In the heyday of constitutional achievement, it is right and fitting that the leaders in the struggle for self government should be remembered and acclaimed.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), now in its third or fourth month, is no longer a third force.

I pen these thoughts and reflections as a tribute to Ven. Soma Maha Thera of the Vajiraramaya on his 58th death anniversary.

“Dr. Malalasekera was an eminent scholar and a great Buddhist Leader in the World,” said the Supreme Mahanayake Thera of Myanmar, the Most Venerable Abhidhammaratha Guru Badantha Dr. Kumarabhiuwamsa Mahanayake Thera at a special gatheri

Whenever the young people I happen to meet insist, by implication, that I speak with them in English, they are nervous, and not because I can speak the language well. (For the record, I stutter very badly.) Rather, it’s because they want to c

He is a father of 11 children, passing the 103rd year of his life. This father, whose name is Pathiranage Edmond David Silva, was known as the ‘Maha Kalu Sinhalaya’ (a term used in Sinhala to describe a Sri Lankan with a dark complexion

Following campaigns led by candidates starkly divided on various issues, Sri Lanka on February 11 woke up to the news of a surprise win for the newly formed Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) backed by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

It is becoming overwhelmingly clear that politicization has ruined the achievement of the key objectives of holding an LG election. For example, in the process of garnering votes, one party was solely exploiting the image of its charismatic politic

Mother language or mother tongue is the language used and spoken by the mother, father and other members of the family of an infant.

As a Sri Lankan, I feel happy to be in Bangladesh on the UNESCO Mother Language Day for two simple reasons. Firstly, I belong to the ethnic group known as the Sinhalese who trace their origins to your land which was then called ‘Vanga’.

“It must be seen today, by the young of today,” Ranjith Rubasinghe told me over lunch. He was talking about Sagara Jalaya, Sumitra Peries’s fifth film, which I think is one of the three or four most perfectly constructed films ever

I have been riding since I was eight, but I started properly training in India back in 2015. And then in 2016 I went to Germany. I started competing last year in France. My last visit was to India. I think it’s genetic because my grand uncle an

EDEX not only empowers the youth in education and careers, but creates wonderful surprises for its youthful visitors.   

Humanity seeks peace and prosperity. Everybody wishes to be successful and happy in their endeavour. The question is are they able to achieve this despite their efforts. A careful observation of the world reveals that most of them enjoy either succes

The Moot Court and Debating Society of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo now host its thirteenth edition of the Faculty of Law Sri Lanka Schools Debating Championship.  The championship is held in English, Sinhala and Tamil. The prelimin

By using the freely-available Solar Power in a prudent manner and harnessing Solar Power Panels to generate power, the experiments so far conducted in finding a solution to the Energy crisis have proved to be a success, said  Dr. Sujeewa de Silv

Buddhadasa Galappaththi (Buddhi) is a prolific writer and Mediyamaka Kaluwara (Darkness at noon) is his fourth short story collection, though he is better known for his poetry and journalism.He has....

As Sri Lankans, we place less stress on the importance of personal space, possibly because of our collective culture and our emphasis on the importance of social ties. However, without understanding....

Deshamanya Mrs. Sivagamie Verina Obeyesekere or Siva Obeyesekere as she is popularly known was born to Amybelle Charlotte Valerie Corea and Louis Robert Clifton Dassenaike on the 7th of May 1929.

In the circumstances where 8 out of 10 kidney patients are dying without resources to undergo Dialysis, or a related donor to undergo a transplant, our Foundation ‘Kidney Transplant Support Foundation’ is proud to announce its latest proj

Born in Czech Republic and ordained in Sri Lanka Ven. Bhikkhuni Visuddhi is the abbess of Arama Karuna in Prostejov, the Czech Republic. Daily Mirror  interviewed this pioneering Bhikkhuni at Sumathipala Na Himi Meditation...

Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Maha Nayake Thera of The Malwatte Chapter with the consent of the Karaka Sabha of the Chapter has appointed Ven. Othnapitiye Wimala Thera as the Dvithiya Sangha Nayake of...

While new local and international construction projects are mushrooming in Colombo, the city is already reaching a stage where most of its decades-old buildings need immediate redevelopment. The Daily Mirror learned that neither the Municipal authori

A prominent film critic once said something to the effect that the worst directors tended to come from film schools, while the best directors tended to transcend the limits of academia that such schools imposed on them and their colleagues. While i

Anura Bandaranaike was a leader who lent colour to the political scene in Sri Lanka. He was one of those possessed of excellent personal qualities, superior intelligence and a very clear vision. He was an unrivalled orator in Parliament. His level

Elephants are becoming the not-so-gentle giants of the jungle! The last time you heard good about an elephant would have probably been in a history lesson and chances are that you will hear more evil about these giants in future.

I consider it an honour and a privilege to be provided with the opportunity to pay my tribute to the late Prof. J.E. Jayasuriya whose 100th birth anniversary falls on February 14. Unfortunately I didn’t have the privilege of being a student o

A team of ten from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa participated at the Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science (Sakura Exchange Program in Science) recently. The programme was implemented as a collaboration bet

K.P Malintha Perera, born on the 18th November 1995, was the first child of the family and the pride and joy of his parents. He was a happy and a healthy child until the parents noticed that he was lagging behind in speech, when he was around 1 1/2

‘On films Seen’ is a compilation of articles and film reviews written by veteran film critic K. S. Sivakumaran spanning the years 1990 to 2017. He says he is unable to trace some of the material written in the 1980s,