G. Nagesh Rao, 2016 USA Eisenhower Fellow, a skilled engineer, IP Legal Adviser and an entrepreneur will be addressing.....

It sucks being ignored when you badly need attention! DIG Ranjith Perera, the commandant of the Police Special Task Force.....

Police Special Task Force (STF) Commandant DIG Ranjith Perera’s outburst against the journalists apparently for not.....

Parliament, in a representative democracy, according to John Stuart Mill (1862) acts as the eyes, ears and

Theoretically, policemen are custodians of the law and we have plenty of them around to do that job. However

A day, we the people living on this planet, need to hang our collective heads in shame. For even as this editorial

The late Dudley Senanayake was famed far and wide as the political colossus of his time. Thoughts of him

So much has been written, discussed and debated on the suffering faced by the general public, when they use

The Poson Full-moon Day is significant to the Sri Lankans as the day on which the Arahat Mahinda, Emperor Asoka’s son, introduced Buddha Dhamma to the nation in the 3rd century B.C. Arhant Thero Mahinda converted the ruler, King 

In the aftermath of two disasters within a month, we mark tomorrow the hallowed day of Poson which was the most significant turning point in Sri Lanka’s history when Arahat Mahinda, the son of India’s emperor 

We know from history that the Buddha personally came here on three occasions. First he came to Mahiyangana, then to Nagadeepa and finally to Kelaniya. But the spread of his teaching throughout the island took 

Absolving guilt and cleansing one’s sins have remained the most compelling notions of man from the day 

A deranged mind and easy accessibility to guns form a lethal combination.  What has religion got to...

Despite widespread criticism on the failure to reduce the cost of living and prosecute former VIPs...

The Right to Information Act is to be debated in Parliament on the 23rd June. The subject has been...

Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran who has been provoking the Southern politicians...

The government, a combination of the United National Party (UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP),

There’s a term that even those who use it at every turn these days hadn’t heard or understood not too long ago.

The sad plight of development projects are that they are driven by a single minded purpose. They do not fully consider the consequences. The relevant authorities have forgotten that the longer we pursue unsustainable development,

Dedicated UNP supporters loathe Arjuna Mahendran, as much as Mervyn Silva was by SLFP’s rank and file;

The act of murder has become a habit for some. The psychotic actions of certain people who eventually become criminals are quite absurd at time. It won’t be before long when even newborn infants will become party to these horrible crimes that l

The Western World, particularly the United States of America (USA) and Western Europe, can well afford to boast about human rights and their vehement protection on international platforms and fora. 

The inferno in Kosgama recently had raised several questions.  In this backdrop our sister newspaper Sunday Lankadeepa inviewed State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene to ascertain the causes of this destruction and the steps taken by the go

I started reading this book after a close friend of mine – a buddy I have known for more than three fourths of my life - convinced me to do so. He is a deeply religious type, unlike me. He encouraged me to read this not because we were pals, no

On the 13th of June, the Policy Evaluation Unit of the Presidential Secretariat and the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies with the distinguished participation of President MaithripalaSirisena hosted a dialogue on, “Sri Lanka in Glob

In an era where people live with no respect for  humanity, it was indeed a privilege to witness individuals bringing out the true meaning of compassion without letting bravery remain as a mere tale. To admire the people who risked their lives to

Even as details of the June 13, Orlando massacre were unfolding, the gunman responsible for the attack – a 29-year-old US citizen of Afghan origin -- Omar Mateen called 911 to pledge allegiance to the Islamic State while he was cold-bloodedly k

With the controversial statement made by Minister John  Senevirathne  suggesting that Gotabhaya Rajapaksa be appointed as the.....

I met Isra on the bus travelling from Jerusalem to Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, a short bus ride of about 45 minutes. She....

Sri Lanka has been ranked by the Committee to Protect Journalists’ Impunity Index as the 4th worst country in the world for attacks on.....