EDITORIAL - The Child’s name is tomorrow

In this decadent self-centred world of crime and corruption, one of the vilest offences is the growing trend of child abuse. For instance, in Britain last week, special Police.......

‘Muslims are an integral part of the nation’

Former diplomat, educator and peace activist Javed Yusuf in an interview over recent development says it is very unfortunate that when we as a country are facing a number of challenges on the international front......

Lost in thoughts

Two incidents which have taken place recently have had their impact on the people in this country , one is the Uva Provincial Council has been dissolved,....

EDITORIAL- The Govt. Calculus

Education Minister Bandula Gunewardena has come up with a new solution to solve the nation’s Maths problem.

Does Ukraine have a future?

When one sets out to answer the riddle about the future of Ukraine the answers that come depend to some extent on how far back one goes, but even if history casts a long shadow it is the events of the last half year, shaped by young demonstrators, mobs and militias, that dominate the narrative.

Mass murder in the sky: Stop this madness - EDITORIAL

If proof was required that the world has plunged into an era where judgment has fled to brutish beasts and world leaders have lost their senses, the two latest catastrophes provide the proof.

When disability is an ability

Great maestros who marked a revolution in the thinking patterns of people were not only great but were extraordinary. Beethoven mesmerised massive audiences with his evergreen pieces of piano sonata such as Appassionata and Waldstein.

Ramaphosa’s role remains unclear

One man who generated ample controversy, headlines and commentary last week was Cyril Ramaphosa, the Deputy President of South Africa and the Deputy President of its ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC) who visited Sri Lanka at the invitation of the government.

Inflaming the fuel crisis - EDITORIAL

Pandemic corruption, both financial and moral, caused or compounded by the breakdown of the rule of law and democracy, transparency and accountability, appears to be causing a cancer in most sectors of society including vital areas such as the purchase and supply of fuel.

Novel strategies to address fisheries issue

The arrest of Indian fishermen, found poaching in Sri Lankan waters, and their subsequent release while retaining their vessels to be confiscated has become a common...........

No intention of getting into politics: Murali

Muttiah Muralidaran is arguably the greatest off-spinner of all times and his record of 800 Test wickets, the highest by a bowler will remain unbroken for centuries.

EDITORIAL-A bold and essential move by BRICS

The BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- yesterday announced the creation of a US$100 billion bank and an emergency reserve fund.

Yes we are doing politics…but not party politics

One of the most serious allegations they have levelled against us is that we instigated the people. I dismiss and reject the allegation. Language is a relative thing. We should not look at the language, we should look at the point we are trying to make not how it is being said.

Only Jayasuriya opposes my entry into politics

In a recent interview, popular cricketing personality and Matara SLFP organiser Sanath Jayasuriya expressed his views regarding Minster Mervyn Silva’s...

EDITORIAL - Soar higher than kites for national unity

In this week for national unity in diversity and integration, we need to reflect upon and develop a vital factor – the inner healing of memories after three decades of war and about six decades of ethnic tension.

Seed and Water: Tyranny of the TNCs

Dr. Vandana Shiva, a leading ecological agricultural specialist, environmentalist and rights activist from India delivered a lecture on ‘Right for Seed and Water; A Campaign for an alternative development model’ recently. The event was organised by the......

Why can’t Parliamentarians be like Cricketers?

Responded with spunk to take both the limited over trophies in U.K. after being humiliatingly compared to a county side. Mind you, playing on their home grounds/in their weather conditions/before cheering home crowds.....

EDITORIAL - Gagging is not the answer

The Civil Society Collective (CSC), a coalition formed by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) said last Wednesday that the move by the National Secretariat which comes under the purview of the Defence Ministry to ban the NGOs.....

Unfortunate riots were not by chance

UNP MP PalithaThewarapperuma who was an eye witness to the recent riots in Aluthgama and surrounding areas was injured after a mob had attacked his vehicle while transporting victims......

Dengue Epidemic : Causes and Consequences

The government epidemiology unit reports that the dengue cases have already exceeded the 20,000 mark in the first six months of 2014. If the trend continues in the next few months, it can exceed the 2009 figure of 32, 7000.....

EDITORIAL - Dr Diyanath Samarasinghe; Your team has done you proud

In the mid 1980s the State Television started featuring a young psychiatrist whose striking presence and intellectual vibrancy saw him carving an iconic niche for himself on screen. In no time this young.....

Spiritual power to secular power

A topic that is being discussed today is being reviewed in the light of the Theravada monastic discipline and the 2600 year history of this country. Primarily a Buddhist monk is a full time student of spiritual quest and as such the rules of moral behaviour binding him are much more rigorous.

Esala - the month of religious festivals

In the snowy peaks of Himalayas and in the valleys of Ganga, Yamuna and Brahmaputra in Dambadiva- ancient India trees in the natural vegetation were laden with fruits and flowers during the month of Esala and it had been a festive season from time immemorial.

Pity the Children

Three Israeli teenagers were murdered on Palestinian soil. One Palestinian boy was burnt to death whilst alive in an apparent retaliation. Over the years of conflict thousands of children have been killed - many more on the Palestinian side than the Israeli.

Let all voices be heard

homas Jefferson, one of the founding fathers of the United States of America, has said that liberty depends on the freedom of the press and that it cannot be limited without being lost. George Orwell an English author deeply committed to democratic socialism and a sharp critic of totalitarianism has....

Gaza: God forbid, Israel again plays the devil

As the Gaza Strip is being reduced to smithereens once again in what is seen as a regular military exercise for Israeli troops, genocide appears to be an art. And which country is more skillful than Israel in committing war crimes and yet drawing little or no condemnation from the international community?

Thewarapperuma, UNP maverick or activist

At a time when the opposition United National Party (UNP) has been struggling to keep its head above political waters, it is rarely that a UNP parliamentarian dominates the headlines, but somehow Kalutara District UNP parliamentarian Palitha Thewarapperuma has done just that.

When brats brawl, let us all laugh - EDITORIAL

Harin Fernando made an impassioned speech in Parliament the day Dayasiri Jayasekera resigned, formally announcing his decision to re-join his deshapalana thimbirigeya (political place of birth), the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), and contest the elections to the Wayamba Provincial Council.

Aren’t Sri Lankans also humans?

South Africa’s role in SL’s reconciliation process

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, accompanied by his Ministers, walked down the isle of the parliamentary chamber on Tuesday...