Buddha said,“Do not accept any doctrine from reverence, but first try it as gold is tried by fire.” Pristine Dhamma defaced by fairy-tale writers, ‘scholars’ for academic purposes and ‘analysts’ for self-glorificat

The contemplated hero here is neither a decorated warlord nor a blustery shogun that challenges the world to a duel. He does not strut the arena with a mighty weapon in his hand. There is no trigger at his disposal that can obliterate the face of the

Thursday October 13 was World Sight Day. It is the fourth year of the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s global action plan and the WHO affiliated International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) encourages its members and partners to

The Buddhists identify the present period as the, “Gautama Samma Sambuddha, era. It is said that the appearance of a Buddha in this World is one of most extraordinary and unique events.The sublime chronicle ‘Anguttara Nikaya’, in on

It was Indian Minister Nalin Gadkari who even went to Manila, to the ADB, to get them to fund the bridge from Danushkodi to Sri Lanka, or even a tunnel across the Palk Strait; the question then was why this man is so keen, keener than Jayalalitha or

The two hundredth anniversary of the advent of the American Missionaries to Sri Lanka falls on October 16; they arrived in 1816. 

Politicisation of human rights or trying to gain political mileage from human misery is undoubtedly 

The TNA leadership has every right to take a stand on any national issue. They also have a special 

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has embarked on a mission to win over the minority 

‘World Standards Day’ is celebrated internationally each year on October 14, since 1970.     

At a time when the independence of the judiciary is being restored with little or no political 

The newly emerged ‘selfie culture’ has created havoc and tragedy in the lives of many. A ‘Selfie’ 

There are some fundamental differenes between moderates and extremists that go beyond the obvious degree of flexibility. Extremists are upfront, moderates are cagey. Extremists may believe (even if they don’t say it) that the fact of extremism

Sri Lanka has been struggling for several decades to get rid of the problem of water shortage  during the drought in many provinces and we are still transporting water by bowsers to the areas where there is no water.  

Deputy Minister of Public Enterprise Development EranWickramaratne, in an interview with Dailymirror, says preferential market access to India is always important. He says the current Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India should be expanded from

Home-grown entrepreneur and Chairman of Ceylon Biscuits Limited Mickey Wickramasinghe, in an interview with Dailymirror, says the Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) is a camouflage for the Compressive Economic Partnership Agree

With much more diagnosis and treatment required for the restoration of a health service where the well-being of the patients is given top priority, the Sri Lanka Medical Association’s three senior general practitioners have made an enlightened

Dr. Kapila Jayaratne MBBS, MSc, DCH, MD (Community Medicine) Consultant Community Physician and the President of the Perinatal Society of Sri Lanka discussed child, mother and prenatal care situation in Sri Lanka with the Dailymirror. Excerpts:

The greatest ever English poet and playwright William Shakespeare has mentioned in a play that it is the paramount duty of all human beings to give a patient hearing to sick people as many of us do not focus any attention towards them.  

Sri Lanka’s maritime zone is gifted with rich marine bio diversity and is home to a wide array of aquatic species. As such the Bay of Bengal, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Bay which together delineates the International Maritime Boundary Line

Joint Opposition MP Udaya Gammanpila said the results of elections to various Cooperative Societies were reflective of the ground 

If Pakistan had been our neighbour and we had Muslim majority provinces, we would probably have 

Mano Ganesan, Minister of National Co-existence, Dialogue and Official Languages and leader of the Democratic People’s Front (DPF) and Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA), is well-known for his campaign for unity and a united Sri L

It is an accurate description of this phenomenon that has elevated some communities to the pinnacle of glory; it has destroyed 

The run-up to the US presidential election in November has reached fever-pitch. The election to be the president of the world’s only super power pits Republican Party nominee Donald Trump against 

Politics is also a continuation of things, good, bad and ugly -- including the usual antics of the progeny of a privileged few. Even though the....

The Supreme Court ruling on the fundamental rights petition filed by a teacher against her interdiction over her interview given to....

The runway of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) will be overlaid next year and as a result, the airport will be closed.....

The Pasikuda beach, which has delighted both foreign and domestic tourists since the Eastern Coast of Sri Lanka opened up to the....

The National Handicrafts Board (Laksala) has made a name for itself for purchasing handicrafts from artisans, thus providing an extra....