China between war and peace

China has read the Riot Act. The warning, as forthright as forthright could be, is aimed not only at regional...

EDITORIAL : Need for a proper probe

Two allegations of a serious nature have rocked the boat of the new government which came into...

Maithri won because people did not want Mahinda - says Arjuna Ranatunge

In an interview, Arjuna Ranatunge, the Minster of Ports and Shipping, spoke about the division...

Four ministers return home creators of Dissent are jealous

Four Ministers- Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, State Minister for Public Administration...

Demanding Justice for Vithya and other rape victims

?Sivaloganathan Vithya, an 18-year-old schoolgirl was gang raped and murdered brutally by nine men in Punguduthivu on May 13, 2015.  Immediately, Vithya’s case brought crowds out on the streets in many parts of the North.

Give us givers not grabbers - EDITORIAL

With the enactment of the landmark 19th Amendment—though it was heavily diluted to accommodate a reluctant opposition—parliamentary democracy has been restored to a large degree.

A No Confidence motion should be brought against Govt

In an interview with the Dailymirror Wasantha Samarasinghe,..

Mirroring a Political Generation and the Post-Independence Age

When Vasudeva sees Ranil Wickremesinghe,...

Criminal frauds in biggest foreign banks - EDITORIAL

Amid an ongoing controversy in Sri Lanka over insider trading in Treasury bonds,...

“Basil literally chased me out” - Dilith Jayaweera

 Dilith Jayaweera, Managing Director of Triad Advertising, and an individual who has been at the centre of controversy during the past decade or so from time to time, spoke to the Dailymirror on many issues relating to him and his relationship with the former regime

Was corruption under the Rajapaksa regime “Efficient”?

?Some of the most influential members of the former regime are now behind bars over allegations of bribery and corruption. Former Economic Development Minister  Basil Rajapaksa was re-remanded last week. 

Time to stop selling our mothers - EDITORIAL

In Dambadeniya yesterday, a desperate young father carrying his five-year-old child and a bottle of petrol protested on a tree requesting the Government to bring his wife back from Saudi Arabia, where she had been working as a domestic for the past two and a half years.

‘A Western coup’ - Tissa

The  discussed current political situation in the country with the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) Chief Prof. Tissa Vitharana. Excerpts.....

Let us not sleepwalk towards catastrophe

President Maithripala Sirisena recently said the policy of the new Government was both reconciliation among communities and development of.....

Police should have acted fast in Jaffna - EDITORIAL

One of the charges levelled against the former government was the politicisation of the police department. This social cancer was so malignant that critics described police stations.....

Israel built itself from scratch

Daniel Carmon, Israel’s Ambassador to India and Sri Lanka in an interview with the Dailymirror spoke...

Ukrainian crisis isn’t worth a new Cold War

Both the West and Russia have a responsibility to make sure they don’t throw...

Comrade Vasu and his street fighter gab! - EDITORIAL

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa sometime back was toying with the idea of allowing...

Recognising factors behind the Jaffna hartal

On Wednesday, a tense situation prevailed at the Jaffna Court premises when some protestors stoned...

ISIS takes Iraq, Syria to the gates of hell

In September 2002, the then Arab League Secretary General, Amr Moussa,...

Women arise, before the gang rapists come for you - EDITORIAL

In the aftermath of World War II the German theologian Martin Niemöller gave humanity...

SLFP Ministers unhappy with MS, contemplate quitting Govt

When President Maitripala Sirisena disregarded the call by the local authorities’ members of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) to extend the terms of their local bodies, he earned the political wrath of UPFA MPs holding ministerial perks in his Cabinet. 

“SLFPers have become Ministers under fortuitous circumstances”- A.J.M. Muzammil

?The political climate prevailing in the country today is so highly volatile and complex, one may find it difficult to read it correct. Veteran politician City mayor A.J.M. Muzammil in this interview makes his observations on a series of topical issues having a direct bearing on this political climate. 

From Triumphalism to Commemoration

Demolition of ruthless terrorism is in no uncertain terms a great victory for the nation.

Living or dying beyond our means - EDITORIAL

One of the most virtuous features or characteristics of the Yahapalanaya Government is the commitment...

‘This is absolutely a sinister move’

Ravi Karunanayake, the Finance Minister, has come under much criticism from the Opposition and has been under...

WAY FORWARD – INDUSTRIALIZATION IS A MUST

At the time Sri Lanka became independent, ...

Victory and Remembrance - EDITORIAL

Six years is not years enough to assess the historical worth of something that happened six years ago.

Tamil Nadu trawlers defy Sri Lankan sovereignty 36,865 times

It is not always easy keeping up with the governments of India and Sri Lanka,...

Sad plight of our transport service - EDITORIAL

It is a nightmare to drive on the roads in Colombo or its suburbs with little or no assurance...