EDITORIAL-The politics of crime

The allegations if not the realities that the criminalisation of party politics has lead to criminals themselves being in politics..

Foreign Panel: Knights in shining armour?

The United National Party (UNP) has consistently maintained that the opening of the floodgates of international scrutiny can be avoided only through...

SLFP readies for a presidential election

Confusion reigned   in politics for quite some time, as nobody knew exactly which main election will be conducted first by the government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Custodians of children are abusing the system

One of the leading educationists and social activists in the country, Mrs. Jezima Ismail is also the Commissioner at the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission. She has over three decades of experience working in the education sector. She was the principal of Muslim Ladies College and later was a Chancellor at university level.

What’s Ven Sobhitha Thera’s mission?

Once again the country or at least the Colombo social circuits are eagerly whispering about the ‘Common Candidate’ syndrome. I may be pardoned for calling this a syndrome as it is quite obvious that those who are intricately involved in the process and those who are waiting in the...........

Now no water for hundreds of thousands - EDITORIAL

What a shame, in a country that boasts of a unique irrigation system that supplied water for the entire dry zone in the past while blowing its trumpet on the current mega development projects and vows to be the wonder of Asia; millions of people are craving for a drop of water to drink.

‘things have happened against wishes of some people’

The question of political power that is wielded by women especially in the third world countries like Sri Lanka has been questioned from time to time by social activists,...

Doctors’ dispute at the National Hospital Differences of opinion resulted in the clash

Recently the police had to intervene to stop a clash between medical professionals who are representing two parties of the Government Medical Officers Association,..

WHO’S AFRAID OF THE COMMON CANDIDATE?

An election result divulges the northern mind more than a thousand words spoken.The North voted overwhelmingly for the former Sri Lankan Army Commander as against the Commander-in-Chief at the last Presidential Election. Indeed queer and bizarre.

A Govt. with priorities mixed up and messed up - EDITORIAL

While walking paths and arcades are being built in the city of Colombo with much zest and state sponsorship, the mother of three in Bissobandaragama, Hingurakgoda, ropes down a 30-foot well to dig out some water to quench the thirst of her children.

Can you see the Big Picture?

The present state of society, polity, economy and culture of Sri Lanka deserves a critical appraisal.

Laws, including the Constitution are blatantly violated today : Dr. Deepika Udagama

The following is an excerpt from the Deshamanya Professor Nandadasa Kodagoda Memorial Oration 2014  “We the People”: Reflections on Governance and Civic Engagement in Sri Lanka, delivered by Dr. Deepika Udagama, Head of the Department of Law......

EDITORIAL- Fight the Bigger Terrorist

It is indeed a pleasure to walk down Colombo’s well-manicured roads these days.

Attempt to absolve LTTE In the aftermath of Amirthalingam assassination

An official delegation representing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) was engaged in negotiations with the Government of President Ranasinghe Premadasa in Colombo when Former Leader of the opposition Appapillai Amirthalingam and his colleague Vettivelu Yogeswaran were assassinated by a............

The Dilemma of a Minister

The Minister of Health has gone on record as saying that the ``Health Ministry is surrounded by four types of racketeers. They are multinational milk powder companies, multinational drug companies, multinational cigarette and alcohol companies and corrupt officials bribed by those multinational companies.

Doctors need emergency surgery - EDITORIAL

Next to the priesthood, the healing art or heart of medicine has been considered as a sacred vocation with medical doctors taking the Hippocratic Oath saying, “I solemnly pledge to consecrate my life to the service of humanity…

Zionist Goliath mauls Gaza, where’s David?

Tens of thousands of people who stand for justice hold demonstrations in various world capitals...

EDITORIAL - Criminal waste of Sri Lanka’s fresh water

Water is the liquid gold of the 21st Century. Independent world affairs analysts say that...

Is the West threatening Russia?

What would Conservative President, Ronald Reagan have done if the Ukraine debacle had happened...

As UVA PC polls approach Joint opposition voice for abolition of Executive presidency

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem was under fire from President Mahinda Rajapaksa in recent times, particularly after he made a salvo at the government over the outbreak of communal riots in Aluthgama, Beruwala and adjacent villages.

Upul Jayasuriya in the limelight again

The controversy surrounding the alleged intimidation of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) President Upul Jayasuriya has thrust the veteran lawyer into the limelight as he deals with yet another tussle as the head of the country’s most influential body representing the legal fraternity.   

Agriculture turning into a vulture - EDITORIAL

Sri Lanka for the past few decades has been sowing with the wind and is now reaping the whirlwind with the vital field of agriculture being virtually turned into a vulture. So severe is the crisis that the Internal Trade Ministry, according to a report in our sister newspaper the Sunday Times..........

When people lose sight of the law

It has been reported that a politician of the ruling party recently assaulted a Grama Niladhari in the Rideegama area in Kurunegala.

Through the eyes of the damned...

“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.”

EDITORIAL-Questions over security for BASL Chief

The question involving the security of Sri Lanka Bar Association President Upul Jayasuriya continues with the authorities dragging their feet in providing him with...

We are capable of solving our issues internally

Deputy Minister of Investment Promotion Faiszer Mustapha in an interview with  spoke on the recent incidents relating to Muslim community and of the need to increase standards of Colombo. . .

An End to Landmine Use by 2025

The world is getting ready to end the menace of the victim-activated weapons known as Anti-Personnel (AP) mines from the earth on or before 2025. This was officially revealed at the recently concluded 3rd Review...............

EDITORIAL - Bane of shortsighted infrastructure development

Parliament was informed last week that the Mattala Mahinda Rajapaksa International Airport has generated only Rs.16,185 as revenue in May. It is understandable that a new airport, or any new........

Undergrads who neglect academic activities are donkeys, cows and politicos- S.B.

Higher Education Minister S. B. Dissanayake in an interview with  last week spoke candidly on the issues raised by undergraduates and academics

Beyond Neo-liberalism Towards a sustainable and contented global order

Most countries around the world by now have gone through a process of economic and social transformation, to a greater or lesser extent, thanks to neo-liberal reforms that have pervaded the global landscape over the last several decades.