It was with profound Shock and grief that relatives, friends and colleagues received the sad news of the demise of Mr. W.S. Hulugalle of Kurunegala.   

During his presidential election campaign in 2015, President Maithripala Sirisena used photos of murdered ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen and missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda to criticise the state....

Three books authored by renowned scholar the late Kalasuri Arisen Ahubudu will be launched to mark his seventh death anniversary at 3.00 pm on November 8, 2018 at the Mahweli Centre in Ananda Kumaraswamy Mawatha.   

June 16 was a dark and dismal day in the calendar of my aunt Lakshmi and her daughter Christine who lost their beloved husband and loving father quite prematurely. Felix Dias Bandaranaike was 53 years of age. This year, it has been 33 years since t

On the occasion of 164th Sri Narayana Guru Jayanthi celebrations, Sri Narayana Guru Society of Sri Lanka will be unveiling a statue of Sri Narayana Guru Dev on Sunday Guru Jayanthi Celebration day November 11, 2018 at 4.30 pm at Sri Narayana Guru M

Deepavali is observed by Hindus that symbolizes victory of Light over Darkness, hope over despair, but today as the ruling class continues with its pre-colonial feudal system of rule of keeping a distance between the rulers and the ruled with &lsqu

The ‘Sinhala Only’ legislation of 1956 was immediately turned into a bogey by anti-majority propagandists to frighten off progressive political reforms aimed at redressing the historical injustices perpetrated against the nation by Euro

The lack of resources and knowledge in caring for the differently abled children, not forgetting the social stigma associated with them, has made life difficult and challenging for these individuals. They deserve to be treated better, shown more lo

The days of Lalith Athulathmudali and Gamini Dissanayake are history now. In fact, the prevailing political scene in Sri Lanka has left no room for gentleman politics. While politics was more often a money spinner with mud-slinging thrown in, it st

Public transportation now in Sri Lanka has developed to a certain extent that most people tend to use them. Modes of public transport in Sri Lanka comprise buses, cars, trains, tuk tuks (Three wheelers) and helicopters. Among the mentioned modes, t

President Maithripala Sirisena has purported to govern this country during the last week by presidential decree, without explaining to the nation how he placed a Government in office on October 26, 2018 without summoning Parliament.  The Const

Any experience is personal, something which I individually experience, to which I have an insight and to which I respond. The ‘Abba Experience’ is an experience of being accepted, it is an assurance that I am alright and that I am loved

Approximately every nine hours a rhino is killed in this world, and every 15 minutes an elephant is poached. Thousands of snare traps are used by poachers in Africa for game meat, and many a big cat and elephant also fall prey to these devices that

Hindus celebrate Deepawali (Also known as Diwali) as the day Lord Krishna finally subdued the demon Narakasura. Though this is the belief of Sri Lankan Tamils regarding Diwali, people of Southern India use the occasion to commemorate the conquering o

By Bandaranaikes, I mean, SWRD and Madam Sirimavo — and not their off-spring who interfered with the smooth operation of Party machinery and initiated its descending path making the task easier for the successive leaders to cause imminent destr

Saptha Kanya is one of those rare popular works of art which actually stood for something: in its case, the eighties. Like the music of Clarence Wijewardena and the voice of Rookantha Gunathilaka and the dubbed cartoons of Titus Thotawatte and the te

In the wake of the controversial appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, the glimmer of hope for post-war reconciliation promised by the Sirisena-Wickremasinghe Government has waned. The Daily Mirror spoke to activists

Many scholars, teachers and colleagues have written much about A.M. A. Azeez’s contribution to Muslim education, but very little is known about his thoughts in the sphere of Muslim Women’s education in Sri Lanka. Having benefitted greatly

In his collection of poetry ‘Maila Path Samanallu’ Sujeewa Sirimewan touches on different layers of the human emotions. Starting with an unconventional foreword and a dedication he offers the reader an experience of a different dimension.

144 years ago, Rev. Samuel R. Wilkin and Rev. D. Henry Pereira- the Founding Fathers of Wesley College Colombo – established the Leading Christian Methodist Boys School in Colombo. Throughout the years Wesley College has produced statesmen, nat

The very senseless murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Kashoggi which sparked an international outcry also raised concerns over the vulnerable state which journalists....

The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 has been awarded to Dr. Dennis Mukwege from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nadia Murad from Iraq, two brave warriors in...

The EWC will conduct a workshop on the novel on Saturday 3 November 2018 from 9.00 a m to 1.00 p m at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies...

Attorney Lokuge has served the Bar during 30 years of private practice engaged in criminal and civil work in both original and appellate courts....

A prison is a place where criminals and wrongdoers are detained. Being imprisoned is the worst experience which one ever enjoys in ones lifespan. It sounds odd when it is said that prison is also a place where inmates can master their talents. We h

The Ceylon Scooter Club is planning a charity programme called “CSC – Manusathkara Charika 2018” to aid the inhabitants of Galamuduna, a remote village in the Badulla district. During a visit last September, the CSC team was infor

While young children of her age are playing and freely enjoying beauty and the glamour of the nature in the village, an eight-year old little girl, Dinara Sandakalani in the same village in Lunugamvehera devotes her entire time after school to do t

My association with Dakshitha Thalgodapitiya began when both of us were at Ananda College. That was an eon ago, so to speak. Dakshitha entered Ananda as a migrant from St. Anne’s Kurunegala while I just had to move, more or less, across the r

Foreign assistance has been a hot topic in Sri Lanka lately. Earlier Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe talked of loans taken by the previous regime to the tune of US$ 4 billion the other day and said this too had contributed to the country’

Who is a Prime Minister?  An ancient British Monarch with German origins, and who did not speak English needed an interpreter to translate his addresses to the board of Ministers. He chose one among them who knew both the languages for the pur