Even a simple matter of identity assertion (again, for whatever reason, including response...

The allegation about attempts to compromise the country’s national interests persists. But, President Maitripala Sirisena asserted in the past few days that he would not jeopardise national security come.....

Leadership in politics has been a subject many psychologists and social scientists have attempted to analyze, dissect and write about over and over again. These analysts and writers have ascribed strong.....

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has joined several other independent civic action movements in expressing it’s grave concern over what it calls the unacceptable conduct of the Police as seen......

I first met the great don of photography, as he has often been referred to; many decades ago, during my school days. His niece Indrani Ratnam was a school friend and Donald and his pretty wife Sushila were always the cynosure of all eyes on the dance

After a long spell of silence, former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa, in an interview with Daily Mirror says the country is in need of a new political party. He expresses that there were both positives and negatives during the past yea

 The Minister of Public Enterprise Development Kabir Hashim, in an interview with the , says [ the govt] is facing difficulties triggered by the global economic situation. But, he remains optimistic that new opportunities would emerge amidst the

?A National Physical Health and Sports Week was launched on Monday by President Maithripala Sirisena to emphasize the need for good physical health so that the time-tested principle of a healthy mind in a healthy body will produce citizens who are ph

The Government has promised a new Constitution in the New Year. It was only last year that the current Constitution was updated. Although the project was announced with much fanfare in the wake of victory,

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning (LGBTIQ) or the Queer community has been a laughing stock of society for decades. Although equality is a term that has been interpreted in more or 

An iconic constituent of the country’s wildlife, elephants have been living in this island for thousands of years and have been revered ever since. Yet over the years, the dominance of mankind has taken over the world and not many species

I am not a Sinha-Ley Muslim. Won’t ever be. I had no problem with the concept of being a Sinhala-Muslim during my childhood. In-fact I often used to think Ven. Mahinda Thera included us -- the minorities, in his poems and Anagarika Dharmapala i

Fighting for national list slots in the Parliament has been reported from two political parties, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) led by Minister Rauff Hakeem and All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) led by Minister Rishad Bathiutheen,

The Dutch fortress of Galle was a bulwark of colonialism, keeping ‘backward’ locals out with the might of its guns. Today, it has a poly-cultural air with a distinctly British expatriate top layer. As such, it’s a fitting venue for

Last week, this newspaper reported that some hotels in the Mirissa Bay area were refusing to serve Sri Lankans on the purported ‘uncivilized’ behaviour of local visitors. 

During the former regime, Sri Lanka earned worldwide notoriety for the multi-million dollar plunder and pillage of public wealth and resources by leading politicians, officials and their stooges.

A much-talked-about forfeited blood ivory in 2012 will be destroyed at the Galle Face Green under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe tomorrow (26). 

?Yesterday in Kabul the so-called Quadrilateral Coordination Group -- comprising representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the US -- met to hold discussions on a roadmap to peace in Afghanistan.

?Echoes of Picasso, a throwback to Dali, a bizarre touch of Magritte, the imprint of Warhol… these are among the impressions that come across at an unusual art exhibition that was declared open on Thursday (21) at the J.D.A. Perera Gallery, Ho

If any more evidence was needed for burning climate change issues to be given priority in the socio-economic development policies of all countries, it came from world weather experts this week. 

With the on-going preparations of political parties for the forthcoming local government...

Even an average public servant is transferred every five years. So, how come a principal...

When one holds an all-powerful office, one really does not need to worry about a constituency...

During a visit to sanctions-hit Iran in 2012, at Laleh International Hotel, which was Hotel...

One of the worst alleged scandals in Sri Lanka’s medical history was exposed this week...

The Joint Opposition, eventhough consisting of a section of SLFP MPs, has made strides in the direction of forming a party to be registered ahead of 

We have read a plethora of reports appearing in the media on the shape and scope of the proposed new Constitution. The views expressed on the substance of the draft constitution by sections of the public,

Never in our history has any trade union leader criticized his members or at least mildly pointed out the injustices that are meted out to the general public by his members. Daily Mirror on Tuesday reported such a rare incident where the General 

How do you feel when you see those who spend the winter of their lives,   lonely and isolated?Have you ever seen  our mothers and fathers,  who  shed their blood, sweat and tears  to bring us up,  crying in...

The Dailymirror was in conversation with Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne PC  and Member of Parliament on the recent changes in  formulating a new Constitution.