Editorial : Cling to the values of the Old Rugged Cross

Today the world commemorates Good Friday, the day Jesus Christ was brutally killed on a Cross and inspired...

Sri Lanka has a frog in the well mentality—Dayan

It is not all that Sri Lanka’s foreign policy lacks; honestly I think that Sri Lanka doesn’t have...

India Cannot be Trusted

True, we lost the vote at Geneva but its no disgrace to a nation that eliminated terrorism comprehensively...

Silence of the lambs…..

National Child Protection Authority officials and the Police, on Monday raided an orphanage allegedly run by a person calling himself 'Pastor' in the wake of allegations that children were being employed to slaughter animals.

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy lacks architecture: Dayan

Academic and former Diplomat Dayan Jayatilleke spoke to the Daily Mirror on the consequences of the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution against Sri Lanka, the importance of holding the Northern Provincial Council elections in a free and fair manner and Sri Lanka’s lack of foreign policy architecture. 

Growing worldwide trend for larger pictorial health warnings

The FCTC Article 11 guidelines recognise that the effectiveness of health warnings increases with size - A larger size means that warnings are more visible, more important, and have more impact. A larger size allows for bigger and better pictures, a larger font size and/or additional information

Editorial - Enough of ‘establishment blues’!

We are no fans of Vijay. Especially with his sympathy towards LTTE that slaughtered thousands of civilians; and not forgetting the political leaders of both Sri Lanka and India. If you are wondering who Vijay is, he is a South Indian actor, who is considered Shahruk Khan in Kollywood.

Why a superpower is pressuring Sri Lanka so much?

Sri Lanka is an island with a land mass of 65,610 Sq km. About 74% of the Sri Lankan population is represented by Sinhalese and about 12.55% is Tamils, the majority of who live in the North and the East of the island and the rest is represented by few other communities (i.e. Muslims and Malay).

SHOCK TREATMENT FOR POOR TARIFF REVISION FOR ELECTRICITY

With a revision for electricity charges in the offing, what does the public feel about the proposed tariff hike? Having already implemented extensive measures to save electricity consumption, are there any more steps that can be taken to minimise electricity consumption or do the masses feel it’s time to revert to the good old days of the kerosene lamp and moonlight?

Time for a rebellion for democracy

The US resolution on accountability and reconciliation, which was moved at the UNHRC, remains a threat directed at the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime.

Editorial - From Selfishness to Other centredness

As hundreds of millions of people all over the world mark Holy Week, we need to reflect deeply on the real meaning of the word holy. Many people of all religions often think that to be holy means largely to go to places of worship, take part in rites and rituals or go into long hours of meditation or prayer and reflect on the holy scriptures.

International Schools must dance to Govt.’s tune

Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena claims that students’ confidence in the education system and the Examinations Department has not deteriorated despite the numerous blunders. He further maintains that the government would have the final say when it comes to the regulation of international schools. 

Will Sri Lanka join the Global Movement of Moderates?

The time had come for fresh thinking that could transcend the barriers of politics and economics, and cross the frontiers of religion and culture. The world was yearning for an idea to hold on to and an idea to identify with, in an attempt to face the new waves and forms of excesses that had permeated most sectors of human existence:

Sri Lankans Tolerant till provoked? - Editorial

The Sri Lankans who had to go through the ordeal of ruthless invasions by the Dravidians, Cholas, Pandyans, Portuguese, Dutch and the British largely remain a tolerant community despite what the cynics may say.

To Hell With The Evidence

The resolution against Sri Lanka proposed by the International thug otherwise known as the United States of America has, predictably, been passed by the UNHRC.  Similarly and equally predictably, the resolution to impeach Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake was also passed by Parliament by a 2/3 majority.

Fall of ‘master of the universe’

The ebullient Sakwithi Ranasinghe, though finally behind bars, was back in the news, having stripped in court as a protest against being jailed, and also against his treatment while serving time for fraud on a very large scale.

Inter-religious Integration Inclusion not intrusion

Over the past months Sri Lankans have been educated on two Arabic words: Halal and Haram (that which is permissible and not permissible). Unfortunately the circumstances of learning have been an unprecedented antagonism towards the Muslim community much deeper than the Halal issue.

Editorial - We need to become channels of peace

With Sri Lanka facing conflict after conflict and conflicts within conflicts, our leaders and others need to turn around to the hallowed middle path of conflict resolution before another calamity like the 1983 racial holocaust engulfs us.

ATTACKS on two Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks in Tamil Nadu

The attacks on the two Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka within three days in Tamil Nadu has angered many. The deplorable attacks have been condemned - and rightly so – severely by responsible representatives of all communities in Sri Lanka.

Enlightened Intellectuals A Vanishing Breed

Surrounded as we are by quantity and not quality, the loss of enlightened intellectuality is both dangerous and saddening.  When it has taken its toll on the highest seats of learning, it is to be taken note of very seriously.

Geneva debacle: Turn the searchlight inward - Editorial

The crisis that hit the Sri Lankan Government with the adoption of the US-led resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in Geneva on Thursday had reverberated in New Delhi with tidal wave after tidal wave hitting the ruling UPA Government.

The Arab Spring struggle in the Gulf States

By the lights of many in the Western world the monarchies of the small states that line the Persian...

Editorial : Corruption here, there, almost everywhere

The worst ever corruption scandals by politicians, public officials and private business magnates from top to bottom...

Ten years after Iraq war, the hell fires of disaster capitalism

Ten years on, the lies and deception surrounding the invasion of Iraq continue as a battered...

I hope my future will be brighter: Sirisena

General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena speaks to the Daily Mirror on the issues pertaining to the National Drug Policy and his political aspirations. He also addresses the incident that took place in Pasikuda and the threats to his life.

Need to develop scientific tests for examinations

Any change in the structure, content, methodology and objectives of a subject needs five years notice to the schools. It is only 5 years later that the change is allowed. This is the accepted norm in this case only, at the examination centre the student is confronted with this shocking state of affairs.

LIKE HIM OR LOATHE HIM WE'VE GOT TO LIVE WITH HIM

There have been rumblings against Sri Lanka in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu in recent weeks resulting in several Lankan establishments being damaged and several persons including Buddhist monks being assaulted.

Is Mattala airport a commercially viable project? - Editorial

Sri Lankans on Monday witnessed the opening of the country’s second international airport in Mattala, a location over 200 Kilo Metres from Colombo. The airport was built at a cost of US $ 209 million, a sum obtained from China as a loan.

Multilateral Legitimacy For Unilateral Intervention

These past few weeks, the Sri Lankan media and Indian officials have echoed US claims that its latest draft resolution is only procedural and, hence, will not harm Sri Lanka’s national interests and sovereignty.

WOMEN AND EMPOWERMENT - THE SRI LANKA EXPERIENCE

In recent years empowerment of women has been recognised as the central issue in determining the progress and status of women.