To read the interview by Kelum Bandara with the Rajarata Medical Faculty teacher Dr. Channa Jayasumana that appeared in the....

For the first time since the famous Indo-Sri Lanka Accord was signed 29 years ago, India had this week officially and unambiguously.....

Today Hindus in Sri Lanka and in many parts of the world observe the Maha Shivarathri -the night long vigil and prayer offered to....

For Hindus world over, Maha Shivarathri is a purely religious ceremony of daytime fast and vigilance throughout the night. They....

The thorny issue on the appointment of the High Court judge from the Private Bar is brewing fast at a rapid phase, with conflicting statements, from various sources. Justice R. Kandiah Kannan is appointed from the Batticaloa Private Bar, allegedly

Basic Technology of Dendro Science (Wood working) by Channa Wijesekara is a great contribution to the Sri Lankan Dendro/ wood industry......

The present government came to power pledging to establish good governance. According to ?a publication by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission.....

“What kind of humans are we?” is the most crucial question  facing our country today. People from across the world, especially Sri  Lankan expatriates, come here to party.....

Russian Ambassador Alexander A. Karchava, in an interview with the Daily Mirror underscores the importance of his country’s relationship....

Ernest Rwamucyo is the High Commissioner of Rwanda to India. He is also accredited to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Prior to his appointment....

From the beginning of this month leading up to the fourth, I heard every day the drone of aircraft engines and watched aeroplanes....

The seventh guitar festival held by the Guitar Association of Sri Lanka was an improvement on the previous year, when this....

It is believed that Buddhism reached China through the Silk Route around first century A D, and subsequently all forms of art.....

This country has seen scores of elections (general, presidential and other) since its independence in 1948. But the....

Veteran journalist Dharman Wickremaratne released a book in December detailing the JVP’s second insurgency. This 880 page....

The global climate will change in the present century swiftly at rates unprecedented in recent human history. The risks....

I refer to the article headlined “Wigneswaran and puppeteering with Ghosts, by Mr. Malinda Seneviratne, in the Daily Mirror....

The diplomatic relations between Russia and Sri Lanka were established on February 19, 1957, but their history goes long before the Sri Lankan Independence.

What is this hullabaloo, to say it in colloquial terms about eating leaves. Did Dr. Rohan Wijekoon say the leaves should be eaten raw - No. He wanted the tender leaves cooked or in a form that is eatable. There is nothing wrong, because according t

A well-known figure in Buddhist circles, J.H. Karunarathna, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2017 at his residence at 33, Abeysinharama Road, Colombo 10. At the time of death he was 94 years old. Born in 1923 to a much respected Buddhist fami

The novel, “Gini Pupuru” (The Sparks) by Sarath Samarasekera is a story which can be read and finished in one breath continuously. It is a quite readable story that tempts one to read it over and over again as it is of a wonderful and u

The country once called paradise is now better known for the destruction of its land, people and its natural resources. We faced an extreme drought in the recent past. The destruction of forests in the hill region is one of the direct causes for the

The common saying ‘Art can take you anywhere’ is vividly proved if you happened to visit South Asia’s largest contemporary art exhibition ‘Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) 2016’ in Fort Kochi, Kerala.  Arts performances

Lord Baden Powell in his Last Message said – “But the real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness to other people. Try and leave this world a little better than you found it and when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in f

China and Sri Lanka are close neighbours enjoying traditional friendship. As early as 410 AD, the famous Chinese  (Fa Hsien) travelled to Sri Lanka, acquired Buddhist texts and preached Buddhism in the Island country for two years.

The Dailymirror sat with National Education Commission (NEC) Chairman Prof. Lakshman Jayathilaka to discuss the General Education Reforms following the presentation of NEC’s final report to President Maithripala Sirisena recently. Excerpts

Indian Express on February 10, 2017 reported thus: ‘The Chief Minister of the Tamil-majority Northern Province of Sri Lanka, C.V. Wigneswaran, has admitted that “some unfortunate incidents” of the past had inflicted wounds on the Mu

?The sat with National Education Commission (NEC) Chairman Prof. Lakshman Jayathilaka to discuss the General Education Reforms following the presentation......

Hearing of the increasing protests against the inhuman treatment of animals at the Dehiwala Zoo the Daily Mirror set out....

Following our recent exposé titled ‘Ragging continues to torment undergraduates’, on the alleged attack of a second year anti-ragging....