Back in 2000, when Sri Lanka’s Olympic medalist Susanthika Jayasinghe publicly accused a Cabinet Minister of wanting to have sex with her, her complaints fell on deaf ears. 19 years later, the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka’s (NOCSL) Wom

Deshabandu Karu Jayasuriya, M.P. and Speaker of Parliament will be paying respects to Maha Sangha in a ceremony to be held on 7th August presided by the Chief Prelates of the Tri Nikayas and attended by Maha Sanga, Members of Parliament, political le

It would be rather unlikely of a cricket enthusiast in Sri Lanka to be unfamiliar with the name Andrew Fidel Fernando. Be it on account of his well-worded cricket updates or the early morning mumblings on a popular radio programme, Andrew is the coun

Red, an exhibition of contemporary visual arts by a group of twenty women artists, will be inaugurated at the J.D. A. Perera Gallery, University of Visual and Performing Arts, on August 9 at 5 p.m. Red has been chosen thematically by the artists beca

The inaugural lecture of the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL) annual memorial lecture series will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Suhurupaya Auditorium (19th floor), Battaramulla.

Along with the confusion surrounding the method of pricing petrol for the Sri Lankan market, an analysis of the price of petrol over time in comparison to both US petrol prices and global crude oil prices appears to be timely.

Melroy Dharmaratne’s lyrics contain a peculiar, dualistic quality. It’s hard to get around it, except by going through his songs and placing them in the period which they were written in. The most memorable and best loved of them were, I believe,

Sri Lanka is a country with rich biodiversity. This green nation is blessed with highly diversified clusters of forests including Dry Monsoon Forests, Moist Monsoon Forests, Tropical Rain Forests, Wet Zone Mid-Country Forests and Wet Zone Up-country

Pathman who was born in Jaffna in 1938 and raised in a family of three boys, passed away in Hertogenboschon, in the Netherlands on July 19, 2019. Due to unfortunate circumstances, the family fell apart and Pathman was placed in a boarding school fro

As the Kandy Esala Perahera took to the streets yesterday it marked 100 years of the introduction of Ves in 1919 to this great ritual, bringing blessings on the people. It is difficult to find information on Ves and how it originated. There are cer

The piece written by columnist Vishwamithra on Wednesday, July 31 titled Mahinda Rajapaksa: Sculptor of a Brutal Political Architecture reminded us all that we are now on the threshold of yet another presidential election and that open season on the

Nine Muslim Cabinet, State and Deputy Ministers, along with two Provincial Governors collectively performed a pantomime when they resigned from their posts on Monday, June 3, 2019.

Information Revolution and News, a groundbreaking book written by versatile media personality, Sugath Rathnayake, was launched in Colombo recently. Delivering the keynote address at the distinguished....

As many as 275 drummers from the armed forces took part in a ‘kap’ planting ceremony held recently commencing from Aluthnuwara Dedimunda Devalaya.

A branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London (CIArb) has now been set up in Sri Lanka. It intends to pave the way for local arbitrators to be equipped with qualifications, integrity and expertise to better resolve commercial disputes. T

During its national day celebrations in Colombo, Egypt expresses its firm solidarity with the Sri Lankan Government and its people.

A diabetes screening and lecture programme were held recently at Hindu Ladies College, Saiva Mangaiyar Vidyalayam in Colombo 6. The event was jointly organised by the Teachers’ Guild of the college and life management coach Maruthai Ravindhiran

My first memories of Jean Aunty are from the suburb of Watapuluwa in Kandy where the Arasanayagam’s were our immediate neighbours. Our house was on a small hillock and they lived immediately below us. The compounds in the Watapuluwa housing scheme

The Duo Exhibition of Paintings which will be on August 3 and 4 in Colombo, will feature paintings by Sri Lanka’s renowned artist and sculptor Raja Segar and young artist Nisansala Karunaratne Rajapaksa. The Duo Exhibition will be held on August 3

Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) is a procedure where Transplant clinicians replace bone marrow that is diseased (or damaged) with healthy bone marrow. There are two main types of BMT namely; autologous and allogeneic. Autologous transplantation us

Technology plays a vital role in modern warfare. Developments in the field have often been used to advance military strategy and are competitively sought after. While the contribution made by the development of technology is undeniable, we have howev

In the previous article titled ‘Global waste trade : Is Sri Lanka the newest waste dumping ground?’ The Daily Mirror shed light on how 111 containers of waste reached the Katunayake Free Zone and has remained there since 2017. Over the past few w

Niroshini Gunasekera, the Professor of French at the Department of Modern Languages of the University of Kelaniya, was awarded the Chevalier title by the French Government in April 2019.

Imagine a girl turning permanently pale just before her wedding? This is one of many reported cases that was a result of opting for instant whitening creams. Gone are the days when girls opted for herbal products to achieve a fair complexion. Also go

In India, as in Sri Lanka, the absence of sub infeudation in the pre-colonial phase provided colonial officials with an opportunity to create a loyal local elite. What is generally assumed is that this elite class suddenly sprang from nowhere, and th

We all know that Sri Lanka is an agricultural country that has a rich agricultural history dating back over 2500 years. While agriculture contributes to 47.6% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), it forms the most important sector of Sri Lanka’s econom

Award-winning Movie Director, Chandran Ratnum took off from his busy schedule to plant trees with his daughter, Danara at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute premises recently. This Tree Planting Programme is designed to create an awareness on clima

The Sri Lanka College of Endocrinologists (SLCE) together with the South Asian Federation of Endocrine Societies (SAFES) and the International Society of Endocrinology (ISE) will be hosting Sri Lanka Endocrine- “SLENDO 2019” from August 1 to 3 in

The inaugural photo exhibition by the Sri Lanka Photojournalists Association (PASL), opened on Friday July 26 with President Maithripala Sirisena, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in attendance.

Daily Mirror Senior Sub Editor Furkhan Noordeen was conferred with Doctorate of Excellence in Management and Social Sciences (Honoris Causa) from the American National Business University and clinched the title of ‘Kirthi Sri Deshashakthi Samajasev