Modi urged us to engage the Govt: TNA

While saying that the 13th Amendment to the Constitution provided the unit of devolution, Tamil National Alliance (TNA)...

Economic and Cultural Nationalism in the 21st Century

A peaceful, prosperous and equitable world order is what most people want to see during their life -time. Yet, climate change, global economic crises,...

eDITORIAL-We are poisoning our children

Despite the marvels of modern medicine including the latest 3-D nano technology, more people are falling sick more often...

Why Narendra Modi insists on 13th Amendment for Sri Lanka

Astute observers following the erratic course of Sri Lankan Tamil politics were in for a pleasant surprise last week. The premier political representatives of the Sri Lankan Tamil people, configured .......

Easy to criticise but it is difficult to perform

Who will do what is being done by us right now - we are doing a service to the nation.............

EDITORIAL - Who will rule the ruling alliance?

While the verbal battles for the political war of Uva rage on with many analysts predicting it would be a forerunner to a Presidential Election early next year, much attention is now focused on a bigger issue – whether.....

President Rajapaksa cannot contest for 3rd term, former CJ

While the question whether President Mahinda Rajapaksa could contest the Presidency for the 3rd term has become a hotly debated argument in legal and political circles, former Chief Justice and Constitutional expert, Sarath N. Silva says that President Rajapaksa.........

Make Russia a friend again

In his magisterial book “Europe”; Norman Davies writes, “Europe is a relatively modern idea. It gradually replaced the earlier concept of ‘Christendom’ in a complex intellectual process lasting from the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries.”

Libya : Whither goest this Nowhere Land?

Libya is fast sliding down a political abyss -- with world leaders not knowing whom to contact or who is in control of the country. Foreign governments are in confusion as to the status of the Libyan mission in their countries.

EDITORIAL : JACKIE REFUSES JUNK; SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The unethical or illegitimate promotion of questionable products including junk food, often...

Wariyapola incident the vice and the voice

Thilini Amalka, who made headlines in mainstream media and social media over the week was arrested by Wariyapola Police yesterday for the mere reason of slapping a man who had allegedly sexually abused her. She was also produced in court and given bail.

Sarath Silva opens Pandora’s Box

He is no stranger to controversy  but this week, retired Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva has opened a Pandora’s Box of legal arguments, claiming that President Mahinda Rajapaksa is not eligible to run for a third term as President of the country.

Woman behold thy place - EDITORIAL

Yesterday’s arrest of a girl for slapping a man who sexually harassed and humiliated her in public at the Wariyapola main bus stand, again brings to focus vital issues relating to women’s rights and the growing sexual abuse of girls including children.

Who is Negombo’s Godfather?

Negombo, a city well-known as a traditional hot spot for tourists, has now become a battle ground for two area politicians of the ruling United People’s Freedom...

Undeciphered order so vibrant in SL

Chaos, they say, is order undeciphered. Such undeciphered order is what is prevalent in Sri Lanka. All attempts by any quarter to decipher that disorderly ‘order’ is being met by extreme measures.

EDITORIAL - Where the treasure is, there the heart will be

With the campaign for the Uva Provincial Council elections getting more abusive verbally, legally and morally, the vital question that most independent analysts ask again is whether the elections will be free and fair or more like a greasy poll manipulated by.............

External intervention brings devastation and anarchy

We are not simply basking in the glory of a military victory, that is certainly not the attitude of Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa and of this country. On the contrary, we are reflecting deeply on the causes of the conflict, how it was that we were able to accomplish what is seen by the world as a miracle.

Can North Rule Sri Lanka? – Possible

Election procedure is flexed in such a manner the day is not too far away, when the Northern Province determines the declaration of the next President of Sri Lanka. Token assistance will be required from the Eastern..............

EDITORIAL - Political bribe to hang on to power

On the very day last week when we editorially questioned the rationale for having so many ministries for certain sectors in the country, two more deputy ministers were sworn in by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, bringing the number of deputy ministers to 40......

Pictorial warning: It should be 100%

Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian and a Presidents Counsel lawyer, is a vociferous critic of smoking and has been campaigning for 100 percent pictorial warnings on cigarette packets.

Revamping the Education System for Younger Generations

It is true that a asignificant minority of youths in this country make use of the education system to attain their goals in life.

EDITORIAL - Vase does not an altar make

The grave extent of the breakdown in the Rule of Law, administrative and financial regulations and the checks and balances in the Constitution...

Global Challenges of Post-War Sri Lanka

As I chair this session devoted to the global challenges to Sri Lanka as a rising nation, the central thought that strikes me is that,...

Easing up on drugs; toughening up on alcohol

Not that long ago in Britain, the great detective Sherlock Holmes, could quite legally sit by the fire with his pipe and sniff cocaine.

EDITORIAL-Devastation by the dons and drugs

With the detection of many container-loads of heroin being highlighted in recent months,...

Ukraine puzzle Who’s fitting the pieces?

As Ukrainian troops rapidly advance towards the heartland of pro-Moscow rebels, it is becoming clear that Russia is making a rapid retreat from...

“AIM WAS TO BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN VICTIMISED FAMILIES OF NORTH AND SOUTH”

There are many versions of the events that took place at the meeting held for families...

Editorial : The colossal omissions of Commissions

In the spirit of the 1978 Constitution—which unfortunately today is more like a cheque book...

The Elections Chief grapples with legal lacunas

After the declaration of the Uva Provincial Council election, the legal lacunas, in the present law, have started confronting the Elections Department in...

Beauty therapy at the hands of the unqualified

Nimal Gamage, a previously little known doctor made headlines last week for all the wrong reasons when a botched cosmetic surgery procedure carried...