On a concept initiated by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, a ceremony to felicitate Dr. Lester James Peiris’ cinema masterpiece ‘Rekava’ (The Silver Line) that completes 60 years will be held at the Regal Cinema tomorrow.&n

The ‘rights of a woman’ has always been a topic of discussion in not only Asian countries but around the world as well. Although much progress has been made over the past few decades, 

‘Soaring Spirits and Shooting Stars’, the second book to be published in the year 2016, by author Lakshman Ratnapala, is as interesting and evocative as his first book ‘Flickering Fortunes’, published in February of the same y

Kadiresan woke up early morning, a couple of hours before sunshine, looked up towards the starless skies and let out a deep sigh; he knew it was going to be another scorching,

Secularism has become the buzz word for all those who wish to drive out Buddhism from public life in Sri Lanka, both overtly and covertly.  

The prevailing drought has caused water scarcity, food shortages and a potential threat of spreading diseases. Despite intermittent rain showers....

The weekend saw the United States of America enter a new phase in history. Thirteen minutes before noon on Friday, January 20, 2017, Donald Trump....

Each and every nation treasures a selected band of very special sons and daughters; the eminently gifted ones in any given domain of....

In all the tributes paid to the late Judge Weeramantry, no reference appears to have been made to the pivotal role he played...

Rev. Fr. Harold Panditharatne was a teacher par excellence. He had obtained two doctorates, one from the Università Urbaniana on...

With news about a shortage in water supply making headlines, many Sri Lankans have now become aware of the importance of this resource. However, 

A unique event that takes place later this month when Ven. Ajahn Brahmavamso conducts a residential meditation retreat....

Unable to cope with the horrific and reprehensible conditions of the prisons, powerful prisoners on the lookout for better facilities, get....

The American democratic process is flawed. Democracy means one person one vote. Democracy is at its best when all of its....

There are those things which you know, but it takes time to know that you know it. The New Year weekend turned....

No government can be sustained without giving measured doses of the rod to those in need of it. Unless the Yahapalkayas begin....

In “Silenced Shadows,” a collection of searing poetry just published, Sri Lankans mourn and challenge the enforced....

The recent death of three patients within a span of 48 hours at ward 69 of the Kandy Hospital forced a temporary closure of the.....

On July 22, 1970, while walking along the upper corridor of the Chemistry Department at Peradeniya, a tall....

Technological advancements are widely appreciated as they allow people to exert less manual effort and get things done in fractions of seconds. While such novelties are needed in this century that 

Internationally renowned musician and SAARC Cultural Centre’s first Deputy Director (Programme), Soundarie David Rodrigo believes culture is an important ‘soft’ diplomacy tool that could be used to bring nations together. Soundarie,

When a patient enters into one of our government hospital’s their first question would be, “will I get a bed?”

On January 9, in a dimly-lit court room of the Badulla High Court, five police officers and a civil defence officer were sentenced to death over the murder of 17-year-old Sandun Malinga from Megahakiula and assault of four others. 

President’s Counsel Kushan D’ Alwis, who served the Public Representation Committee that deliberated with people on Constitution making, says....

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP for the Jaffna District M.A. Sumanthiran, in an interview with the Daily Mirror, shares his views on...

Despite the departure of the Rajapaksas, the hinterland of Hambantota is very much in the news. The privatization attempt of Hambantota Port...

The President’s Office and the Office for National Unity led by Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (ONUR) has launched a mass....

The topic on which I speak- ‘The Reconciliation Process in Sri Lanka’- in fact holds special significance for us Sri Lankans...

It is a clinging paradox that many vicious wars and other acts of cruelty have been perpetrated by religious bigots justified by claims...

The increase in fines for seven traffic offences created much hullabaloo last month which resulted in an islandwide public...