Samitha’s case: An eyeopener on citizens’ rights - EDITORIAL

The Colombo District Court order to the BMICH to pay Rs.187 million with legal interest to Dr. Samitha Samanmalee, who was paralysed after a marquee at the BMICH premises collapsed on her in 2008 when she was a medical student, was no doubt a landmark judgment.

VIDEO: The army was never politicised

General Daya Rathnayake, the former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, is the most decorated military officer in the history of the security forces, speaks to the Dailymirror on a wide range of topics in a candid, no holds barred interview. ..

Reforms to the Executive Presidency and the electoral system

JHU National organiser Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe in a candid interview with Dailymirror, spoke about the anti-corruption drive led by his party and of their opinions of the progress made concerning the investigations so far....

The two-party system - EDITORIAL

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), which all but supported Maithripala Sirisena at the last presidential election has now accused the Government of going easy on wrongdoers of the former regime.  They are not alone...

RUN MAHINDA RUN

Crowd at Nugegoda is a mini take of 58 lakhs of votes Mahinda Rajapaksa obtained. Frailty and fragility in Sirisena’s armory stand exposed.SLFP cannot hold a mammoth......

DEW: We took principled political position

The General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Communist Party and the Chairman of the Parliamentary watch dog, Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) spoke to the Daily mirror  on the current political situation in the country. Excerpts:...

Today is World Wildlife Day : Conserve wildlife heritage for the future

"While the threats to wildlife are great, we can reduce them through our collective efforts. On this inaugural World Wildlife Day, I urge all sectors of society to end illegal wildlife trafficking and commit to trading and using.....

EDITORIAL - Need for better public transport

The need for a better public transport system has been long felt. But the previous administration seems to have got it wrong despite spending billions on physical infrastructure.....

Why even Saudi women scorn us

Last week, a rather interesting news story that appeared in an Emirati news portal and picked by local and International media reported that Saudi women who had refused to employe housemaids from Chile and Morocco, since.....

Yahapalanaya unseals the Ascharya deception

Many a tightly sealed lid is being opened with vigour, steam and importantly tonnes of inexhaustible determination. A multitude of weapons are being deployed at suspicious sites and on cankering vaults......

Liberalism, Nationalism and Barbarism

Sri Lankans, until recently lived under a regime that had scant regard for liberal values. Every effort was made by the regime to mobilize popular support by whipping up nationalist sentiments pointing.....

EDITORIAL - Last minute bid to sabotage medicinal bill

This week may be a historic one for Sri Lanka, with the new National Unity Government expected to table vital legislation such as the Constitutional Amendment, the Right to Information bill and the bill....

Tamil “Extremists” target Sampanthan and Sumanthiran of the TNA as “Traitors”

Tamil National Alliance(TNA) leader Rajavarothayam Sampanthan MP and TNA ...

Eastern Europe is the opposite of Ukraine

Economically Ukraine continues to go down the chute.

The elephant’s trumpet call for justice - EDITORIAL

Priceless elephants and especially the majestic tuskers have been part of Sri Lanka’s culture,...

DE-NUKING IRAN: NETANYAHU BOMB DEFUSED

As yet another deadline – March 31 – is being set by world powers for a deal to de-nuke Iran, moves...

EDITORIAL : LET’S MEASURE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINTS

I'm Nature. Some people call me Mother Nature. I’ve been here for more than 41/2 billion years...

PM RANIL KICK STARTS FOCUS ON MEDIA PROTOCOL

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s last week comments on the conduct of several Sinhala...

What constitutes the foundation of a National Government?

These days so much is talked and written about in the mass media on the formation of a ‘National...

SLFP STRATEGIES BEHIND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT CONCEPT

It is a wide perception that social media played a role, at least in part, in forming public opinion against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was unseated at the January 8th presidential election.

Law-making should not exclude citizens

?Good governance is the talk of the town today. Within the framework of the 100-day programme, legislation is being prepared speedily, with attempts to obtain the approval of Parliament to enact laws such as the.....

Next 50 days fast approaching - EDITORIAL

It’s not quite fifty days since Maithripala Sirisena became President, but we are closing in on the half-way mark of the 100-Day Programme.  It is a good time as any to assess the situation.

Prof. Rajiva Wijesinghe speaks his heart out 100-day programme, no compromise

The State Minister for Higher Education Professor Rajiva Wijesinghe maintains...

Promoting harmony among a multi-racial society

As a nation we need to make attempts to bring closer understanding...

Rectify your errors prior to planning a comeback - EDITORIAL

The public meeting called by three miniature political parties with a view...

Dispute over the Russian Embassy land

?Politics of corruption and corruption of politics are major topics in Sri Lanka. This corruption is shaped to benefit the eyes of the beholder. As such, corruption is a habit, a past time of many characters in this political drama. 

Remembering the victims of intolerance

?I was deeply saddened earlier this month to hear of the death of the marvellous Engish actress Geraldine McEwan. I had got to know her 30 years earlier, shortly after I joined the British Council, when she toured Sri Lanka with her one-woman Jane Austen show. 

A new life in ISIS which ‘empowers’ Muslim women.

?The most frightening aspect of ISIS (Islamic State) militants and their method of warfare is the execution of captives, ranging from  soldiers,  journalists and aid workers to poverty-stricken labourers risking their lives to send remittances home – just about anyone deemed hostile to ISIS interests and ideology.

Criteria for nominations at next election - EDITORIAL

?Amid heated debates and criticism of what is widely perceived as a delay in probing allegations of corruption in mega deals and abuse of power by the Rajapaksa regime, the main opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party took some vital decisions over the weekend.

JHU will decide who will win

Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka who undertook a visit to India with President Maitriapala Sirisena opined that India has a new reading on Sri Lanka. He stressed that Sri Lanka should not look...........