Poverty eradication: EU’s commitment to dignity for all

This joint Opinion-Editorial is by H.E. Ms Rita Giuliana Mannella, Italian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, H.E. Denis Chaibi, EU Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, H.E. Holger Seubert, German Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the

The fate of the Amazon hangs in the balance

While the news is bad from almost everywhere in the world, the return of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil to challenge incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro is something to cheer about. Another round

Indian Credit line meant for medical drugs used for fuel, other payments

A shortage of 170 drugs was reported from government hospitals recently. Many say that the severe economic crisis is the reason for this shortage. But it was revealed that the drug shortage....

Class to the Fore

Sri Lanka’s economy is sinking deeper and deeper into an economic depression. The working peoples’ day to day lives are breaking down with food inflation on the order of 80% to 90%. Yet, over the last....

Inflation, CoL, hunger could lead to unrest, uprising - EDITORIAL

Inflation is the topic at the tip of every Sri Lankan’s tongue these days, given the skyrocketing prices of goods. Making matters worse prices seem to rise from day-to-day. Inflation is the phenomenon....

Will Anura Kumara step down and allow Harini to lead?

Ravi Nagahawatte writing under the catchy title, “What does Patali know about politics that Harini doesn’t know?”, [Daily Mirror -14/10] - says, “…. we see two forces....

STATESMANSHIP IN GOVERNANCE - NOT DENIAL TO BUY TIME

The National Peace Council (NPC), an independent and non-partisan organization that works towards a negotiated political solution to the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, has issued a statement....

Amitabh Bachchan: Evergreen Emperor of Hindi cinema turns 80

Well-known Hindi film actor Amitabh Bachchan celebrated his eightieth birthday on October 11. The veteran thespian continues to be active,

Free media vital for a vibrant and accountable democracy

Traditionally democracy’s four major pillars have been the executive, the legislature, the judiciary and the free media.

Electoral changes at this juncture: Stabbing with a golden knife

President Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 9 made several suggestions to the country’s electoral system during a meeting with a group of professionals at the Presidential Secretariat.

What does Patali know about politics that Harini doesn’t know?

Sri Lanka is going through great pains to get its economy in order after the country’s lawmakers pulled the island to a state of bankruptcy by obtaining loans which were used on useless projects. The bubble....

Australia - Sri Lanka relationship: A gold standard partnership that stands the test of time

Rear Admiral Justin Jones CSC RAN, Commander of the Joint Agency Task Force Operation Sovereign Borders and Lucienne Manton, Australia’s People Smuggling and Human Trafficking Ambassador....

PAFTA condemns harassment of anti-raggers

Peradeniya Arts Faculty Teachers’ Association (PAFTA) in a statement has strongly condemned the conduct of a certain group of undergraduates who called themselves ‘Raggers’ and unleashing violence against....

Let’s think of the child who hasn’t had a meal - EDITORIAL

Sri Lanka is a country that needs a lot of food now to feed many hungry mouths. Something that alarms us is that many of these mouths are that of children. Many programmes have been....

Crimea bridge blast: When terrorism is not terrorism

Saturday’s devastating blast on the bridge that connects mainland Russia with Crimea, which is now under Russia, is, no doubt, a terrorist attack. It cannot be labelled as an act of war or brought under....

PPP model better option for public enterprises with strategic importance- German expert

Andreas Hergenröther, a German economic expert with speacial knowledge about Asia, shares his insights on the merits of Private Public Partnership (PPP) models for Sri Lanka to revive the economy. He underscores...

‘Year of the Girl Child’ and abuse of children

October 11 is commemorated the world over as the year of the ‘Girl Child’.The International Day of the Girl Child was first focused on, at the Beijing Declaration in 1995 at the World Conference on Women in Beijing.

India shows its hand in Geneva

Indra Mani Pandey. Remember the name. He’s India’s Permanent Representative in Geneva. He’s no novice in matters diplomatic, having joined the service more than 30 years ago.

Protest justified, but No to toddlers used as human shields - EDITORIAL

The people of Sri Lanka are going through extremely difficult times. They are hungry and rightfully they are protesting. This is especially....

Heavy toll of reporting SL’s mass protests: “We are gasping for breath”

On April 1 this year I awoke to over 500 messages that had accumulated on my phone overnight. For weeks, my home country of....

From Middle to Low Income: A new low of self-degradation

The Cabinet this week will take up a proposal to voluntarily downgrade Sri Lanka from a Middle- Income Country to a Low-Income country.....

Chicanery over Constitutional reform - EDITORIAL

The abolition of executive Presidency in general and the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution currently are best two cases.....

The geopolitics of voting on the Sri Lanka resolution at UNHRC

Looking at the voting on the UN Human Rights Council’s resolution on Sri Lanka on October 6, it appears that the decisions taken....

60th Anniversary of the Field Officers’ Association of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd

An all-religious ceremony and a milk rice alms offering was held at Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy on 16.09.2022 to Mark the 60th Anniversary.....

Needs, wants and destructive greed

Our country, in the words of no less a person than our president, is bankrupt. To use a colloquialism, we are ‘stone broke’. Our international debt which we are unable to repay and have defaulted stands at a staggering US$ 51 billion.

22nd Death Anniversary World’s First Woman Head of State –Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Volumes have been written on her ‘Temple Trees’ days but her nursery, pre-teen, adolescent and young housewife times at ‘Ella

Within five years every person will be protected by early warning systems

Sri Lanka is facing the worst disaster since independence in 1948. Though the new President Ranil Wickremesinghe is taking practical steps nationally and internationally to reduce the heavy socio-economic burdens on the people,

Hounding protesters at the cost of GSP concessions

The government seems to be more interested in suppression of people’s agitations rather than looking into the root causes of them and resolving those issues for good.

No place in democracy for a bureau of political rehabilitation

The Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill presented by the Minister of Justice is a shocking legislative proposal that must be rejected by the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Showing teachers love must go beyond gifts - EDITORIAL

Much is spoken of students and their achievements, but seldom are teachers highlighted for their contributions made to the field of education. We all know that teachers draw paltry salaries. However....