Is the way the oil industry shows profits illegal?

According to the recently released Central Bank report, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) recorded its highest profit in the year 2025. According to the report, the Corporation earned a profit of LKR 36.4 billion. However, the Petroleum Distributors Association (PDA) pointed out that this reported profit has been generated from money allegedly earned unlawfully from fuel distributors during 2025. The Association further stated that the gover

Kehel mala: A Sinhala slang phrase that rubbishes what’s nonsense

A few years ago, when I immigrated from this Island of paradise, the words ‘Kehel Mala’ was not singular, rather in the plural and it meant “Banana flower”

A pair of glasses and a clearer future: Rotary launches transformational vision for Sri Lankan children

On May 9 the Ballroom of Cinnamon Grand Colombo became more than a ceremonial venue. It became a place where leadership, education, and human dignity converged around a single powerful idea; every child deserves the chance to see clearly, both in vision and in life.

Credibility, Conviction and Democratic Leadership:

The leadership cannot be manufactured by media commentators. Sajith Premadasa’s decades of grueling grassroots battles against the Rajapaksa stronghold in Hambantota, should be taken note of.

Reframing Academic Critique as Institutional Dialogue

Universities function as complex environments where intellectual disagreement is vital for progress, yet academic ideas are frequently misread through personal or departmental sensitivities.

Child Rights advocate requests AG to provide legal support for child victim

In a letter addressed to the Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe, Stop Child Cruelty Trust Chairperson Dr. Tush Wickramanayaka has urged to appoint a senior counsel on behalf of the child victim of Case No.

Bandaranayake College 2006 Batch: Medical camp Conducted for rural community in Nuwara Eliya

A community medical camp organised by the 2006 batch of Bandaranayake College Gampaha was successfully held on May 9 and 10 at Keenagolla Primary School as part of a social service initiative to mark 20 years since the group left school.

Rebuilding Sri Lanka’s monetary and financial system

Sri Lanka today finds itself at one of the most critical economic crossroads since Independence. Over the past several years, the country has endured sovereign default, rapid currency depreciation, inflationary shocks, weakening purchasing power, declining investment, collapsing business confidence and severe financial hardship for ordinary citizens, businesses and productive enterprises alike.

The Thucydides Trap

In an era of shifting global power balances, strengthening multilateralism, international law and a rules-based order remains essential to preserving peace and preventing great power conflict.

From 2026 in Canada: Vesak month officially recognised as ‘Buddhist Heritage Month’

The month of May, the month of Vesak, a spiritual celebration for Buddhists around the world, has been officially designated as Buddhist Heritage Month in Canada.

Parents skeptical about children’s education in Colombo’s leading schools

School teacher-parent WhatsApp messages to convene parents for meetings abruptly have caused great inconvenience to day-to-day tasks, a few parents from Colombo told the Daily mirror.

Death before dawn

The judicial inquiry into the death of Kapila Chandrasena has entered a critical phase, revealing a web of procedural hurdles and haunting final testimonies.

BLOOM TOGETHER: A Celebration of Different Abilities

The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association proudly presents its upcoming National Camp for the Branch of Differently Abled Guides, which will be held from Friday May 22 to Sunday May 24 2026 at the MJF Moratuwa Centre. This remarkable event will bring together 120 campers from across the island.

Reimagining Reconciliation: Ethno-Musical Identity in Healing Divided Communities

Local peace initiatives in Sri Lanka have played a vital role in promoting inter-ethnic engagement at the grassroots level. However, many of these initiatives remain focused on awareness-raising and dialogue, with limited integration of cultural and artistic approaches

HelpAge donates wheelchairs and hearing aids to needy elders

The daily life requirements of many elderly citizens in Sri Lanka is increasing without proper medical and mobility support.

EWC SL invites entries for Creative Writing Competition 2026

The English Writers Collective of Sri Lanka (EWC SL) is inviting entries from Sri Lankans aged above 18 years and residing in Sri Lanka, for the annual Creative Writing Competition 2026.

Omar Hazari to represent SL at Int’l Public Speaking Competition in UK

The Winner of the National Public Speaking Competition 2026, 18-year-old Omar Hazari from Royal College, Colombo, is to represent Sri Lanka at the International Public Speaking Competition to be held in London, United Kingdom.

Sri Lankan Passport Ranked 94th in the World: What This Really Means for Your Travel, Work, and Future

For many Sri Lankans, passport power is not something learned from an index or a website. It is learned in embassy waiting rooms. In rejected applications. In deadlines missed because approvals did not arrive on time.

VAT may spark confusion: Ernst&Young

Sri Lanka is approaching a notable shift in its fiscal landscape, with an Ernst & Young Tax Alert highlights that the amendments aim to broaden the tax base by lowering registration thresholds and bringing a wider range of participants—including foreign digital service providers—into the VAT system. As the Bill moves through Parliament, professional circles have also noted areas that may benefit from further clarification, including the treatment

Due to arbitrary administrative actions: Futures of 3000 Gampaha Wickramarachchi University undergrads in jeopardy

Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, the 16th state university in Sri Lanka, was established in 2021. At the time of its establishment as a university, it didn’t possess even the minimum facilities required to function as a university.

The great Notifiable Data Breach hot-potato

A deep, devastating — and slightly hysterical — investigation into Notifiable Data Breach (NDB) governance in Sri Lanka, where responsibility disappears faster than a hacker’s IP address.

‘She Heals the World’ Docu-Film tribute to SL’s female mental health professionals

In view of Mental Health Awareness Month, students from the Departments of Psychology and Mass Communication and Creative Media at the National Innovation Centre of the National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) premiered a documentary titled ‘She Heals the World – Women in Mental Health’ at PVR Cinemas recently. The documentary is a tribute to the many female mental health professionals in the country who work behind the scenes to assist t

A Divine Homecoming: Civilizational Unity and Strategic Unity

In a landmark moment of spiritual diplomacy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the historic return of Lord Buddha’s sacred relics to Ladakh after 75 years as a “divine realization” for the region.

From Language to Communication: Rethinking University Learning

Highlighting a “threshold illusion,” where students appear linguistically prepared on paper but fail in professional discourse, he argues that the flaw is structural rather than purely linguistic.

Lions Club of Colombo Ceylon Excellence holds mega medical, legal camp

The Lions Club of Colombo Ceylon Excellence conducted a large scale medical and legal camp in Ambalangoda recently, delivering vital services to over 500 community members.

Son of Ra: How Ramesses Reezy is rewriting Sri Lanka’s hip-hop story

There is a certain level of courage it takes to walk away from a steady job, leave your parent’s house and stake everything on a dream that your country has barely seen before, which is what Minru Silva, better known by his stage name Ramesses Reezy, exactly did.

Remembering Prof. M.H. Rezvi Sheriff “From Kumarodaya to Kidney Care”

Sri Lanka lost one of its most distinguished medical pioneers when Prof. Mohamed Hussain Rezvi Sheriff, the country’s foremost nephrologist in the field of kidney transplantation, passed away in Colombo on March 30, 2026 at the age of 77. I had the privilege of meeting him at his Quiet, beautiful house in the bustling city of Borella, nearly a decade ago, where he spoke with warmth, humility, and conviction about his life’s mission. That conversa

World Leopard Day: LRCP to facilitate human-leopard coexistence using evidence-based insights

In an attempt to protect the iconic Sri Lankan leopard living outside protected areas, the Wild Cats Subcommittee of the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) launched the Multi-Regional Leopard Research and Conservation Project in 2022.

1966 ‘Bathroom Coup’ Inquiry: Law, Politics, and Suspicious Deaths

The investigation into the alleged 1966 coup attempt in Sri Lanka remains one of the most controversial political and legal episodes in the country’s post-independence history.

April 30 marked the National Persian Gulf Day Persian Gulf: History defies modern political forgery

April 30 is recognized in Iran as “National Persian Gulf Day”—an occasion that goes beyond historical commemoration and enters the realm of historical awareness, legal continuity, and geopolitical identity.