri Lanka is on the agenda this time.....

The Govt. is trapped in a huge mess and muddle: Harsha

The Daily Mirror sat with former Economic Affairs State Minister and SJB MP, Dr. Harsha De Silva to discuss the Economy, Politics, Current Affairs and.....

“Pohottuwa is becoming unpopular” -Welgama

As a senior politician in the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Kalutara District Parliamentarian Kumara Welgama had been a loyal supporter for decades.

“I don’t think Sri Lankans can be realistically ruled by force” -Ahimsa Wickrematunge

Twelve years after the assassination of Lasantha Wickrematunge, the founding editor of The Sunday Leader, on January 8, 2009, his killers remain at large.But over the last few years his daughter Ahimsa Wickrematunge has become a household name through her activism and litigation to seek justice for the killing of her dad.

“I am the Godfather of Russian tourists” - Udayanga Weeratunga

Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga is back in the scene in a controversial way once again. He is blamed for tarnishing the government’s pilot....

We need to convert elephants from economic liability to economic asset - Dr. Sumith Pilapitiya

Sri Lanka recently set a record for the highest annual number of elephant deaths and the second highest number of human deaths.....

‘‘We seek to bring about a thinking revolution”- Patali Champika Ranawaka

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Patali Champika Ranawaka quit the Jathika Hela Urumaya(JHU) recently to form a new movement.

‘‘It’s a shame that Sri Lanka imports even the national flag’’ State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara

The SLFP plays a huge role in taking the Government in the right direction as the major constituent partner of the SLPP led coalition Government.

HRCSL can no longer be considered legally independent - Ambika Satkunanathan

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) conducted the first national study on the treatment and conditions of prisoners from February 2018.....

World powers make non-aligned status almost unworkable – Pakistan High Commissioner

Speaking to, Pakistani High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Maj. Gen. (Retd) Muhammad Saad Khattak spelled out the status of bilateral relations from his country’s perspective and shed light on the potential areas for further growth in trade and cooperation.

“Human trafficking incidents will spike due to the pandemic”- Khadka

Human trafficking has become a global crisis that has questioned the worth of being human. Victims are exploited as commodities....