Retribution for dr. sex maniac

The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine, they say. The wheels of justice for...

Indo-Lanka fishermen’s crisis still unsolved

The fisheries issue has clouded India - Sri Lanka ties. The fishermen, from both the countries get arrested constantly.

IS A NEW CONSTITUTION  THE NEED OF THE HOUR?

In recent months the debate as to whether we need to continue with the Executive Presidential form of government has indeed become a major issue,...

eDITORIAL-Farewell Comrade Bala: Love’s Labour is not lost

In the decades before and after independence and specially after the Pancha Maha Balawegaya revolution of 1956 Sri Lanka’s trade union movement was...

AIA Education Plan for anxious parents

Sri Lanka is among the countries with the highest literacy rates in South East Asia and this has spurred children to become more competitive. Higher education for their children is the biggest concern for today’s parents, whatever the age and aptitude of their offspring.

Union Assurance comes up with new 5-year life investment plan

Union Assurance has a long history of innovation and quality. Continuing in this vein, UA management has amped up the company’s product portfolio, by addressing a need that was observed in the market for a short-term investment plan.

No ruler should be allowed to be at the helm for 18 years

Amid a surge in election related violence in the Uva Province, JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake,...

Men of the arena or men of straw

When liberal values are under attack, the first to react to the attack almost always happen to be the intellectuals, academics and artistes;

EDITORIAL - One-Health: humans, animals and the environment

Sri Lanka’s most prestigious Peradeniya University will be taking an important and enlightened step this week when it holds the One-Health International...

"my life is in danger"

How can I injure myself? How can I lie by the road side naked with my hands trussed up?  I was a Buddhist monk who had to go into hiding for about one year to escape harm

Modi’s wake-up message for Indians

On August 15, India celebrated her freedom from Britain.  Traditionally, the day begins with a speech by the Indian Prime Minister from the towering ramparts of the Mughal-era Red Fort in old Delhi.  First, the flag......

EDITORIAL - Rubber losing its bounce

The crisis in the local rubber industry has deepened as  prices continue to collapse. At the latest rubber auction in Colombo, the top grades -- Latex Crepe 1X and Latex Crepe 1, 2, and 3 were unquoted. The prices of Ribbed Smoked Sheet.......

Wariyapola girl teaches pervert a lesson

A video of a girl slapping a man at the Wariyapola bus stand went viral on social media sites recently. In a country where many women’s rights activists are active, so far none of the activists or such organizations had commented on the event.

Modi urged us to engage the Govt: TNA

While saying that the 13th Amendment to the Constitution provided the unit of devolution, Tamil National Alliance (TNA)...

Economic and Cultural Nationalism in the 21st Century

A peaceful, prosperous and equitable world order is what most people want to see during their life -time. Yet, climate change, global economic crises,...

eDITORIAL-We are poisoning our children

Despite the marvels of modern medicine including the latest 3-D nano technology, more people are falling sick more often...

Easy to criticise but it is difficult to perform

Who will do what is being done by us right now - we are doing a service to the nation.............

EDITORIAL - Who will rule the ruling alliance?

While the verbal battles for the political war of Uva rage on with many analysts predicting it would be a forerunner to a Presidential Election early next year, much attention is now focused on a bigger issue – whether.....

President Rajapaksa cannot contest for 3rd term, former CJ

While the question whether President Mahinda Rajapaksa could contest the Presidency for the 3rd term has become a hotly debated argument in legal and political circles, former Chief Justice and Constitutional expert, Sarath N. Silva says that President Rajapaksa.........

Make Russia a friend again

In his magisterial book “Europe”; Norman Davies writes, “Europe is a relatively modern idea. It gradually replaced the earlier concept of ‘Christendom’ in a complex intellectual process lasting from the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries.”

Libya : Whither goest this Nowhere Land?

Libya is fast sliding down a political abyss -- with world leaders not knowing whom to contact or who is in control of the country. Foreign governments are in confusion as to the status of the Libyan mission in their countries.

EDITORIAL : JACKIE REFUSES JUNK; SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The unethical or illegitimate promotion of questionable products including junk food, often...

Wariyapola incident the vice and the voice

Thilini Amalka, who made headlines in mainstream media and social media over the week was arrested by Wariyapola Police yesterday for the mere reason of slapping a man who had allegedly sexually abused her. She was also produced in court and given bail.

Sarath Silva opens Pandora’s Box

He is no stranger to controversy  but this week, retired Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva has opened a Pandora’s Box of legal arguments, claiming that President Mahinda Rajapaksa is not eligible to run for a third term as President of the country.

Woman behold thy place - EDITORIAL

Yesterday’s arrest of a girl for slapping a man who sexually harassed and humiliated her in public at the Wariyapola main bus stand, again brings to focus vital issues relating to women’s rights and the growing sexual abuse of girls including children.

Who is Negombo’s Godfather?

Negombo, a city well-known as a traditional hot spot for tourists, has now become a battle ground for two area politicians of the ruling United People’s Freedom...

Undeciphered order so vibrant in SL

Chaos, they say, is order undeciphered. Such undeciphered order is what is prevalent in Sri Lanka. All attempts by any quarter to decipher that disorderly ‘order’ is being met by extreme measures.

EDITORIAL - Where the treasure is, there the heart will be

With the campaign for the Uva Provincial Council elections getting more abusive verbally, legally and morally, the vital question that most independent analysts ask again is whether the elections will be free and fair or more like a greasy poll manipulated by.............

External intervention brings devastation and anarchy

We are not simply basking in the glory of a military victory, that is certainly not the attitude of Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa and of this country. On the contrary, we are reflecting deeply on the causes of the conflict, how it was that we were able to accomplish what is seen by the world as a miracle.

Can North Rule Sri Lanka? – Possible

Election procedure is flexed in such a manner the day is not too far away, when the Northern Province determines the declaration of the next President of Sri Lanka. Token assistance will be required from the Eastern..............