Role in social issues for creative artistes - EDITORIAL

The role of creative, imaginative musicians and other artistes in reviving Sri Lanka’s historic culture and civilization was underlined by President Maithripala Sirisena when he spoke at the 2015 State Music Awards Festival on Thursday. 

Elephant in the room:

?I have begun to dislike elephants.  My fellow villagers have the same sentiment about the menacing elephants in and around  our village.  I have no doubt you will see the rational of our position in this regard.

Urbanisation and leveraging Economies of Agglomeration

The urban population of Sri Lanka has reached, over the past few decades, a staggering 48%...

Sangayana for the betterment of the Buddha Sasana

Many voices are being heard from many quarters on the need to conduct a Sang?yan?...

A sensitive issue is to be regularised legally Separating ‘Hate Speech’ from freedom of speech

Inevitably anybody would be reminded of the anti-Muslim propaganda campaign carried...

EDITORIAL - Shared progress and prosperity

Sunday, December 20 is International Human Solidarity Day and this year’s celebration comes...

President and PM agree to have LG polls before April 10

President Maitripala Sirisena had made a special point at last Saturday’s All Party Conference. “Although woman candidates were fielded  in the past, even woman voters were not keen to elect them”, the president had remarked causing peals of laughter in the audience that included Prime Minister Ranil

Even when we yawn it draws attention;

For the past few weeks, Yasara Abeynayake became a much talked about media personality especially among the followers of social media.

Mobilizing Members on a Mobile Matter

 After Ven. Maduluvawe Sobitha Thera, the ‘National Movement for Social Justice’ is not likely to play the role of foremost pressure group or make a significant impact in the present political arena. The prelate understood the root as a fault in the system and the need to rectify 

Prevention of Genocide

“Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant…that place must, at that moment, become the centre of the universe”- Ellie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate.

Migrants Day; Save our mothers, save Mother Lanka - EDITORIAL

Tomorrow is International Migrants’ Day and the United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon in a message to mark the event says the world needs to reaffirm its commitment to shape diverse and open societies that provide opportunities and lives of dignity for migrants.

Future of politics in the country and the vision of the government

Q What is happening  today in the country? The country is heading in the correct direction. New government completes its first year on January 8 next year. Rainbow revolution is not yet  one year and only four months  for the consensus government.

War and peace

The 19th and 20th century politicians were dreamers and philanthropists driven by honest and sincere desire to help the fellow human beings to improve their lot with dedication and genuineness. 

‘Dothak Kavi’ by Ariyawansa Ranaweera

Ariyawansa Ranaweera is a deceptively simple poet. He has an uncanny ability to juxtapose ideas, to take simple imagery from every day life and read a great many things into it. 

Making waves

“Muwan Palessa”, or “Lama Pitiya Songs”; no one can forget these programmes because Sri Lankans knew them intimately. Sri Lanka Broadcasting Cooperation (SLBC) commemorates its 90th anniversary today. 

Beware: Chemical warfare by TNCs - EDITORIAL

The economics of politics and the politics of economics being connected nationally and internationally, what we see to a large extent in developing countries such as Sri Lanka today is a subtle form of economic neocolonialism with the air power being given by transnational corporations (TNCs).

“We have to be one step ahead of the criminals at all times” -Sarath Jayamanne

‘Yali Mavena Aparadayak’ is a book authored by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) and President’s Counsel Sarath Jayamanne and is an attempt to fill a void of Sinhala literature on the subject of criminal.....

Budget 2016 is a pain to the working class

Would the maiden budget of the government be instrumental in fulfilling promises made to the nation together with assurances of lifting economic burdens shouldered by the people is a question that......

The Constitution Day of India

“We need a robust campaign from civil society” said Dr. JayampathyWickramaratne, President Counsel and MP, at the first Constitutional Day of India. The ceremony which was held at the.....

Dilemma of The BASL

The Bar Association is the most powerful professional body in Sri Lanka established in 1974, amalgamating the traditional Law Society and the Bar Council  creating Attorneys- at -Law in place of Proctors and......

Post-war SL-Canada Relationship

The Canada-Sri Lanka relationship has developed over fifty years involving various sectors - socio-economic, political, trade and government-to-government projects.

Why deterrent conventions fail - EDITORIAL

Last week, Sri Lanka signed the International Convention on Enforced Disappearances on International Human Rights Day, which fell on December 10. Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera, announced.....

Ranil: Let’s promote consensus

The following is the speech delivered by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Annual Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration of the  Colombo University Alumni Association at the BMICH.....

Time to undo edifices of Rajapaksa cult

No matter his excesses, ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be remembered as the political leader who defeated terrorism that blighted this country for three decades. His predecessors failed in......

Going green to regain our Paradise - EDITORIAL

One of the National Unity Government’s New Year gifts for Sri Lanka will be a comprehensive plan to produce the food we need in Sri Lanka itself without depending on imported junk foods......

Trump and Friends

US Republican presidential runner Donald Trump has put a foot with a smelly sock in his mouth, making many fellow Republicans fear for the future of the party, by calling for a ban on Muslim migration into the US.

There ought to be a hall of fame for mamas - EDITORIAL

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday announced in Parliament the good news that the Local Council Elections will be held before the National New Year in April and the even better news that laws will be introduced for 25 percent of the seats to be reserved for women. 

Monarawila Keppetipola Mahanilame : A true rebellion

?The marketing phrase that independence for Sri Lanka had been won without shedding a drop of blood is a fallacy. People over the years, since the advent of foreigners to our shores from around 1505 have fought to regain independence of the territory they had forsook.

Corruption even the Fourth Estate is prone to it

Wednesday this week (December 09) marked the International Anti-corruption Day...

History made:Opposition votes in favour of second reading of Budget ; Sampanthan’s dual struggle for

Demonising other communities is a comfortable way to be popular for many politicians...