EQUAL WOMEN REPRESENTATION -THE FIRST STEP

?Sri Lanka’s current debate on electoral reforms has highlighted a demand for greater equality in gender representation through a quota for women representatives in Parliament.

Stop this poisoning of our tea - EDITORIAL

Last Friday, World Environment Day, the  focused on the dramatic theme “Seven billion dreams: One planet, consume with care” and pointed out that while substantial environmental impacts from food occurred in the production phase—agriculture and food processing-....

Why do we need English?

?The following is the Memorandum submitted to the Official Languages Commission by L.H. Mettananda, late Principal of Ananda College, Colombo in 1952. There are three possible aims of English Education: 

Increasing women representatives in Parliament

?With the draft of the 20th amendment to be submitted in Parliament soon, it was revealed that Sri Lanka was ranked the lowest in South Asia with less than 6 percent of women representatives in Parliament.

Breaking a promise to Russia

?The Russian European dreamers have included Pushkin, Lenin, Gorbachev and, until relatively recently, President Vladimir Putin. They have all seen their country’s future as part of the “European House”. But history and events have not been kind to Russia.

Fuelling a solution to the energy crisis - EDITORIAL

Yesterday was World Environment Day and in its afterglow or aftermath – depending on what our attitudes and actions are collectively or individually – we could reflect today on the vital issue of fuel usage which is connected not only with the environment but also the economy. 

In Sri Lanka political sins are washed away without detergent

The UNP suffers from an inferiority complex of recent origin: a possible backlash after successive defeats...

Myanmar from a medley to a muddle

We tend to believe that people in developed nations do not discriminate against minorities...

Not only a dry pumpkin he is a stinking durian as well

Minister of Health Rajitha Senarathna was interviewed recently regarding the present...

EDITORIAL - Seven billion dreams: One planet, Consume with care

More than ever before in history, World Environment Day today needs to sound alarm signals...

20A now hangs in the balance

After much wrangling, the United National Party (UNP), the dominant party of the government announced this week...

Former Minister and Mayor Harindra Dunuwille says He prefers position of organiser to that of Govern

Harindra Dunuwille, former State Minister of constitutional and state affairs and Mayor of Kandy was appointed...

20A - A unique constitutional feat combining best of both worlds

In democratic systems of government worldwide there are two distinct approaches...

Honour people’s verdict - EDITORIAL

June is likely to be a crucial month for Sri Lanka and the new Yahapalanaya Government...

‘‘There is a window of opportunity’’

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian and well-known Constitutional lawyer M. A. Sumanthiran....

Economy in top gear

The 30-year Treasury bond auction opened on February 27 to raise Rs.1 billion saw the new Central Bank governor...

Politicization of public service and its impact on productivity

The contents of this article focus mainly on the Politicization of Manpower in the public service...

CC is no joke - EDITORIAL

The Government took more than the 100 days it allotted for itself to get the 19th Amendment passed. 

There is more scope for Sri Lanka - Maldives COOPERATION

Abdulla Hameed, the Ambassador at Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Maldives, recently shared his views on the current political situation in his country. Violence raged in the archipelago during the May......

ANIMAL WELFARE Is attention paid to strays adequate?

Despite an increasing need for animal welfare, and more commitment worldwide to the cause, resources devoted to it are still only a fraction of what goes into other humanitarian.....

Increase PC members; not MPs

Our Parliament is a unicameral 225 member legislature elected by universal suffrage and proportional representation. 196 members are elected on the basis of proportional representation.......

Ask the people - EDITORIAL

Over a month has passed since the date on which President Maithripala Sirisena was scheduled to dissolve Parliament according to his 100-Day Programme presented to the people at the January.....

Only a democratic South can democratise the North

What serves the long term peace and security in Sri Lanka: high-handed national security state of the former regime or more nuanced judicial approach of.....

Are Sri Lankans Missing the Larger Picture ?

Many people hoped that the  change of regime at the beginning of this year would provide a sense of direction for the country. Given the wide-ranging challenges that the people.....

Whodunnit?

The unexpected death of Wasim Thajudeen, Havelock Sports Club Rugby player and Vice Captain of the Sri Lanka Rugby team on May 17, 2012 stirred a lot of doubts and concerns over the......

Drink fresh milk, body fit, smart brain - EDITORIAL

Sri Lanka joins the world today in marking the World Milk Day coordinated by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The month of June is also celebrated as the month of brides......

And they came for Vidhya : Who and what is next?

?Wednesday, May 13 was a dark day for the people of Jaffna and for all Sri Lankans. Sivaloganathan Vidhya, an 18-year-old student of Maththiya Maha Vithyalayam in Pungudutheevu never returned home from school....

Govt. strives to create investment-friendly environment - Eran

?Deputy Minister of Investment Promotion Eran Wickramaratne said that the government would look for the simplification of tax structure as part of its efforts for creating an investment-friendly environment in the country. 

The next US president and the Iraq war

?As long as Jeb Bush stays in the race to be the next president of the US the issue of the Iraq war will not go away. The fact that Iraq is descending into further chaos and that he is the...

Gross infringement of TV viewers’ rights

Nobody would expect a dance to be performed by a semi nude woman or a group of such women at a religious ceremony held at a temple or a church or a mosque.