The controversy surrounding private higher educational institutions

Mar­tin Lu­ther King, the lead­er of the Afro-Amer­i­can Civ­il Rights move­ment once said, “Change doesn’t roll on the wheels of in­evi­ta­bil­ity but comes through continued struggle."

The human race drained of all colour

 Is the human race under grave threat of extinction? What will it be? A Nuclear World War Three or another Great Flood or Ice Age that will wipe out the people from the face of the Earth? Many concerned people have described how imminent these threats are.

Power scramble in the China seas

In 1978 Deng Xiaoping, architect of China’s economic miracle, said the intractable problems of which country owns what in the East and South China Seas should be left to the next generation. He was right. China should keep kicking that can of worms down the road.

Last lines for Kannangara? - Editorial

Education is a word that would give any other word a good run for money in the matter of word-prostitution.  It has been and probably will be lip-serviced so much that if there was a metaphorical lip balm, supply will never be able to meet the demand of chaffed lips.

The life of a Nattami Carrying the burden of their lives There seems to be no silver lining behind

Pettah is a city which is famous for bazaars and open air markets. It is one of the busiest cities in the Island with many commercial establishments. It is a common site to anyone who would walk in to Pettah, to see people carrying humongous parcels or pulling carts with a heavy load of parcels.

public concerns debated in political humour

The question time began on a parliamentary day last week with Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa flexing his muscles on the MPs who tried to take a lot of time during the period allotted for questions and oral answers.

Mission to Mars from an unlikely candidate

Zambia is the only developing country which, seriously or not, had a programme to send people to outer space back in the 1960s. My heart goes out to the schoolteacher who, almost single-handedly, masterminded the Zambian Mars project.

‘Judiciousness of judiciary in peril’

There is a very serious deterioration in the Judiciary today. The appointment process of Judges to the Superior Courts, the Court of Appeal, the process of appointing members of important commissions such as the.....

Innocent patients in grave danger - Editorial

Medicinal drug prices are rising day by day with more and more people being unable to buy them due to increasing prices as there is little or no price control, monitoring or regulation.

The Budget and Me

As the second reading of the Budget for 2014 was passed and the third reading was pending in Parliament, the Daily Mirror spoke to a cross-section of people at the bottom line who are going to be benefited or affected by the decisions made by their political representatives.

Petite bourgeoisie mindset from any quarter amounts to radicalism

There is a discussion on the question of the commemoration of the Tamil liberation struggle and those killed in the war.

Editorial-Extravagance or simplicity?

As we enter a season which a market driven world has turned into a shopping and spending spree with displays of extravagance,

hypocritical protagonists of Commonwealth principles

The controversial CHOGM meeting has drawn to a close and we have heard ad nauseam, the term `Commonwealth Principles/values’ and of the alleged need for us to change our ways and abide by them.

Lessons Learnt at C'wealth forum

A sigh of relief - CHOGM is mercifully over– but watch for the fallout. Whether a supporter or detractor: unconcerned or uncommitted: that is immaterial- it is the aftermath that matters.

Felling of trees to pay EPF, ETF - Editorial

It was  worrisome to read the news item in our sister paper ‘The Sunday Times’ that the Cabinet had approved a proposal by State Resources and Enterprise Development Minister Dayasritha Tissera to.........

TRIBUTE TO A GREAT MISSIONARY MONK OF OUR DAY - VEN. SARADA, CHIEF PRELATE SINGAPORE

Five important Buddhist publications will be officially presented to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, by the Author Ven. Weragoda Sarada Nayaka Maha Thero, Chief Prelate Singapore.

Musaeus to Mirusuvil Building Bridges, North to South

Radio show host and author Steve Maraboli once said a kind gesture has the ability to reach a wound that only compassion can heal. . . Sri Lanka is presently healing a wound inflicted by an atrocious war that festered and ravaged the country for over three decades.

WE ARE NOT ABOVE THE LAW - Namal Rajapaksa

MP Namal Rajapaksa in his first interview to the English media gives a brief insight into his perspective and thoughts on a wide range of issues...

Fighting poverty in Munnakkaraya Community-based organisation in Negombo wins global award

The Mun­nak­kar­aya Co­op­er­a­tive So­ci­ety in Ne­gom­bo has been se­lec­ted to re­ceive this year’s Help for Self-Help glob­al award, be­com­ing the first Sri Lan­kan or­gan­i­sa­tion to win such rec­og­ni­tion.

Over 800 Inventors at ‘Sahasak Nimevum 2013’

Over 800 Sri Lankan inventors will display their inventions and innovations at the National Invention Exhibition, from November 30 to December 2 at the BMICH from 10 am to 5 pm.

CHOGM converted itself into a cheap holiday on government money

The United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Ravi Karunananayake, recently spoke to Daily Mirror expressing his views on the budget discussions, the aftermath of.........

The need to search for missing persons Submission to the Commission to Investigate Complaints Regard

In terms of the invitation published in the Media under your hand, dated 31st October 2013, calling for written submissions, I am pleased to make the under-noted submissions:

Slippery bananas - Editorial

In the fiery days of the cold war, some South American countries were known as banana republics because of their close links with the United States. That was in a figurative sense, but Sri Lanka appears to be going that way in a...........

Asia flashpoint for first nuclear war

Are we on the threshold of a world war? The current war-like activities in the East China Sea involving three big powers – the United States, China and Japan – are probably dragging the world in that direction.

North Korea, Iran and the USA The man in the middle

With a continuation of mutual willpower, the present accord should be a success and likewise the negotiations for a comprehensive, final agreement.

A matter of justice - Editorial

All three suspects in connection with the killing of a police constable and his wife in Matara have died within a week or so. One suspect was shot dead by the police when he allegedly tried to shoot at them while the other two had drowned in their attempt to escape.

Another first in Sri Lankan Medical History

For the first time in the med­i­cal his­to­ry of Sri Lan­ka an op­er­a­tion was per­formed to re­move a can­cer­ous growth ex­tend­ing from the rec­tum to­ the liv­er, us­ing the Lap­a­ro­scop­ic  An­te­ri­or  Re­sec­tion and Par­ti­al Hep­a­tec­to­my meth­od.

Revamping of an age-old concept ‘Learning by Teaching’ Striving to create an invaluable workforce

Grad­u­ate un­em­ploy­ment is at­trib­uted by some an­a­lysts to the poor con­tent of de­gree pro­grammes be­ing of­fered and the out­da­ted teach­ing meth­ods adop­ted.  Against this back­drop, the High­er Ed­u­ca­tion Min­is­try, as.....

A tribute to Dr. Joyce Gunawardene

Eight months have passed since the passing away of Dr. Joyce Gunawardene, former Consultant Microbiologist, National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS). Kalutara . Her death occurred silently as.....

Taking a long view of federal formula and power sharing

TNA has placed its testament of federalism as the Statement of its Policy at the Northern Provincial Council Election held on 11th October 2013. The voters have fully endorsed it and gave them 30 seats out of 38 seats of the Council.