Salawa Army Camp fire: A mystery yet to unfold

An explosion at the Salawa Army Camp has raised concerns among those with vested interests.  According to residents, the fire.....

An Electric End to Vankalai Sanctuary

A poorly-researched Initial Environmental Examination Report (IEER) poses a serious threat to Vankalai Sanctuary, situated near Mannar, an....

Disorganised lives, disorganised societies

But it is also the other way around. Features of a particular society, impact on its constituent parts, namely, individuals and groups. In.....

People taken for a ride? - EDITORIAL

Ministers of this Government also have started to insult the intelligence of the people as happened during all other regimes in the....

Have “Ape deiyos” turned into sorcerers? Our medical angels keep falling down

“Huh, they are on to another one,” said Shelton Perera who was reading that day’s Daily Dodger. “What’s that about, Shelley?” asked......

Preventing non-alcoholic fatty liver

Non-alcoholic fatty liver is a condition, where fat is accumulated in the liver of people, who drink little or no alcohol......

Become Sri Lankan; Then share the Government

Sri Lankan political leadership during the last few decades had been intruded by irreligious and depraved individuals lacking in.....

Constitution: Reform Committee recommends humane treatment of animals

The issue on animal welfare and protection of animals is an important issue that has been inadequately addressed by the....

CHINA, JAPAN vie for influence in SL?

President Maithripala Sirisena has been invited for a second official visit to China, says Government Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe.....

Be wise, think before you eat - EDITORIAL

In the afterglow of World Environment Day yesterday, one important practical step would be to reflect on the extent to which we have polluted.....

Attracting foreign investment is a daily beauty contest : German Ambassador

German Ambassador to Sri Lanka Dr. Jürgen Morhard, in an interview with Daily Mirror said 

Born free, let them live free and stay free

Fifty years ago, when our eyes had still not been opened to the catastrophe of environmental pollution and global warming, 

Torture of elephants,

“Thilina Gamage” is a pleasant young non-controversial magistrate, who was charged under the Public Property

Obama: No big hero in Hiroshima

Last Friday in Hiroshima, a hug-and-cry made world headlines when the United States President...  

EDITORIAL : Mr. Wijeratne, buzz off with your traffic tax

With traffic snarls sounding alarm horns louder than ever before, the National Government has...

Interim committees are a curse in sports

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), a profit-making giant back in the day, has been plagued with allegation...

Post-mortem on the Nazeer Ahmed affair in Sampur

The controversy over the Eastern Province Chief Minister Hafis Nazeer Ahmed rebuking a naval...

Conveying the message of reconciliation to society through films

It was almost midnight when we paused our discussion on the issue of ‘hereditary rights of Sinhala...

Migraine a complex condition with a variety of symptoms: Dr. Ruwani Gunewardane

According to the traditional ayurvedic medicinal practice, migraine is defined as ‘Lalaata Kotara...

One country, one law

Here’s a challenge: Name a country that is mono-ethnic, mono-religious and monolithic in terms of political beliefs.

local elections are due

As flood waters recede and relief aid pours in from the world, the political stage is poised to heat up with the

Creativity: Dare to leap into the deep

In an era when one time science fiction is becoming factual, the United States based National Aeronautis

WIGNESWARAN’SPROPOSED POLITICAL MARRIAGE TO JAYALALITHA

C V Wignesvaran, the Chief Minister of Northern Province, is a retired Supreme Court Judge. As much

A TV anchor from Sri Lanka live from New York

Kala Rama is the first TV anchor with a Sri Lankan lineage to join a New York TV network. She is now the weekend anchor and reporter for the

More than mere obstacles on the road to Governance?

Recent media attention has focused on the appointment of Mr. Palpita as an Additional Secretary in the Ministry

Parents day; children may not listen, but they will imitate you

Today, June 1, we celebrate an important day. History has shown that a good family is the nucleus of any

PLAIN PACKAGING: HOW PREPARED ARE WE?

For this year’s World ‘No Tobacco Day’, The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.....

Under regulated local Beedi industry

Flakes of tobacco rolled in Indian Tendu leaf stands a stick named beedi which contributes largely to an epidemic that claims six million  lives.....

JOURNEY to the roof of the world

Everyone including those who sponsored a Sri Lankan duo who wanted to plant the Sri Lankan flag at the top of the world wondered whether the.....

Plain packaging a need of the hour

Tobacco is unlike any other product on the market - the only legal consumer product that kills, when used as intended by the....