Defeated by Exams

When children fail their exams, some are unable to bear the brunt of failure and end of up taking their own lives. Daily Mirror online reports one such tragic story of a 17 year old student

The story of Nimal

Daily Mirror online visits Hikkaduwa in Southern Sri Lanka to look at the life of Nimal, a former beach boy, and the dying trade.

Dignity Overdue

Millions of women and girls around the world turn to domestic work in order to provide for themselves and their families. Domestic workers, often making extraordinary sacrifices to support their families, are among the most exploited and abused workers in the world.

Mervyn on the job

Deputy Media Minister Mervyn Silva assumed duties at his new Ministry adding a bit of humor from day one itself.

Defeated by Exams

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EVICTION

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A look back at the re-poll

The Nawalapitiya and Kumburupitiya General Elections re-poll ends with a satisfactory voter turnout. Daily Mirror online looks back at the poll

The Re-poll

Nawalapitiya and Kumburupitiya go to the polls

Elephants anointed

 The elephants at the Dehiwala Zoo were anointed with the traditional oil as part of the Sinhala New Year.

VOP- Election post mortem

With the General Elections over Daily Mirror online took to the streets to ask the people their views on the outcome of the polls and the low voter turnout.

IDPs celebrate the New Year

The military organized several events at the Chetikulam IDP camp in Vavuniya to mark the Singhalese and Tamil New Year.

General Elections 2010

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Sri Lanka votes

The first post war general election in the country was held today amidst tight security at polling stations across the country. Few reports of election related violence have been reported but overall the elections had been peaceful according to officials.

Rohitha vs Miliband

Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama speaks to Daily Mirror online on the concerns raised by UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband

Tourism to pick up in Jaffna

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