EDITORIAL - Robin Hood style budget

It is no secret that the revised budget presented by Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake on January 29 to Parliament delivered heavy blows to certain businesses. It contained several one-off taxes and a controversial retrospective tax on companies who have posted over Rs.2 billion......

Proposal for a “hybrid” system without preferential votes

There is no doubt that the Proportional Representation (PR) for Parliamentary Elections in Sri Lanka  has unfortunately resulted in an inevitable struggle for preferential votes, and in-fighting among.......

What thinks Rajapaksa about current democratic reforms?

Changes that have taken place in the country during the past three weeks are simply unbelievable.

Minimum Programme for New Government

While the change of regime following the presidential election has raised popular expectations,...

Robin Hood’s Plum Tax

Dailymirro rounds up comments and detail on the Mansion Tax mentioned in the mini budget presented on Thursday.

Rays of hope from rainbow revolution - EDITORIAL

Rays of hope flicker across the sky as a new Sri Lanka - committed to good governance, democracy and social justice...

The Bar has been vindicated -Upul Jayasuriya

It is common knowledge that, the unwavering stand of the Bar was that,...

Justice in the court of conscience - EDITORIAL

The biggest issue in Sri Lanka’s independent judiciary came to a climax on Wednesday with Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake saying,...

SAUDI’S PRO-WEST SHARIAH POLITICS

Old men cannot dye their hair and beard black and women cannot appear in public places without...

PACK UP AND GO, MR. TOBACCO

Much attention was focused on the new National Unity Government’s first revolutionary budget...

‘TO PUT THE SYSTEM RIGHT, WE HAVE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS OUT OF THE BOX’

In an interview with , the newly appointed Deputy Minster of Justice, Sujeewa Senasinghe, a prominent lawyer...

Dayasiri’s contradictions

  Political melodramas are the most entertaining ‘reality shows’ that are catered to the public at all times. During the recent presidential election, the most popular word in the vocabulary was defection. 

MR should apologise for Basil’s departure Champika

Minister of Power and Energy and JHU General Secretary Patali Champika Ranawaka in an interview with dailymirror spoke on the anti-corruption drive of the JHU, the corrupt deals that have been exposed so far and........

Independent Commissions Necessary improvements of the 17th Amendment

?Presentation to Parliament of a Nineteenth Amendment, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and re-instating the Seventeen Amendment, a basic constitutional measure relating to independent commissions, has been declared to be a core element of the current 100-Day Parliamentary programme.

Healthy gift for Independence Day - EDITORIAL

A?fter a delay of almost ten years with several attempts to derail or dilute the life-saving move, the Bill to implement Prof. Senake Bibile’s National Medicinal Drugs Policy (NMDP) is finally in shape and will be presented to Parliament next week.

Tissa regrets his plunge at the deep end

Former General Secretary of the United National Party (UNP),..

Listeria ride on American apples Stop eating apples; it’s not worth the risk

“An apple a day will keep the doctor away” is a common proverb; but, whether it truly plays a role towards a healthy lifestyle....

Sri Lanka has spoken Learning from Political Misadventures

As the President Maithripala Sirisena reiterated in his maiden speech, the need to create a new political culture indeed is aimperative.

Going in the right direction - EDITORIAL

The new government seems to be going in the right direction.

they attempted a coup, but failed

?Coming in at a time when many changes are set to take place, newly appointed Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mirror sheds light on some of the more sensitive and topical issues prevalent in the country. Here are a few excerpts.... 

Democracy without Opposition and the NUA

?In the early hours of 3rd December 1998 a meeting was convened at the official residence of the late Minister and Leader of SLMC, M.H.M. Ashraff. Among those present at the meeting........

The promised RTI Bill - EDITORIAL

I?n spite of the fact that the introduction of a Right to Information (RTI) Bill is one of the main promises made by President Maithripala Sirisena and the present government during the........

SF: Unlawful military deployment is military coup

Democratic Party Leader General Sarath Fonseka in a candid interview with the Daily Mirror spoke on his role in the new government,...

THE DHASA RAJA DHARMA AND THE DELIVERY OF PROMISES

The effectiveness and efficiency of a country’s public service is vital to the success of development activities, sound financial management, administrative policy, efficient and fair collection of.....

Maithri Palanaya: Beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing

With the all-party National Unity Government headed by President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe moving into its third week, much attention is focused on massive corruption in mega deals of the Rajapaksa regime and how the new government will deal with this unprecedented plunder of public money.....

‘China’s economic presence in SL needs to be reduced to eliminate corruption’

The newly appointed Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake recently revealed that steps have been taken to transfer funds,...

64th death anniversary of A. F. Molamure The Controversial Sir Francis: Speaker who collapsed while

He Chaired both first sittings of the State Council [1931]and House of Representatives[1947]; ran Panamure....

Let justice prevail-Editorial

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, said the legendary Martin Luther King,...

Election night coup What really happend?

?Earlier this week, Indian media quoting new External Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera reported there was a  fear of a real coup in Sri Lanka during the early hours of January 9, when it was becoming evident to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa that the poll results were not in his favour. 

TERRORISM: WHAT WENT WRONG AND THE WAY FORWARD

Why is Islam violent? The question is all over the Internet and there are a multitude of answers...