If you keep yourself up to date with local news, you are also likely to be bombarded with an overdose of negativity, which might make....

As Sri Lanka is gearing up with ambitious plans to attract five million tourists per year, Daily Mirror interviewed La Vie Hotels & Resorts & Radisson Hotels....

Let me gently remind all of you that this theme merely does not reflect the immediate considerations of the current situation of the maritime...

There are allegations that the Parliament’s committees on Public Accounts (COPA) and Public Enterprises (COPE) are toothless tigers at a time when corruption has engulfed the entire state machinery from top to bottom of almost all pubic institution

Sri Lanka’s Environment Minister and MP of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Naseer Ahamed was recently ousted from his parliamentary membership by the Supreme Court for defying the party whip and joining the government of President Ranil Wickre

Parliament is the highest legislative body in a country. In other words, it makes the laws of the land. It has three functions; representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the work....

472 people lost their lives in Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza; thousands suffered injuries in a highly contentious air raid on the hospital. Approximately one-third of Gaza’s population consists....

Renowned Pakistani Archaeologist Dr. Abdul Samad who was in Sri Lanka in recent times to deliver a lecture on the Buddhist heritage in his country shared his views with Daily Mirror on his latest findings....

As stated last week, the CID director DIG Bennet Perera showed me the letter written by Defence Secretary Gen. Sepala Attygalle instructing the Police to question me for information regarding the murder of four Rupavahini employees in Jaffna.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe through a Gazette Notice on October 16 appointed a nine-member Commission headed by former Chief Justice Priyasath Dep to make recommendations on electoral reforms.

It never rains but pours, the age-old adage goes. On April 21, 2019, terrorists carried out a heinous attack on innocents at three churches and tourist hotels in Sri Lanka. The attack killed over 250 civilians and included a number of foreigners. The

On October 13, the Kumbukgete Police Station had received a complaint with regards to an incident of grave sexual abuse. The victim is a 15-year old girl. She had become the victim in this unfortunate....

Politics in this country is represented through the gap between those who have and the ones who don’t. This is the reality whether we like it or not. Occasionally we’ve heard stories about less affluent...

How many Palestinian children should die before the West and its mollycoddled ally, Israel, feel sated to call for a ceasefire? One-third of the more than 3,000 Palestinian casualties...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) government are taking practical steps to reduce the debt burden and strengthen the country’s economy, but the cost of living is soaring sky-high and millions of poor or middl

Sri Lankan should carry out the concept of which there is bipartisan agreement, where Sri Lanka stays out of and opposes any attempt to bifurcate Asia, and we go along to ensure peace and stability in our region.”

Following the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, our economy experienced a steady decline. The subsequent outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the situation. A number of silly mistakes made by past leaders -like the sudden ban on the import of fer

According to media reports, President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe are discussing the prospect of replacing the Executive Presidential system with a Westminster-style parliamentary system before the next Presidentia

The Online Safety Bill gazetted on September 18 and tabled in Parliament by Public Security Minister Tiran Alles has come under much scrutiny by media groups, rights activists and civil society organizations. Some of the concerns raised regarding the

Three decades after ratifying the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), the treaty signed by the largest number...

State Minister for Higher Education Dr. Suren Ragavan had said on last Wednesday that his ministry has decided to monitor university...

In the Middle East earth-shaking events are unfolding. Israel seems bent on getting rid of the Palestinians. In the early 20th century.....

Comedy serves various functions in politics. In addition to offering relief during tough times, it can emphasize a politician’s authenticity....

Thirty-six years ago in October 1987, I was arrested by the Sri Lankan Police and detained at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Office on the fourth floor of the Police Secretariat in Fort, Colombo.

The notion that the recent ruling by the Supreme Court that upheld the expulsion of former Environment Minister Nazeer Ahmad Zainulabdeen from the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has set a new precedent is a misconception.

Speaking at the Galle Dialogue on 12 October 2023, President Wickremesinghe spoke on the new emerging order. What he questioned, is the new emerging order, after the Hamas attack on Israel.

Targeting civilians in war is an international crime. The reality however is that war is all about killing. While we all pay lip service to the sacredness of civilian life, civilians become the first victims of war. During the dying days of World War

The Sri Lanka Federation of the Visually Handicapped is excited to announce their choir (comprising of talented visually impaired singers) is now available for bookings in the 2023 Christmas season. The choir members are eagerly looking forward to br

The third death anniversary of veteran author and Buddhist scholar Wijesiri Wettimuny fell on September 16,2023. Even though I got to know him towards the latter part of his life, the little time I spent with him was spent quite meaningfully and I ga

Edith Cowan University conferred an Honorary Doctorate upon Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka in Western Australia Dr. Rosh Jalagge in recognition of his outstanding service-based entrepreneurial achievements and remarkable philanthropic contributions as