Editorial-May Sri Lanka become the Light of Asia

With more pageantry than in previous years, pandals and lanterns, dansal and devotions...

Rising challenges to the Buddhist world

The crisis facing the Buddhist world is neither a decline in religious conviction nor an....

Yo dhammam passathi, So mang passathi Seeing The Buddha through Dhamma

We assume that what we think is reality.  However the truth is different. We have various concepts about the world which we have learnt from our parents...

Editorial-Let us think ‘trees’ this Vesak

More than two thousand six hundred years ago on a Full Moon Day in the month of Vesak, Mahamaya...

IMPERMANENCE

I am sure that some of us can recall instances at sometime in our lives when we have had to change our perception....

I am unruffled by Hirunika’s accusations - Duminda Silva

Injured in a street shooting and recovered after hospitalisation, the Colombo district UPFA MP, R. Duminda Silva had his first media interview recently.

It reflects the desperation of the govt.

Eran Wickramaratne, a United National Party (UNP) Parliamentarian was one of the MPs who came under attack in Hambantota last month. Speaking to Dailymirror  Mr. Wickramaratne criticized the government for the cowardly act and said that the Opposition cannot be stopped by such threats and intimidation.

Editorial - A crucial step in the right direction

In this Vesak week when religious and cultural values of this country take centre-stage it would be apt to discuss an important and crucial aspect of governance that had not received much attention of the professionals, the academia.....

VIDEO: Setting the trapped youth free; turn words into deeds

It gives me great pleasure in being able to address this gathering at the Plenary Sessions of the World Conference on Youth 2014 held in my home country and as a member of the Opposition in Sri Lanka......

Global Capitalism, Nation State and Political Ideology

Global expansion of the capitalist system over the last several decades has resulted in further uneven development across the world, in spite of recent economic growth in many non-western countries.

Editorial - Who indeed is opposed to pictorial warnings?

“Pictorial warnings covering 80% of cigarette packs: the President wants it, the Minister of Health wants it, all Members of Parliament want it, religious leaders want it, people want it, smokers want it.”

Toeing the line of the corporate world The rich grow richer while the poor suffer

“For the first time in history, average Americans have less education and are less prosperous than their parents.” – this quote is taken from the movie “Inside Job” (2010). Charles Ferguson’s documentary on the financial meltdown won an array of awards including the.....

Drunk driving - a cause for concern

The auspicious period of Sinhala and Tamil New Year, the main traditional national festival annually celebrated by the majority in Sri Lanka was unfortunately marred by a host of fatal road accidents reported from several areas of the country.

The vital need to build on Mandela’s legacy

South Africans of all races know how to behave at election time- responsible as voters and honest in their voting procedures. This is part of the legacy of Nelson Mandela, who as his funeral last year made clear, was the most honoured and respected leader in the world.

Pass that ‘mala kunu’ please! - Editorial

As we enter the week of Vesak – the thrice blessed and the holiest day in Buddhism – we need to go beyond lanterns and lights, pandals and dansals to deeply reflect on some practical steps whereby we could walk in the footsteps of Gautama Buddha.

Save Lanka From Tobacco - WHO

Dr. Firdosi Rustom Mehta (WHO Country Representative in Sri Lanka) in an email interview, talks about...

Boko Haram: Insulting Islam and serving imperialism

The more barbaric Boko Haram terrorists become, the more it becomes clear that they are willingly serving...

Court of the people, what is your verdict? - Editorial

From the time democracy began to take root as the government of the people, for the people and by the people...

Towards a Buddhist approach in Jurisprudence

International Law at present is greatly influenced by Western thinking and ideals whilst...

Rise and fall of the ‘War-Victory’ situation

Ahead of an early presidential election, the political scene is witnessing new developments...

Weerawansa A new addition to the list of ‘Cabinet Critics’

Some cabinet ministers in recent weeks appear to have made a hobby of being critical of the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance...

Editorial-Who diluted the Act? Bibile’s vision distorted

Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena, addressing a huge meeting in his home base of Polonnaruwa to mark the 25th year of his work as a parliamentarian...

The ‘Need of the Hour’ A strong and free media spiced-up with a vibrant civil society

“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers”

‘Plunging the legal system into crisis’

As part of its plan to emasculate the country’s judiciary, the Rajapaksa government has deliberately made a mockery of important appointments in the judicial system.

Editorial-Where have the nightingales gone?

The public health sector, which should be the most humane service provider in the country, is fast losing its credibility as the saviour of the people whose lives are threatened. It has already lost credibility for a large extent not only due to the unfriendly attitude of many of the employees in the......

Thwarting an attempt to revive the LTTE in North

Preliminary information gleaned by the Police in Pallai from 34-year-old Kumarasingham Kulasankar alias Muhunthan and 28-year-old Augustine Gnanaseelan alias Gnana revealed vague details of a plot to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)......

SPOTLIGHT on new appointment to Supreme Court

The recent appointment to the Supreme Court has created controversy among those in the legal and judicial fraternity. Priyantha Jayawardena PC who is to be appointed to the Supreme Court is not a......

The National Question: All about State Power

Where several communities, defined by ethnicity, language or religion live in one state, questions invariably arise regarding the rights of the various communities, their representation in bodies of government and their share of state power.

Editorial - Where is the oil and gas exploration in the Mannar Basin heading to?

Despite the government banking high on the gas found in one of the off-shore exploration wells in the Mannar Basin, it appears that the whole process of taking out the discovered gas and putting it to commercial use.....

We guarantee there will be no youth uprising for next 10 years

The World Conference of Youth 2014, (WCY 2014) one of the major international conferences held in Sri Lanka, will commence at the Hambantota International Convention Centre tomorrow. The technical sessions and discussions of the five day conference with the participation of Youth Affairs Minister, youth....