eDITORIAL-Vision 2020 and the right to sight

The Health Ministry, one of the most important ministries in the Government, often comes under criticism for what it does or what it fails to do. One of the most enlightened plus points in the ministry is the vision 2020 charity unit whose main aim is to make the blind to see the world..........

This land does not belong to politicians

The country’s oldest community dates back to thousands of years. The Vedda community or the indigenous community held its annual Wariga Sabha (Council of the Clan) to take crucial decisions on behalf of its nearly 500,000 members.

Don’t be a helpless accomplice of falsehood and lies

“The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops – no, but the kind of man the country turns out.”

EDITORIAL - Dire need for professionalism in handling our foreign affairs

Never before has Sri Lanka been in such a great need for professionalism in handling the country’s foreign affairs. Because never before has the country faced an international investigation on the conduct of the government during the last stages of the armed conflict.

Is free education becoming a lost cause?

Education indisputably is, one of the most essential ingredients necessary for the advancement of a nation in all vital respects, encompassing social, economic, technological, political, environmental, cultural and other spheres......

‘Let’s sue the killers’

Smokers, their families, and organisations will likely file lawsuits against tobacco companies in Sri Lanka very soon” was the writing on the wall; well, on newspaper pages, to be precise.

Kadirgamar, Lanka needs you most today - EDITORIAL

Sri Lanka is facing its worst ever international crisis today and many independent analysts believe it is largely because of the mishandling of foreign policy by unprofessional and unqualified High Commissioners or Ambassadors.

Badulla District Ready Reckoner for UNP

Landscape in the district of Badulla fits an archetypical UPFA groove. Yet, Ranil Wickremesinghe emerged a comfortable winner in eight of the nine constituencies in the Badulla district --Mahiyanganaya, Passara, Badulla,Hali Ella,Uva Paranagama,Welimada,Bandarawela and.......

Better Roads, Increased Traffic, More Pollution

A recent news item stated that a  new network  of elevated roads on  concrete columns is going to be constructed in and around Colombo to ease traffic congestion.

Dump the culture of hatred

A recent letter to the editor published in a Sinhala Sunday newspaper caught my attention. It reveals the plight of a Sinhala Buddhist woman married to a Muslim. With the increasingly virulent hatred directed against our Muslims, the couple has been put under pressure to separate.

EDITORIAL - SriLankan-Mihin air merger not an option

Afew weeks ago Parliament was informed that the Mahinda Rajapaksa  International Airport in Mattala had only earned a little more that Rs.16,000 as revenue in May.

Significance of “VAS” the Rainy Season Retreat of Buddhist Monks

The purpose of this Article is to bring to light the effect of “VAS” which led to the crystallization of the Buddhist Monastic order and the beginning....

eDITORIAL-Millions drowning in water crisis

While millions of people in at least 11 districts are going through a wilderness experience due to the lack of fresh water for drinking,...

Don’t leave room for Tamil Nadu to bash Sri Lanka

Tamil Nadu’s Sri Lanka-bashing Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram is indulging in her favourite...

Hiroshima, shock and awe and a plan to annex Gaza

The rules of ancient warfare were apparently more humane than the laws that govern modern...

EDITORIAL : Coping with corruption

According to the vision of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the President...

EDITORIAL-The politics of crime

The allegations if not the realities that the criminalisation of party politics has lead to criminals themselves being in politics..

Foreign Panel: Knights in shining armour?

The United National Party (UNP) has consistently maintained that the opening of the floodgates of international scrutiny can be avoided only through...

SLFP readies for a presidential election

Confusion reigned   in politics for quite some time, as nobody knew exactly which main election will be conducted first by the government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Custodians of children are abusing the system

One of the leading educationists and social activists in the country, Mrs. Jezima Ismail is also the Commissioner at the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission. She has over three decades of experience working in the education sector. She was the principal of Muslim Ladies College and later was a Chancellor at university level.

What’s Ven Sobhitha Thera’s mission?

Once again the country or at least the Colombo social circuits are eagerly whispering about the ‘Common Candidate’ syndrome. I may be pardoned for calling this a syndrome as it is quite obvious that those who are intricately involved in the process and those who are waiting in the...........

Now no water for hundreds of thousands - EDITORIAL

What a shame, in a country that boasts of a unique irrigation system that supplied water for the entire dry zone in the past while blowing its trumpet on the current mega development projects and vows to be the wonder of Asia; millions of people are craving for a drop of water to drink.

‘things have happened against wishes of some people’

The question of political power that is wielded by women especially in the third world countries like Sri Lanka has been questioned from time to time by social activists,...

Doctors’ dispute at the National Hospital Differences of opinion resulted in the clash

Recently the police had to intervene to stop a clash between medical professionals who are representing two parties of the Government Medical Officers Association,..

WHO’S AFRAID OF THE COMMON CANDIDATE?

An election result divulges the northern mind more than a thousand words spoken.The North voted overwhelmingly for the former Sri Lankan Army Commander as against the Commander-in-Chief at the last Presidential Election. Indeed queer and bizarre.

A Govt. with priorities mixed up and messed up - EDITORIAL

While walking paths and arcades are being built in the city of Colombo with much zest and state sponsorship, the mother of three in Bissobandaragama, Hingurakgoda, ropes down a 30-foot well to dig out some water to quench the thirst of her children.

Can you see the Big Picture?

The present state of society, polity, economy and culture of Sri Lanka deserves a critical appraisal.

Laws, including the Constitution are blatantly violated today : Dr. Deepika Udagama

The following is an excerpt from the Deshamanya Professor Nandadasa Kodagoda Memorial Oration 2014  “We the People”: Reflections on Governance and Civic Engagement in Sri Lanka, delivered by Dr. Deepika Udagama, Head of the Department of Law......

EDITORIAL- Fight the Bigger Terrorist

It is indeed a pleasure to walk down Colombo’s well-manicured roads these days.

The Dilemma of a Minister

The Minister of Health has gone on record as saying that the ``Health Ministry is surrounded by four types of racketeers. They are multinational milk powder companies, multinational drug companies, multinational cigarette and alcohol companies and corrupt officials bribed by those multinational companies.