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.....

The fire at the armoury of the Army Camp in Salawa on June 5 had scattered weapon and ammunition fragments and shrapnel over a.....

The country faced three disasters -- two landslides in Aranayake, the worst floods in the Kelani River valley in 27 years.....

Coconut oil contains around 92% of saturated fats. Although coconut oil contains saturated fatty acids (In the form of triglycerides) most of them (70%) are....

The Portuguese missionaries introduced the Catholicism to Sri Lanka in the mid 16th century. Therefore it could be presumed that the.....

A report issued by the UN during the former regime had pointed out that the criminal justice system in Sri Lanka was ineffective in combatting a.....

Islandwide blackouts, planned and unplanned breakdowns of service, price hikes, price manipulations, service lapses, service ignorance, accidents.....

President Maithripala Sirisena has once again ruled out foreign judges to probe the allegations of war crimes in the final phase of the.....

Spiritual leaders have told us that if anyone harms a little child he or she should be thrown into the deepest ocean with a millstone.....

George Orwell, the author of “Animal Farm” and “1984”, was the first person to use the phrase “Cold War” in a

According to the United Nations’ Charter, every child has the right to a healthy start in life. Fathers, mothers,

Earlier this week, the Daily Mirror joined other independent media groups, civic action movements and the people in protesting strongly against the government supplementary estimate for a huge Rs.1.17 billion 

A villager in a British colony who knew no English picked up only two words – yes and no. But he did...

Tens of thousands of people from all over the world will gather at Louisville in Kentucky today not just...

Northern Province Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran seems to be fond of doing what could be irritating...

As the flood waters recede and the supermarkets recover from zealous good Samaritans picking...

According to ‘Discovering Ceylon,’ a book authored by R.L. Brohier (first published in 1973), there had...

A Vesak ceremony was held last week in Islamabad with the participation of  a Sri Lankan delegation who 

There is a useful rule of thumb with respect to institutions and corruption.  If the person at the top is corrupt,

Dr. Sumith Pilapitiya a leading environmental specialist in the South Asia Environment, Water Resources

The world moves on, but often with short memories;  horrors caused by the previous regime, are forgotten 

In the aftermath of two disasters which have left hundreds of thousands of people homeless and without

Tobacco, alcohol and other drug users have always been a topic of concern in various platforms. Over the years, there have been fluctuating trends in rates of tobacco and alcohol consumption. However, with the government 

In this World Environment Week when we need to reflect deeply on vital issues which have brought about the catastrophe of climate change and global warning, one such vast area is water -- the mighty oceans, rivers and streams.

Two weeks ago the Daily Mirror raised concern about the plight of a young royalist Sasanka Jagath Alwis who nearly drowned in the college pool while taking part in a scouting activity in 2013, and now in a vegetative state and in desperate need of a

The Sooriyakanda trial should have been a landmark in the judicial history of Sri Lanka. Nine individuals including army officers and soldiers were tried for kidnapping and disappearing more than 30 Advanced Level students from two schools in Embilip

“O you who believe! Observing the fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become the pious.” 

The UNP leadership is accelerating on two tracks: accountability and constitutional change. Will the political ammo dump explode?