Is the UNP SLFP Cohabitation Destined to end

It did not come to pass as originally planned because political parties and groups including the SLFP section in alliance with the government had strong reservations about the content of the resolution.

Put aside narrow political agendas for personal gain

Sri Lanka’s first post-independence Prime Minister Don Stephen Senanayake (DS) laid a strong foundation for the country and its people to rise above communal and religious rivalry. His untimely death left a vacuum that was hard to fill.

Protect Mother Lanka by protecting our mothers - EDITORIAL

Reading the online population clock yesterday afternoon, we learnt that Sri Lanka’s population was 21,104,713 with 10,691,994 or 50.7 per cent female and 10,412,719 or 49.3 per cent male. 

Craving Giving Birth to Inhumanity

Every child has a dream. But not every child is lucky enough to see his/her dreams come true. Many children are blessed with all luxuries in the world, while so many others find life is an uphill task.

Limping good governance… who is at fault?

In modern Sri Lankan history, two elections stand out as watershed elections: firstly the 1956 General Elections in which a coalition of left-wing parties (Mahajana Eksath Peramuna) led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) of S W R D Bandaranaike was elected and secondly,

Humans and animals can live in harmony says Otara

When we hear of ODEL, Otara Gunewardene comes to mind. Since its inception, Otara and ODEL had always remained synonymous and inseparable in every way. 

‘Ho Gana Pokuna’

‘Ho Gana Pokuna’ is the best children’s film made in this country since Titus Thotawatte’s ‘Handaya’. It has style, panache, humour and a refreshing ability to tell us the story without special effects. 

Building unity - EDITORIAL

The new National Government, having restored democracy, judicial and media freedom to a large extent, is now moving into the second crucial stage of sustainable eco-friendly development intended to bring about a just society with a more equitable distribution of wealth and resources.  

In developing Sri Lanka under 'Good Governance' ‘From island to continent’ should be the theme -

The Daily Mirror met Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Megapolis and Western Development for an interview.....

Stagnant lives of the Meeriyabadda landslide victims Women and children most vulnerable

Victims of any natural disaster  are in a state of shock, panic, stressed out and helpless. They live with trauma.  Women  and children are often vulnerable in this context and face many discomforts, especially those.....

We represent them; sorry, YOU! - Psychology of Front Groups

Manipulation of  how we think and what we think has always been the greatest strategy of those who want to control us. The corporate world, arguably led by, historically as well as methodologically, the tobacco and.....

Mr. Sampanthan, do not forget, you are the Opposition Leader - EDITORIAL

What is Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan’s stand on the alleged involvement by Colombo District UNP parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra in the abduction of a youth from a shop in Dematagoda.....

Illegal migrant workers go At their own risk – Thalatha

Foreign employment, one of the biggest contributors to the Sri Lankan economy has become one of the darkest topics to talk about today. With numbers rapidly increasing, foreign employment is another factor......

Enrique factor: A case of women undress without exposing ?

Female fans invading the stage; their intimate apparel flying over the artistes when popular singers perform are common occurrences though it happened for the first time in this thrice blessed......

Nim him sewwa maa sasare: Creating musical magic

“Ganga Addara” is a popular song which has undergone several covers, including one by the Sound Asia Academy, and another excellent one by Billy Fernando. But the most interesting version to......

ISIS activity in SL: What is the Govt. doing?

Last week Defence Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi acknowledged that ‘at least 36 Sri Lankans have gone to Syria’and that ‘some of them have joined the ISIS’.  That was after the Sunday Time.....

Dialogue from division, peace from war - EDITORIAL

As the yahapalanaya or Maithripalanaya government launched on its second crucial year with the focus being on a  midterm strategy for sustainable eco-friendly development and social justice, it......

Tamil leaders opposed when Sinhalese leaders proposed federalism

Political developments in Sri Lanka during  the post–independence years have devalued the concept of power sharing through the federal idea. Each major ethnicity has viewed the question suspiciously through its particular prism. 

What really does ‘The Parliament’ stand for?

Parliament is supreme. Parliament is the creation of the people of this country through a universal suffrage. It is the voter who gives the mandate for Parliament to function as Parliament to regulate legislations to govern them. 

How the UNP came to adopt Maithripala Sirisena

January 8 is remembered for change. First there was the brutal killing in broad daylight of Journalist and Editor Lasantha Wickramatunga who stood out exposing the excesses of the Rajapaksa regime.

It was your revolution, protect it

Yesterday the nation marked the first anniversary of the silent people’s revolution where 6,217,162 people of all races and religions freely elected common candidate Maithripala Sirisena as the sixth Executive President. It was a stunning spectacular victory and for the first time an Executive President was 

Joint Opposition To blunt the way to a new constitution

In the dawn of the New Year, the government is bracing for the celebration of the first...

Distributed responsibility counts in forming a new Constitution: Rhetoric on Tamil-Muslim unity alon

With the government’s move to introduce a new Constitution to the country,President Maithripala...

Stringent action needed against corrupt bigwigs

Yahapalanaya has more challenges to face in creating national reconciliation...

A flag-mad Sri Lanka

One year ago, Sri Lanka elected Maithripala Sirisena as the sixth Executive President.  Today...

Iran-Saudi conflict: Shake the sheikdom into realities

Providing protection to a diplomatic mission is the responsibility of the host country. Both Iran...

EDITORIAL - The electrifying Silent Revolution

From 8.00 a.m. on January 8 last year more than 12 million of Sri Lanka’s sovereign people...

We are not Happy or unhappy over the Yahapalanaya

As we mark the first anniversary of  January 8 regime change or popularly called Rainbow revolution we spoke to Venerable Athraliye Rathana Thera who played a crucial role in 

FINDING WINNERS AND LOSERS IN 2016

Tagged national compass, zigzags erratically in the hand of President Sirisena. Hold it southward, swivels northbound. President carries no magnetic power in his grasp but gasps to be the elected Prime Minister. Naturally,

TNCs and their tricks of the trade - EDITORIAL

In recent Editorials, the Daily Mirror has been warning about the subtle and sophisticated economic neocolonialism which is taking place mainly through transnational giants. With the dawn of the New Year, the world media reported some good news for Sri Lanka’s tall and long serving cash crop, the coconut.