Behind the bear hug, one wonders, whether there were moves to outfox each other. By the looks of it, the awkward embrace between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump underlined India’s endorsement of US h

While the Parliament unanimously passed an Amendment to the Office of the Missing Persons (OMP) Act last week, relatives of the Tamil people gone missing during the war between the security forces and the LTTE crossed the 120th day of their sit-in pr

About 50 years ago, the then Finance Minister Dr. N.M. Perera proposed that Sri Lanka should grow its own nutritious food and the people should cultivate their own home gardens instead of showing a preference for imported food....

Professor Siri Hettige secured his Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from Monash University, Australia in 1980. He functioned as the Head of the Department of Sociology at the University of Colombo for nearly ten years, since 1987. After the establishment

“Today, words like ‘progress’ and ‘development’ have become interchangeable with economic ‘reforms’, ‘deregulation’ and ‘privatisation.........

Sri Lanka has had several disasters in the past, but yet to see a proper contingency plan. As a result many human lives are lost and severe damages caused to private and government properties.  

Education was taken over by the State by privatization of schools in the name of free education, a political decision, considered a good move to make free education available to all citizens. 

In the wake of controversy involving human rights lawyer Lakshan Dias and allegations of extremism, Justice and Buddha Sasana Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe spoke to Daily Mirror responding to  allegations against him. Excerpts of the int

Protests are part and parcel of a healthy democracy. Another crucial element of a functioning democracy is the Rule of Law which includes legal protections, enforcement where necessary and recourse to the courts in the event of perceived infringeme

The South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) or the Malabe private medical college issue seems to have reached an impasse. The government and the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA), the main contenders are intransigent a

“Two disputants agreed to visit the village sage seeking mediation on their bitter dispute. He listened patiently to both. At the end, addressing one, the mediator said the disputant was right. Turning to the other, the mediator said that he

Roger Federer is once again the hot favourite to win next month’s Wimbledon. It has been five years since he won the title last. If he succeeds, the 35-year-old Swiss will be installed as Wimbledon’s greatest ever as he is now on a tie

The other day, the taxpayers or the general public who pay our legislators their salaries and sponsor other perks witnessed another very brilliant parliamentary session on which way the people who voted them to power should get intoxicated. In spea

Human nature has not changed. It may have embraced new cultures. It may have rejected certain others. It may have progressed from check books to credit cards and e-banking but remains loyal to money and what it does to bring about outwardly pleasur

Following a statement made during a TV talk show highlighting attacks on a religious minority group, human rights lawyer Lakshan Dias faced allegations raised by the Justice Minister on the grounds of creating religious disharmony. Commenting on th

At a time when the country is facing a debt burden, Ministers should play a key role in securing the people’s money. But they seem to care less. While they get to enjoy most perks and benefits, many of them seem to be surviving the tax game a

The yahapalana government won the elections on a promise of democracy and prosperity. Now it seems to assume that its....

Yesterday was the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, with the United Nations in a statement saying.....

Plantations Minister Navin Dissanayake, in an interview with Daily Mirror, speaks about the current political status of the.....

Joint Opposition MP Gamini Lokuge, in an interview with Daily Mirror, speaks about the current political situation of the country....

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated in parliament that the government would renew the Acquisition and Cross Service Agreement....

Global media started broadcasting footage of the destruction of  the Grand al-Nuri Mosque and its leaning al-Hadba minaret, a holy....

The recent crisis in Sri Lanka’s Northern Provincial Council (NPC) has more to it than a fight against corruption.  The recent no-confidence....

In a major electoral upset seven months ago, the Republican Party nominee Donald Trump - a billionaire businessman with no....

The study of the first general strike in Sri Lanka agitating for recognition of Trade Union rights seventy years ago is an opportunity for present governments, politicians, trade unionists and state officials to learn.

S.W.R.D Bandaranaike as Prime Minister enacted the Sinhala Only Policy and declared in Parliament “We will finally emerge stronger, more mindful and truly progressive people than we have been hitherto”.

Frederick the Great of Prussia was a friend of Voltaire and enjoyed ribald evenings with the philosopher discussing....

For thousands of years, widows have been among the most oppressed in society. But many religious leaders have made....

In politics there are degrees of expedience, of imperative, of loyalty, of friendships that sour and enmities that are.....

On May14 and 15, The Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation was successfully held in Beijing. This....