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The tea estate workers continue to be in the news, but their lives haven’t changed much. This is a country which has promised them much. Lawmakers have spoken aloud in parliament about them.....
Until the United States military killed Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi on February 3, many people had not heard his name or knew that he was the leader of the dreaded terrorist group...
Sri Lanka gained its independence from Britain 74 years ago. But, 74 years later, are we as a country and a people truly free, sovereign and
Grumblings against this government was widespread as it prepared for Independence Day celebrations on February 4. Critics said it was a waste of money when the economy was bankrupt. “People are hungry. What celebrations?” goes the argument. Compl
Last week as Sri Lanka celebrated the 74th anniversary of its independence, there happened to be a lumbering amount of analysis as to what went wrong in our independent history. Much of that discourse....
On December 29, 1947 the United Nations (UN) partitioned Palestine via Resolution 181 (II). The resolution recommended the creation of independent Arab and Jewish States and a Special International....
Chief Opposition Whip and former Minister Lakshman Kiriella is one of the most senior politicians in the House with a vast knowledge....
It is ironic that a section of the people in the country are accusing the government for giving in to external pressure to refrain from taking....
Sri Lanka celebrates its 74th Independence Day today not as a successful nation or a stable state, but as almost a fragile state. Not only individual....
Future generations will judge this period in Sri Lanka’s history as one defined by extreme turmoil and upheaval; as a country, we have been here before: the 1953 Hartal, the ’58 Anti-Tamil....
Politicians and mistakes are synonymous, from years gone by to more recent days, the the blunders politicians have sometimes changed the course of history. Some cast a dark shadow over....
No one can deny the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. The Government that wasted valuable time as the crisis deepened with its insipid vision of “Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour”, is finally acknowledging the...
Former Executive Director Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) Thushan Gunawardena speaking to the Daily Mirror questions as to why the person who exposed the fraud....
The interviews that appeared in the Daily Mirror on the eve of the 74th Independence celebrations, provided ample proof of public antipathy towards the inauspicious waste of millions....
This column has for the past three weeks been focusing on the abortive Coup d’état conspiracy of 1962. There has been much reader interest in the articles. I have been pleasantly surprised to receive a lot of responses ranging from persons related
In a country of representative, multi-party democracy, it is conceivable that the waning of the popularity of the government is the gain of the opposition.
One of Sri Lanka’s social stigmas has been the subtle or open discrimination against women and girls in vital areas.
Military personnel were practising their moves for the 74th year Independence Day celebrations while a Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) worker was carrying on with his work regardless of what he saw. That was....
Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains. To reflect on these words of the 18th century Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, there is no greater occasion than a Freedom Day anniversary. As Sri Lanka....
The first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) D.S. Senanayake entered the National Legislature in 1924. He was relatively unknown in the country and was pushed into prominence by his elder...
Tomorrow, Sri Lanka will mark its 74th anniversary of Independence after being under foreign rule for 443 years since 1505 – dominated....
Sometime next week, perhaps on Monday, somewhere or maybe even in most parts of the country, teachers will task students....
Later this month, our country will once again be on the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) rack - the torture tool....
Some would argue whether this juncture is hardly the time to be talking about constitutions. In fact, there are many who believe that Constitutions....
Selling lands acquired illegally using fake deeds has become a practice in the country and Dambulla is infamous for such illegal....
Although Sri Lanka’s vaccination programme against COVID-19 has been hailed by many the prospects of attaining herd immunity or the Community immunity is still in the balance. According to the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry only around 14
Sri Lanka celebrates the 74th Independence Day this week under the most precarious conditions in its independent history. This is by far the economically weakest hour in recent memory, and the countries options to dig it out of the hole are narrowi
Busy as a beehive when the Portuguese, Dutch and the British were ruling the roost in Ceylon, Galle port became a sleepy backyard at the end of the 19th Century due to factors beyond its control. It was little more than a secondary port of call throu
Fertilizers can make or break a farm. Farming systems and practices have evolved from farmers’ experience and technological advancement over a long period of time. Any sudden changes by government regulations can result in serious adverse social an
Last week, I took the plunge and set up a ‘firewood kitchen apparatus’ in the garage. I went without gas for two days before......
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