In a recent statement, Sri Lanka’s Export Development Board (EDB) announced plans to secure USD 31.3 billion revenue from total exports (both goods and services) by 2027. The EDB expects to double goods export revenue from 2022’s USD 13.1 bill

In Sri Lanka, despite a multitude of problems, democracy still survives. Traditionally the norms of democracy are the Presidency, Parliament, the Judiciary and the Free Media. For democracy to thrive, the spirit of humanitarianism is also needed.

Having passed the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service Exam in 1988, Mr. R. M. M. Ratnayake had initially assumed duties as principal of a national school in the Kandy education zone.

A Padayatra ‘Malaiyaha Ezhuchchi Payanam’ commenced its journey on 28th July to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Tamils of Indian origin in Sri Lanka. It was organized by the ‘Maanbumigu Malaiyaha Makkal’; a group of Civil

The All-Party Conference on the 13th Amendment convened last week (26) ended in predictable discord, but that was not so much for the hypocrisy of the convener, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, as you might have already heard from a horde of lawmakers

Inflation has dropped to single digits according to the Colombo Consumer Price Index. Hooray! and three cheers to the economic miracle. Our President and his band of economists need to be congratulated for their handling of the economy.

Amal, at different times has been my boss, fellow board member, mentor and most recently, friend. He is one of the handful of people who I can say, has had a significant impact on my life. Although I worked for him for a mere 3 months, his genuine ap

While President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna government are acting effectively to pull Sri Lanka out of the debt trap and the worst economic crisis since independence, the vital public health service is on the brink of

In 2021, the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS), one of the oldest wildlife organisations in the country together with the Department of Wildlife declared August 1 as Sri Lanka’s National Leopard Day. This was an attempt to improve the c

President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to India has sparked both excitement and concern among the citizens of Sri Lanka. The visit, aimed at strengthening economic ties and exploring various cooperation opportunities, has the potential to bring abo

On Friday (July 28) evening President Ranil Wickremesinghe and his wife Maithree Wickremesinghe sat at the Lionel Wendt theatre to witness...

Mexico has become infamous for its notorious drug wars, where drug cartels fight to control Mexico’s lucrative drugs trade. The aim...

During the visit to the Kidney Transplant Unit of Kandy National Hospital, this writer learned that out of approximately 200 patients....

On Thursday, a group of persons having watched the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) grounds stood mournfully and sang “Nearer My God to thee”

The All-Party Conference (APC) held on Wednesday (26) was the second one to be called so and convened by President Ranil Wickremesinghe

History was made on July 26, 2023, when Sri Lanka-born Gary Anandasangaree was appointed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations to his Cabinet

Ahead of the closure of the Norwegian Embassy in Colombo, Ambassador Trine Jøranli Eskedal takes questions from Daily Mirror on the reason for it and the future of bilateral relations in the absence of a resident mission....

Sri Lanka is now known as a nation that has driven its people to despair. With regard to the health crisis and the shortage of drugs in the island many medical professionals have aired the view that state...

Quran-burning demonstrations by Islamophobes in Sweden, Denmark, and other liberal Western nations continue despite condemnations from Islamic nations, protests by Muslims, and the passage of a recent....

With President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Government taking practical and effective measures to pull Sri Lanka out of the debt crisis and restore economic stability within a few months, it is important to give

At the Galle Literary Festival in 2008, I believe the late Sunila Abeysekera pleaded that ‘LTTE’ and ‘Tamil people’ not be conflated. She was pointing fingers at Sinhala nationalists. The following question was put to her: ‘Is there no conf

Women and Media Collective (WMC) releasing a press statement has condemned the demands made by the Muslim Members of Parliament (MPs) seeking to block crucial reforms proposed to the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) of Sri Lanka. These demands

During his last week’s visit to New Delhi, President Ranil Wickremesinghe signed a host of agreements, which, if followed up earnestly, would interlock the Sri Lankan economy with the world’s fastest-growing....

On 12 April last year, our government signalled the country was bankrupt and announced suspending the repayment of our external debt, saying the country could no longer honour its commitments owing....

The recent statement by Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella that all those who are admitted to hospitals do not return home alive is no doubt outrageous, despite it being indisputable. It is outrageous as it was made following recent controversial d

Sri Lanka has lately witnessed a vehicle accident spree that has resulted not only in the loss of precious lives, but also caused significant trauma to the victims left behind. The latest in its wake is a bus- carrying a group of ten employees of the

With the recent sighting of a melanistic (black) leopard cub in Yala National Park, interest in the island’s apex predator– which happily never flags! – has again surged. In March, the inaugural Global Leopard Conference (GLC) (leopardconfere

Today July 24, we remember with sadness one of the most shameful days in our more recent history. A day when the lawfully elected government of the country permitted hooligans and thugs carrying....

Some funeral directors operating in hospital environs, pay bribes to hospital minor staff, including mortuary workers. These ‘undertakers’ are non-professionals who provide ‘services’ to poor families...