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‘Mayday’ is a signal. The term indicates a life-threatening emergency usually used by aviators and mariners, but also in some countries by firefighters and other working in difficult conditions. Apparently it was coined by a senior radi
Sunday April 22 was World Earth Day – a day of vital importance for the people of Sri Lanka and worldwide because our failure to act as responsible citizens and get involved in the battle against global warming could lead to catastrophic cons
1. Do we hear loud whispers asking where have all the suspects gone? Far, far away we are told!!! Should we ask why??? Arjuna Mahendran was last known to have been in Singapore, Udayanga in Dubai, Jaliya only the good Lord knows!!! We’ll defi
In the questionable days of the Rajapaksa regime, the most dreadful sound, amongst many a sound of shooting in Rathupaswela, Katunayake and post-war Jaffna, was the one that you did not hear: A white van parked outside your home.
Neoliberalism is almost dead in Sri Lanka, and its Government is dying. The choice that is before us is which type/variety of Populism:Right, Left, Centre or Centre-Left?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may not be the best democrat or one to assure a greater freedom to media. However a few days ago he came with a fine piece of advice to his MPs on deportment and reading that one cannot help, but wish the Sri Lan
Another Cabinet reshuffle is the talking point these days. Health Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said on Sunday that there would be a Cabinet reshuffle before May 1 with the portfolios assigned in a scientific manner.
Reading the Sunday newspapers, I stumbled upon two stories. One was about ‘resettlement experts’ making a hue and cry that the third phase of Central Expressway would cause mass displacement. “From a people’s p
Stung by world-wide condemnation for its callous indifference towards the rape and murder of an 8-year-old Kashmiri Muslim tribal girl by middle rung government officials, the Indian Prime Minister last week got an ordinance passed to enable courts t
After two years of planning, seven regional preparatory meetings and consultations with some 4,000 judges, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched its Global Judicial Integrity Network this week in the presence of Chief Justices
On April 19, President Raul Castro stepped down from his position as President of Cuba. The National Assembly swore in Diaz-Canel, the 57-year-old....
It’s not known, at the time of writing, what the inspection team from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) currently in Syria....
The 23rd day of April, 1993, was among a handful of blots in our national hall of shame. It was the day on which a lone gunman, perhaps with conspirators....
The ‘16 squad’ is extremely busy, in fact three of them flew to London in the wake of latest developments, to convince the boss on the importance....
Religious leaders have told us that anyone who wishes to be a leader must be ready to be the servant of all and that our care for others is the measure....
Some 500,000 dead and counting. President Bashar al-Assad is going full blast at reducing the parts of his country still standing, but not under his control, to....
The retreat by the politicians into their family life during the Sinhala and Hindu New Year and President Maithripala Sirisena’s absence from the country to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in
This article is being typed for the Daily Mirror, almost two hours before the Sinhala-Hindu New Year is to astrologically close at 02.37 p.m. this Saturday, April 14.
It is reported that a group of Trade Unions, offended by the decision to declare May 7 as ‘Workers Day’, had decided to protest.
In developing countries especially most social and political scientists believe that major structural changes are required in vital areas to bring about stability and security.
Dr. Éric Toussaint is the spokesperson of the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debts (CADTM International), formerly called the Committee for the Cancellation of Third World Debt. He is a historian and a political scientist who co
Just the other day, this Government appointed four new Provincial Governors. Almost immediately one of them, who used to be a Governor in a different province, was removed and reappointed to his earlier post.
The legendary South African President Nelson Mandela has said education is the most powerful weapon which could be used to change the world. Another moral and spiritual giant Mahatma Gandhi acclaimed by India as the Father of the Nation has said, &
From a realpolitik perspective although the defeat of the no confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is not electorally significant, it has the potential to turn things around for the beleaguered UNP, its leader and the countr
If readers may wonder what my headline means, I refer to the rat-pack who led others up the garden path to support the recent No confidence motion, by assuring them of victory. Numbers they said they had in abundance, in every statement and at ever
The no-confidence motion is now a thing in the past. Everyone, especially Ranil Wickremasinghe, the Leader of the United National Party, would like to think so. However, in the wake of its defeat on April 4, a very significant development took place
Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world.
Disgruntled in the UNP – their vocal majority – largest number of votes UNP obtained were from Sinhala Buddhist homes. It is not true, not their signature party in the lifetime of Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW).
LISTENING TO THE WELCOME SPEECH AT SINGAPORE’S INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT MADAM HALIMAH YACOB,
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