Infantile utterances can be self-defeating

When I say five weeks old, it does not mean it is still an infant; of course the government could be an infant...

EDITORIAL : DON’T WAIT FOR THUNDERBOLT MODI

Major events in neighbouring India generally have a signal or message for Sri Lanka and the leaders...

No one will be able to replace me - Gotabaya

One of the most influential figures of the Rajapaksa regime, he was admired by many, feared by some and hated by others. With many allegations made against him following the end of the Rajapaksa rule, former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa....

80% Alone Won't do

Long before the American and European Tobacco Mafia introduced the poisonous fag to us, the West warned their people of the dangers associated with the deadly habit of smoking. 

Long awaited change here, finally - EDITORIAL

C?hange seems to be sweeping South Asia. The unassuming, unostentatious underdogs are winning elections. It seems like more and more Asians are coming out from the alpha-male syndrome they have been afflicted with for so long. 

I believe he is still alive: to me he’s still alive I believe Prageeth is still alive: Sandhya

Although it is now over five years since he went missing, wife of Prageeth Ekneligoda says: ‘I believe he is still alive; to me, he is still alive’ . 

Government’s anti-corruption drive

The presidential election campaign of December 2014 saw prominent members....

Divisive forces threaten Unity Govt. - EDITORIAL

The new era of Maithripalanaya or good governance, democracy, social justice and the spirit of servant leadership...

Luxurious meditation centre used by Rajapaksas

?The Deputy Minister of Social Services, Welfare and Livestock, Ranjan Ramanayake said the luxury meditation centre which was found recently is of a historical value and was reserved only for the Rajapaksas.

Better eliminate corruption not Chinese funding from development projects

The new government has launched the most ambitious programme of democratic reforms for the first time since Sri Lanka’s independence. The commitment shown by the top political leadership.......

The SLFP dilemma - EDITORIAL

T?he current opposition in Sri Lanka seems to be in an unprecedented quandary after the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) appointed President Maithripala Sirisena as its Chairman. 

The need to apprehend illicit small arms

Sri Lanka’s population today is living under the threat of illegally circulating illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW),...

Fuel Price Reduction: Individual Gains and Social Costs

As is well know, the leaders of the present government, in the run up to the recently concluded presidential election,...

Budget lifts Lanka to historic unity - EDITORIAL

One month after the all-party National Unity Government led by Maithripala Sirisena and....

The long-delayed NMDP

It was cold-blooded murder; we hold Transnational Pharma[Mafia] answerable for the life of the 57- year- old greatest medical benefactor of third world’s human race; who shed sunshine on their lives.  

Why this sudden change?

?The US sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the last UNHRC March session delegated its authority to United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to appoint an international investigation panel to investigate and report within a 12 months period to the council its final report. 

Intervening in Muslim turmoil

?The beheading of a Japanese journalist does not represent Islam. Saddam Hussein did not represent Islam. Bashar al-Assad does not represent Islam. Muammar Gaddafi of Libya did not represent Islam.

From big pharma to Bibile; a health dream comes true - EDITORIAL

S?ome 36 years after the mystery-death of Professor Senaka Bibile, regarded worldwide as one of the great personalities in modern medicine, the cabinet of the new all-party National Unity Government on Thursday approved a cabinet paper to........

FROM A CASINO FOREIGN POLICY TO PRINCIPLED FOREIGN POLICY

The United States Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal was here this week. President Maithripala...

EDITORIAL : CBK BREAKS SILENCE WITH A BANG

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, who is reported to have played a major role...

Playing musical chairs with the Judiciary

The office of the Chief Justice is a pew of reverence and dignity and not a site for a game of musical...

Maithri change: how much longer to wait?

There’s no doubt that every person who watched the television interview of President Maithripala Sirisena...

MPs of SLFP want to unite

?After the January 8th electoral defeat, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) is now in a political predicament trying to evolve strategies to propel the party to victory again at the next Parliamentary Elections. 

Think again, China

?The problems faced by China in its drive to become a superpower and the world’s No. 1 economy in the 21st century were discussed recently in this column. With glaring rich poor gaps and an urgent need to overhaul its social-welfare system....

Ideas for good governance

?A youthful Parliamentarian, whose looks are deceiving, from the Colombo District, has allegedly engaged himself in the villainous drug business, according to the information reportedly revealed by Wele Suda.......

Tissa’s wrong career turn - EDITORIAL

F?ormer UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake may be the unluckiest politician currently in the country.  After toiling hard for the party’s success for about two decades and uniting the party that had been divided right in the ......

Govt. needs to look hard or history will repeat itself

There Ravi Karunanayake sat, flanked by the lieutenants of his new fief,..

Role of Civil Society Organisations in good governance

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) take an active role in contributing to a country’s development.

Mahinda’s defeat and consolidation of power

In the early weeks of November 2014, it seemed somewhat clear that Mahinda Rajapaksa was set to....

The Dark midnight is over; a new dawn over Lanka - EDITORIAL

As we today celebrate the 67th anniversary of Independence in a new era of good governance,..