Universal access to sexual and reproductive health

Sexual and reproductive health has been a sensitive issue that has been discussed over the years in Sri Lanka. Amid issues such as teenage pregnancies, sexual harassment, child abuse and other crimes.....

If the Premier cares about media freedom, here is something he can do

Prime Minster Ranil Wickremesinghe has criticized the media over its conduct during the Rajapaksa regime. In other words, is blaming the victim for the rape. At the Thai Pongal festival in Jaffna, he accused the.....

Cattle slaughter; Who is the ‘Gona’? - EDITORIAL

The National Government has assured that practical and effective steps will be taken this year to consolidate multi-racial and multi-religious unity by finding just and fair solutions to issues that......

Obama’s success in foreign policy

Make no mistake Barack Obama is going to go down in history as one of the great American Presidents. At home he has confronted poverty, ill-health, racism, gun laws, unemployment, immigration and the criminal justice system 

Harvest of goodwill for national unity - EDITORIAL

?At high-noon in Jaffna yesterday, the National Thai Pongal festival turned out to be of deep significance for the rebuilding of a multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural unity in diversity.

Poverty and geo-strategy in North Korea’s nuclear fusion

Six days after fireworks around the world ushered in the New Year, a mighty blast setting...

EDITORIAL - Thai pongal: Let’s decide to go green

For the first time after about 60 years, Sri Lanka’s Tamil community and the main Tamil political...

The habit of getting it wrong by design; Demonising Constitutional changes the pot calling the kettl

Sri Lanka has a long history of its efforts to find a solution to the protracted ethnic problem...

The British Government is ready to help Sri Lanka

Like many, I await the wonderful Thai Pongal celebrations eagerly, but this year they take...

Thai Pongal – Thanksgiving Ceremony of Farmers

In a bid to thank nature’s spirit – the Sun and farm animals; Tamils - the farmers in particular...

Bikkhu Vinaya; who should decide?

Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri has made a relevant observation drawn from the notion of citizenship...

Is the UNP SLFP Cohabitation Destined to end

It did not come to pass as originally planned because political parties and groups including the SLFP section in alliance with the government had strong reservations about the content of the resolution.

Put aside narrow political agendas for personal gain

Sri Lanka’s first post-independence Prime Minister Don Stephen Senanayake (DS) laid a strong foundation for the country and its people to rise above communal and religious rivalry. His untimely death left a vacuum that was hard to fill.

Protect Mother Lanka by protecting our mothers - EDITORIAL

Reading the online population clock yesterday afternoon, we learnt that Sri Lanka’s population was 21,104,713 with 10,691,994 or 50.7 per cent female and 10,412,719 or 49.3 per cent male. 

Craving Giving Birth to Inhumanity

Every child has a dream. But not every child is lucky enough to see his/her dreams come true. Many children are blessed with all luxuries in the world, while so many others find life is an uphill task.

Limping good governance… who is at fault?

In modern Sri Lankan history, two elections stand out as watershed elections: firstly the 1956 General Elections in which a coalition of left-wing parties (Mahajana Eksath Peramuna) led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) of S W R D Bandaranaike was elected and secondly,

Humans and animals can live in harmony says Otara

When we hear of ODEL, Otara Gunewardene comes to mind. Since its inception, Otara and ODEL had always remained synonymous and inseparable in every way. 

‘Ho Gana Pokuna’

‘Ho Gana Pokuna’ is the best children’s film made in this country since Titus Thotawatte’s ‘Handaya’. It has style, panache, humour and a refreshing ability to tell us the story without special effects. 

Building unity - EDITORIAL

The new National Government, having restored democracy, judicial and media freedom to a large extent, is now moving into the second crucial stage of sustainable eco-friendly development intended to bring about a just society with a more equitable distribution of wealth and resources.  

In developing Sri Lanka under 'Good Governance' ‘From island to continent’ should be the theme -

The Daily Mirror met Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Megapolis and Western Development for an interview.....

Stagnant lives of the Meeriyabadda landslide victims Women and children most vulnerable

Victims of any natural disaster  are in a state of shock, panic, stressed out and helpless. They live with trauma.  Women  and children are often vulnerable in this context and face many discomforts, especially those.....

We represent them; sorry, YOU! - Psychology of Front Groups

Manipulation of  how we think and what we think has always been the greatest strategy of those who want to control us. The corporate world, arguably led by, historically as well as methodologically, the tobacco and.....

Mr. Sampanthan, do not forget, you are the Opposition Leader - EDITORIAL

What is Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan’s stand on the alleged involvement by Colombo District UNP parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra in the abduction of a youth from a shop in Dematagoda.....

Illegal migrant workers go At their own risk – Thalatha

Foreign employment, one of the biggest contributors to the Sri Lankan economy has become one of the darkest topics to talk about today. With numbers rapidly increasing, foreign employment is another factor......

Enrique factor: A case of women undress without exposing ?

Female fans invading the stage; their intimate apparel flying over the artistes when popular singers perform are common occurrences though it happened for the first time in this thrice blessed......

Nim him sewwa maa sasare: Creating musical magic

“Ganga Addara” is a popular song which has undergone several covers, including one by the Sound Asia Academy, and another excellent one by Billy Fernando. But the most interesting version to......

ISIS activity in SL: What is the Govt. doing?

Last week Defence Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi acknowledged that ‘at least 36 Sri Lankans have gone to Syria’and that ‘some of them have joined the ISIS’.  That was after the Sunday Time.....

Dialogue from division, peace from war - EDITORIAL

As the yahapalanaya or Maithripalanaya government launched on its second crucial year with the focus being on a  midterm strategy for sustainable eco-friendly development and social justice, it......

What really does ‘The Parliament’ stand for?

Parliament is supreme. Parliament is the creation of the people of this country through a universal suffrage. It is the voter who gives the mandate for Parliament to function as Parliament to regulate legislations to govern them. 

How the UNP came to adopt Maithripala Sirisena

January 8 is remembered for change. First there was the brutal killing in broad daylight of Journalist and Editor Lasantha Wickramatunga who stood out exposing the excesses of the Rajapaksa regime.