We will make all our teachers graduates and professionals in future - Dullas

26 May 2020 - 2     - 602

In a situation where the country’s national education is at a standstill for more than two months, as a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Dailymirror spoke to Education, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Dullas Alahapperuma.

COVID-19 an opportunity to reshape, reorient and reposition economy: -Dr. Kenneth De Zilva

23 May 2020 - 2     - 1879

Dr. Kenneth De Zilva, an economist and member of the Monetary Policy Consulting Committee of the Central Bank, speaks about post COVID-19 challenges and opportunities for Sri Lanka. He is a business cycle economist and financial market specialist. He is also a member of the board of the Institute of Policy Studies. The interview:

We are called traitors for carrying forward the Human Rights work of Mahinda Rajapaksa: Brito Fernando

20 May 2020 - 5     - 4219

Daily Mirror spoke to Brito Fernando, a well-known long-standing Human Rights activist and trade unionist who recently waged a battle for animal rights....

COVID-19 would undoubtedly be a turning point Interview with CB Governor W.D. Lakshman

14 May 2020 - 0     - 2257

Daily Mirror discussed the impact of COVID-19 on the national economy with Central Bank Governor and former Vice Chancellor of the Colombo University Deshmanya Prof. W.D. Lakshman

Those who stigmatize China on COVID-19 have failed their people - Chinese envoy

11 May 2020 - 22     - 2987

China has reacted strongly against some countries who have called for an international investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 and China’s early....

Women workers starving themselves to feed their families : Union leader Yogeshwary

05 May 2020 - 0     - 2842

The Working Women’s Front (WWF) is Sri Lanka’s first women-led Trade Union (TU) to organise around labour and gender rights. Emerging from a Community-Based Organisation in the tea plantations, WWF now organises and campaigns for dignified working conditions for women across the formal and informal sectors. Krishnan Yogeshwa

Not a time to play adversarial politics – Ranil Wickremesinghe

04 May 2020 - 5     - 2915

As Sri Lanka fights the Coronavirus a different sort of battle is beginning to build. A battle between the Government and the opposition reconvening parliament to pass new laws to address the current crisis in the country.

No constitutional provision whatsoever to re-summon old Parliament –GL

02 May 2020 - 3     - 1544

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna(SLPP) chairman Prof. G.L. Peiris, in an interview with Daily Mirror, responds to calls by the opposition to reconvene Parliament. He argues that there is no constitutional obligation for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to do so.

South Asia needs a humanitarian response to the COVID-19 pandemic : Ranil Wickremesinghe

27 Apr 2020 - 2     - 818

The former Sri Lankan Prime Minister says India has to play a leading role in formulating a SAARC-led regional response to the crisis.

NEC Chairman continuing as one-man commission: Hoole

24 Apr 2020 - 11     - 6028

National Elections Commission (NEC) member Ratnajeevan H. Hoole has not been in good terms with NEC Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya....

‘Legally the old parliament can now sit’ - Sumanthiran

24 Apr 2020 - 7     - 4704

The political landscape in Sri Lanka is on the brink of another crisis with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa insisting that he will not reconvene the old Parliament despite strong pressure from the opposition.

’’We must abandon the idea of elections anytime soon’’- Sumanthiran

06 Apr 2020 - 0     - 12563

Former Jaffna District Parliamentarian and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Spokesman M. A. Sumanthiran PC engaged in an informative conversation with the “Daily Mirror”...

Priority in Sri Lanka to contain further spread - UN

04 Apr 2020 - 1     - 2595

As Sri Lanka continues to battle coronavirus (COVID-19), the United Nations (UN) says emergency fiscal support will help the country cope with the added burden on the healthcare system due to extra patients and testing.

Sri Lanka must ensure China is held accountable:US Lawyer

27 Mar 2020 - 23     - 19119

The coronavirus has killed more than 20,000 people around the world and infected more than 350,000 others, including more than 100 people in Sri Lanka. The virus was first detected in Wuhan, China and began to spread rapidly around the world. As China celebrates the eradication of the virus from its soil, there are growing calls for China to be held accountable for the suffering undergone by so many countries as a result of the virus. A prominent

My father’s killers being protected - Ahimsa Wickrematunge -

12 Mar 2020 - 8     - 50324

Slain journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge’s daughter Ahimsa Wickrematunge has been fighting a lone battle to seek justice over her father’s death, a battle which seems to be heading to a dead end. However Ahimsa Wickrematunge insists that she will continue her fight despite the many obstacles in her way.

Community participation is important in countering extremism - Prof. Shahab Enam Khan

05 Mar 2020 - 1     - 953

Prof. Shahab Enam Khan, a renowned academic of Bangladesh on security and political institutions, shares his thoughts on countering violent extremism and his country’s experience. He teaches international relations at

Country cannot afford any more external borrowing - Bandula

28 Feb 2020 - 6     - 2231

Higher Education Minister Bandula Gunawardane speaks about the current status of the economy, political situation and planned reforms in the higher education sector. Excerpts of the interview with him.

Military committing war crimes during final stages of civil conflict Allegations levelled are false and baseless: -Daya Ratnayake

26 Feb 2020 - 5     - 1940

​Former Army Commander Daya Ratnayake says allegations of the military committing war crimes during the final stages of the civil conflict against the LTTE are “baseless and false” and blames the previous government of failing

‘We suspect the bribes paid on airbus purchases were approximately USD 16.8 million’

20 Feb 2020 - 4     - 3032

UNP parliamentarian and former State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne, who has repeatedly voiced against the colossal losses the state-run SriLankan Airlines was made to suffer, specially after Mahinda Rajapaksa chased away Emirates Airlines in 2008 when he was president, says that the fraudulent airbus deal that came to light with the British Court judgement is one of the biggest scams in the history of Sri Lanka. The MP says that the nati

We’ve taken apt measures to contain coronavirus: Chinese Ambassador

12 Feb 2020 - 1     - 865

Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Cheng Xueyuan reiterated that the Chinese Government and its embassy in Sri Lanka had taken all possible measures to curtail the spread of coronavirus while accusing some of the western

Same culture that frowns upon sex-ed, also allows Children to get abused secretively -Dr. Ginige

11 Feb 2020 - 1     - 9603

Sex. As much as it is a taboo word in the conservative, conventional context, this very taboo has also made it a topic of discussion. Recently, society reacted diversely when ‘Hathe Ape Potha’ - an attempt to shed light on sex education - was planned to be distributed among grade 7 students. Issues that the youth have to face due to deficiencies of sex education include everything from being not harassed in public transport or roads, to teenage p

We in the COPE Got Misled as CB didn’t Provide Full Information

06 Feb 2020 - 3     - 3713

United National Party (UNP) Parliamentarian and Economist Dr. Harsha de Silva in a candid interview analysed what unravelled in the recently released Forensic Audit Report relating to the Central Bank Bond scam. Being a teacher on the subject of bond trading, Dr. Silva, one of the most eligible lawmakers to analyse what transpired from the report, explained how the notorious alleged financial frauds took place’ especially playing with the Sri Lan

‘Politicians should Appoint Historians as Advisers - Dr. Rupesinghe

29 Jan 2020 - 1     - 1651

While the Department of National Archives is currently undergoing a much-deserved facelift, its doors are open to many researchers, academics and students who walk day in and day out, accessing and perusing important documents of yesteryear.

Art widens our understanding of society - Rajitha Dissanayake

23 Jan 2020 - 0     - 578

Rajapaksas were elected by the people, not appointed Namal

14 Jan 2020 - 5     - 4268

Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa said the new SLPP government would continue to call for the extradition of Arjuna Mahendran over the Bond Scam and would ensure that no one interfered with the judiciary or the law enforcement to conduct a thorough probe into the matter, as done by the previous UNF government. In an interview with , Namal further said the leaked telephone conversations of MP Ranjan Ramanayaka had rocked the nation and had disrupted

I am a political animal - Maithri

09 Jan 2020 - 5     - 4388

Former President Maithripala Sirisena, in an interview with Daily Mirror, speaks about his future political plans, his performance as the former Head of State and controversy triggered by the leakage of telephone conversations MP Ranjan Ramanayake had with judges. Excerpts:

“I fought a good fight” -Rosy Senanayake

08 Jan 2020 - 0     - 3884

In an exclusive interview with Daily Mirror, Colombo Mayoress Rosy Senanayake who made headlines following the presidential poll spoke on various issues including allegations of bribery and corruption and of her being summoned by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

India doesn’t want to remain as a factor of SL’s internal political dynamics - Prof. Karori Singh-

07 Jan 2020 - 2     - 1453

Prof. Karori Singh, former director of South Asian Studies Centre, University of Rajastan, was in Sri Lanka. In an interview with , the renowned South Asian academic shared his thoughts on the evolution of relations between Sri Lanka and India, the future of South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The Excerpts:

In fighting extremism and de-radicalization Pakistan ready to support Sri Lanka-Qureshi

04 Dec 2019 - 3     - 1074

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi paid an official visit to Sri Lanka between December 1 and 2 with a felicitation message from his Government for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to visit Pakistan at his earliest convenience. The invitation, delivered by hand, was extended to the President, who was still fresh after his bilateral engagements with Indian Prime