It is sad indeed to contemplate the tragedy that befell the turtles and other much-loved marine species such as dolphins and whales in the catastrophic aftermath of the blazing inferno on board the MV X-Press Pearl. As of last week, 176 turtles, 20 d

The post –Covid -19 world is poised to be different to what it was before the pandemic. Fresh economic challenges and alteration of social fabric are all too visible now the world over. Coinages of new phrases are constantly done to be added to the

Parliamentarian Prof. Charitha Herath, Chairman of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee COPE, is tasked with the onerous responsibility of turning hundreds of unviable public enterprises into profit making ventures by minimising waste, corruption, m

How distant the claims of concern for human rights, fair play and religiosity are from the reality of day-to-day life.

For a person who was grandiosely parachuted on to the national political scene, hailed as a master accomplisher of stupendous.....

As at July 6, 34 persons have been arrested in connection with abusing a 15-year old girl who was exploited online......

Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Tareq Md Ariful Islam in an interview with Daily Mirror shares his views on bilateral....

As in other countries of the world, the outbreak of the COVID-19 led to lockdowns and severe border restrictions in Singapore.

My paternal grandfather was the Editor of The Saturday Post in Singapore. A successful journalist in a three-piece suit, coat, shirt and....

Vacancies for Principals in local schools are yet to be filled. Trade Union representatives complain that many issues have arisen....

Teachers have decided to boycott the Regional Learning Centres that were to be unveiled by the Ministry of Education....

There’s a great deal of ruin in a nation, Adam Smith once consoled a friend who remarked, after the British defeat in Saratoga....

Political scientists’ vocabulary describes the rule by a family as familiocracy. The dual citizenship ban on public office was removed....

The planned move to make the SLPP (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) National Organizer Basil Rajapaksa a Cabinet Minister....

The first patient diagnosed with the dreaded coronavirus as we knew it at that time, or the Covid-19 as it has been ‘rebranded’ today....

This is an age when education is said to be about teaching students through the best online medium and preparing students with the “competencies” ....

The Daily Mirror recently spoke to Erik Solheim, former peace negotiator, who acted as the main facilitator of the peace process in Sri Lanka.....

In keeping with the practice of devoting at least one article each month to a cinema-related topic, this column focuses on the popular Sinhala film actor Tony Ranasinghe this week.

Despite the civil war ending in 2009 the issues related to the northern fisherfolk underscore that the Tamil community remains harassed and marginalised.

In 1978, the JR Jayewardene government used or misused its 5/6 majority in parliament to swallow wholesale the globalised capitalist market economic system which most independent economic analysts believe is largely responsible for the crises Sri Lan

The person who attacked me had allegedly taken money from some private companies in Colombo to provide COVID-19 vaccines for their employees

The law states that it’s an offence to rape or abuse a child below 16 years of age with or without consent

These days we see a leading television station going all out to send a message to the state authorities that there are less affluent....

The Joe Biden administration bans domains that hosted Iranian news websites. Saudi Arabia demands that Qatar shuts down Al Jazeera...

M. R. Latiff, a lion hearted legend, renowned for his exemplary commitment to the mission he was tasked with - a mission to protect.....

People entering the Parliament as MPs during a mid-term of it is a common phenomenon, but the gossipmongers among politicians.....

Early morning, October 20,1995. The SriLankan Airlines aircraft with President Chandrika Bandaranaike and her officials had taken off from Katunayake Airport.

United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe made news on June 23, when he was sworn in by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene as an ordinary member of the ninth Parliament some 10 months after the UNP, which he had led since 1994,

The decision to finally end the ‘travel restrictions’ shows that the government realizes how desperately people are trying to make ends meet.

Dehiwala Police conducted a raid at Matrix Lifecare Pvt Ltd situated at No 52/13, Rubber Watta area in Nedimala,