Sri Lanka entered the 21st century amid a devastating civil war which took thirty years to end. But just a decade later, Sri Lankans were exposed to another terror attack on April 21 which shattered the country’s emerging peace. Post-war, Sri Lank

Regardless of title or position, stringent legal action will be taken against any individual who attempts to disturb national peace, newly-appointed Defence Secretary Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said yesterday.

Defeated UNF presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa had said he would dedicate the rest of his life to protect and preserve local leopards.

Shemara Wikramanayake, who is of Sri Lankan descent, has become the highest paid CEO in Australia, Daily Mail reported. It said Macquarie Group Chief Executive Shemara Wikramanayake became the first female to take the spot as Australia’s highest

In his maiden address to the nation, a plain-speaking President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he would form a new government that could implement his policies.

Conceiving a child is usually something of great happiness to both the parents. The mother always tries her best to take care of herself and the foetus in a manner that would facilitate the safety of the foetus within and the safe delivery of the chi

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is slated to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Daily Mirror learns.

President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa will be sworn in as the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Maha Maluwa of the Ruwanweliseya in Anuradhapura today.

Easter Sunday bombs had not been a factor which had determined the results of the presidential election in predominantly Catholic areas as there may have been other issues which led the people in the areas concerned to vote as they did, Catholic poli

Bollywood films are popular worldwide, especially in South Asia. But they tend to fall foul of governments and other entities in South Asia now and then. This is partly because of the uneasy relations between India....

As canvassing heightens, party supporters are doing the rounds convincing possible target audiences to cast their votes in favour of their candidates and manifestos. Recently one such canvassing video went viral on social media sparking debate among

Sri Lanka will receive US$ 164 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the island nation successfully completed the sixth review of its economic performance under the programme supported by an extended arrangement under the Extended Fu

Veteran actress Chandra Kaluarachchi who made significant contributions to Sri Lankan arts, as a theatre, film and television actress, bade farewell to the nation yesterday. Chandra Kankanamge Kaluarachchi who was born on April 6, 1943, passed away l

This writer devoted several hours in the past fortnight to communicate with a cross-section of Sinhala media personnel in the Southern, Central, Sabaragamuwa, North Western and North Central Provinces of Sri Lanka. A few journalist colleagues in Colo

What could be worse than suddenly getting diagnosed with cancer? Cancer is a disease that shatters all hopes of living. It is well known that cancer patients are mostly incurable and their treacherous lifestyle that is filled with many hardships, pai

David Warner emphatically bounced back to form with a first-ever Twenty20 century as Australia crushed Sri Lanka by 134 runs in their opening match of the three-game series in Adelaide yesterday. Birthday boy Warner clubbed an unbeaten 100 as he powe

Emirates President Sir Tim Clark, who spoke passionately about Sri Lanka’s tourism potential, last week, also proposed a model for the country’s national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, that may help the

Al-Baghdadi was killed in a targeted raid in north-west Syria, Trump told a press conference. Al-Baghdadi had been chased into a tunnel in his compound, where he triggered a suicide vest,

One cannot expect justice to women from those who kept quiet when women were being harassed by those in their own government, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe was speaking at a women’s forum yeste

Showery conditions were likely to enhance over the island, particularly in the Northern, Eastern, North-Central and Uva provinces, due to the atmospheric disturbance developing to the Southeast of Sri Lanka, the Meteorology Department said yesterday.

Chronic cough and allergic rhinitis are two types of respiratory diseases often encountered by people. To shed more light on these areas, the Daily Mirror Health Capsule interviewed Consultant Paediatric Respiratory Physician at the Lady Ridgeway Hos

Colombo-based Softlogic Stockbrokers is bullish on Sri Lanka’s potential to become an outlier in a slowing global economy, moving up from the current depressed economic state following the conclusion of presidential election next month, irrespec

Five suspects, including Police Officers, were arrested by the Navy with over 385kg of Kerala Cannabis during two separate incidents in Mannar and Jaffna on Saturday.

United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Kalutara District parliamentarian Kumara Welgama’s house at Kaluwamodara in Aluthgama has been burgled on Saturday, Aluthgama Police said.

“Onna Babo Billo Enawaa” was a familiar threat often used by grown-ups to frighten children into obedience in those days. Fear would be instilled into children that the kidnapper with the sack (Goni Billa) would grab them if the kids did not do a

Cancer is defined as an uncontrollable, purposeless abnormal cell growth in any part of the body. When this growth takes place in the breast, it is known as breast cancer. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), breast cancer is one of the

The Cabinet had decided to award the contract for Design, Supply and Installation Construction of the Municipal Solid Waste Sanitary Landfill Disposal Facility at Aruwakkalu to a Consortium between Chi

The political spectacle“Ekwa Idiriyata” (Forward Together) that unfolded on October 10 at Galle Face Green has elevated the morale of the green party to ecstatic heights. A mammoth crowd -- estimated by some of being in the range of six digits

Contraception is not a widely spoken of topic among women and couples. Over 200 million women worldwide would like to avoid a pregnancy, but they are not using an effective method of contraception. The reasons for this vary from country to country. T

Sri Lanka’s dwindling elephant population is facing severe threats. This was evident when seven more female elephants in Habarana instantly breathed their last during September. Although the incident once again nudged the Department of Wildlife Con