Shouldn’t we follow the Chinese way?

As elders, we are always keen on promoting our children’s well-being, providing them space to grow up to be good,    law abiding,   and responsible citizens and contribute to the.....

Cause and effect of UNHRC resolution - EDITORIAL

Many, including the ministers of the former regime who were staunch supporters of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, are commending the government for its handling of foreign......

A love for cultural valuables

 P.H.D.H De Silva’s ‘Ancient and Traditional Boxes, Caskets and Chests in Sri Lankan Museums, Volume 1 written in alliance with Senerath Wickramasinghe,

Gender discrimination A Long standing social evil

The Human Race, which was largely Egalitarian during ‘Prehistoric Hunter Days’ transitioned to Patriarchy, which signifies Paternalistic Dominance and presupposes male.....

From scarcity to abundance: Changing life-styles and NCD epidemic in Sri Lanka

Health scientists, policy makers and many others have focused attention on the rising epidemic of non-communicable diseases like heart disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease.....

With Japan, US and India: We are on the right side, at the right time

After decades of foreign policy miscalculations, many of which were deliberate ideological fallacies committed to boost the over-sized images of local political leaders, we finally......

Dignity in Mental Health - EDITORIAL

Thousands of people with mental health conditions in Sri Lanka and around the world are deprived of dignity and their basic human rights, including freedom from violence and......

A vociferous leader turned silent

There is increasingly vocal criticism internationally and here in Sri Lanka of Burma’s (Myanmar) opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for not doing enough for the country’s democracy...

Speed limits on our roads

 ?The Motor Traffic (Speed Limit) Regulations No. 1 of 2012 and published in the Govt. Gazette No. 1763/26 dated 22/6/2012 approved by the Legal Draftsman Department by No. LDB/ 24/51 and signed by the Hon. 

The Ugly American?

American foreign policy makers often wonder aloud why it is that much of the world has such an anti-American reflex. Why the “Ugly American”? Graham Greene would never have written a novel entitled the “Ugly Russian” or even the “Ugly German”.

Death to death penalty - EDITORIAL

Amid growing calls and even a private member’s motion in Parliament for the reimplementation of the death penalty in the aftermath of the brutal rape and killing of a five-year-old girl in Kotadeniyawa, we mark today the International Day against the Death Penalty. 

Precious Sri Lanka Japan relations

Our Prime Minister’s visit could not have come at a better time - just as this government is preparing...

Weighing human rights on a political scale

Pandemonium reigned on Tuesday in Parliament, when some Opposition members demonstrated...

Education: Correct it now

We still boast of our high literacy rate compared to other Asian nations without realising...

Russia in Syria: Fears of world war

Russia means business in Syria. Within a week of launching airstrikes against rebel positions...

EDITORIAL - May Asia reign by non-violence

Last Friday October 2 Sri Lanka joined the world in celebrating the International Day...

Resilient Economy…

The recent declaration made by Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, in the midst of the government’s on-going campaign to shore up its foreign exchange reserves, that ‘no questions would be asked’ from Sri Lankan

Vision 2020; eye care for all

Today is World Sight Day. According to the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), which coordinates this campaign with the World Health Organisation (WHO), this annual day of awareness is held on the second Thursday 

Reflections on Media Freedom

Esmond Wickremesinghe (May 29, 1920-September 29, 1985) is one of the most interesting and significant figures in the two-century-old history of the news media and journalism in South Asia. His engagement with the newspaper world over close to four decades divides cleanly into two chapters. 

Threats emerged within National Government

Why is a National Government needed? An average view of the General Public is that a National Government is better than a weak Government formed by a single party which has only a thin majority in Parliament.

“Renewed economic growth and dynamism coming soon to SL”

Today’s speech is about Japan- Sri Lanka relations post-election 2015 and I’m grateful for Mr. Kumar Nadesan for suggesting me to speak in front of this prestigious club on this topic.

Reconciliation cannot take place when truth is Suppressed

The wounds of the civil war still exist today. In addition to soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the motherland, there were large number of families living in the North and the East that became victims of Asia’s longest civil war.

War on poverty; Lanka to produce its own food

President Maithripala Sirisena, moving proactively in the afterglow of the international diplomatic successes in New York and Geneva, on Monday launched what he described as a war to alleviate or eradicate poverty.

Libraries: will they fade into oblivion?

In order to grow and prosper, information which nourishes the human intellect, is seen as vital as food, air and water to the human being.

Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar A great sacrifice in the name of Buddhism

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar popularly known as Babasaheb was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who inspired the modern Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination against untouchables,...

We can face inquiry without any shame

In “our hands” mean laws and rules are local. We can interpret laws/rules judicially without harming the nation. National interest associated with the reconciliation process is.....

Animal Welfare, a timely need for Sri Lanka

The Animal Welfare Coalition of Sri Lanka on the occasion of the International Animals’ Day which was celebrated on Sunday (04) strongly emphasises the need to pass the Animal Welfare Bill......

Parliamentary Oversight and Self-interested politicians Can they do it?

In Sri Lanka, almost all the elected representatives invest millions and billions to get elected to Parliament at an election.  It is the common belief that “politics” is the most suitable career if you need.....

neighbour must not dictate terms - EDITORIAL

The Tamil Nadu leaders seem to be furious after the adoption of the US initiated resolution at the UNHRC sessions a week ago which called on the Sri Lankan Government to create a domestic......

Spreading the Buddha’s word in the US – Sujatha Thera

A world governed by religious philosophies and man-made boundaries, is often thought to be the cause why people do not have unity among them.