The frustration among the masses over the long-running, incessant shortage of essential items, especially fuel and gas and the steep...

The death of two journalists working for Fox News, US in Ukraine on March 14 has reignited the conversation on the value....

Sri Lankans venerated the 11-foot tall Nadungamuwa Raja every time it took to the streets to attend a pageant, either in Kandy....

Our country’s finances are in a parlous position. The country is indebted to the tune of several billion dollars and reserves are, to put it

Last week President Gotabaya Rajapaksa addressed a nation in crisis. Instead of calming the masses, a good part of whose life is now spent in everyday queues, he managed to further enrage them. What could probably be the operating para of his sp

In the wake of its protest rally, General Secretary of the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Ranjith Madduma Bandara responds to questions from the Daily Mirror about the new political developments and the multiple crises confronting the c

Most of us, having spent over a decade growing with schools as much as we did with our families, are constantly reminded.....

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 this year and the war is entering its 26th day. Whilst one may sympathize.....

The brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia whose leader Vladimir Putin who is considered by most independent analysts as tyrannical or insane,

Twice-postponed Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s visit to New Delhi took place finally to secure a US $ 1 billion credit line to purchase essentials - food items and pharmaceuticals for dollar-starved Sri Lanka.

Former Speaker Deshabandhu Karu Jayasuriya, the Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice, says that the country’s current crisis is due to the uncontrolled borrowings from foreign countries, the defrauding of public funds and the failur

Energy is a hot topic these days globally. So be it in Sri Lanka. The subject energy makes headlines year in and year out in Paradise.

Protests by citizens should never be discouraged. A protest happens when citizens are unhappy and want a change. Last Tuesday’s protest staged by the main opposition gave a clear message....

One of the principal reasons for our failure as a nation to progress is the absence of strong institutions. If we had a National Panning Commission, Elections Commission with educational....

As some cities in China, the country where Corona virus was first discovered, have gone into fresh lockdowns due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry has also urged Sri Lankans....

The address to the nation by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday might have aimed at instilling confidence in him and his government in the minds of the public who have been and still....

The call for independent thinking and free inquiry in Kalama Sutta, Buddha’s famed discourse, continues to appeal to scholars and dedicated teachers.

Sri Lanka’s political scene experienced a charged tempo when the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) took to the streets on Tuesday (March 15) protesting against an inefficient government and demanding from the president to call for an ear

Given the chaos, confusion and uncertainty currently prevailing in Sri Lanka, it is only natural for people to be afraid of a worse calamity that tomorrow might unleash on the helpless citizens of this country.

The adjective has been tagged to the verb ‘American.’ Over the past few weeks, it has been used when referring to Minister Basil Rajapaksa. Subjective. After all beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and, by implication, so too ugliness.

Owning and operating a private vehicle is getting more and more expensive. Yet, the extremely inadequate public transport system....

To say that the economic crisis that Sri Lanka is facing is unprecedented and catastrophic, would be a gross understatement. While the public......

Focusing on the current plight of the paddy industry in Sri Lanka which runs back to 2600 years ago is a timely requirement. History bears.....

An idea of a national government has been floated and it is being debated among the leaders of various political parties, against the backdrop of the economic crisis the country is currently faced with. Since the necessity of a national govern

In recent memory, corrupt and dynastic regimes have fallen not because their citizenry became conscious of democracy overnight, or developed a special alluring for civic rights. But because, the people became poorer, hungrier and angrier. Economic s

Righteous indignation at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brazen invasion of Ukraine without adequately giving diplomacy a chance to resolve Russia’s legitimate security concerns can be justified. But what is abhorrent is the wanton transformat

The war in Ukraine isn’t the walkover that Russian President Vladimir Putin was hoping for. Fierce Ukrainian resistance is demoralising Russian forces, the capital of Kyiv hasn’t fallen. The rolling countryside may be easily traversed by

The Wé Ganga Muththetuwatta Mankada in Nivitigala, located 20km away from the Ratnapura town, transforms into a hive of activity at the break of dawn. Both sand and gem miners utilise this ‘lucky spot’ along the Wé Ganga - a tributary of

As reported in the print media last week, the State Ministry of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals has commenced an inquiry as per the instructions of Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana.....