?The Resolution on the making of a Constitution for our country, moved in Parliament by the Prime Minister on 9th January, has given rise to public debate on a wide range of issues which need to be addressed in earnest if the professed objectives are

“What Sri Lanka’s national crisis—and it is clear that the unresolved ethnic issue is the core of that crisis—has ultimately achieved is that it has compelled us to come to terms with our identity.”

In our editorial yesterday, the Daily Mirror focused on the need to give the highest priority to poverty alleviation through structural changes and an inclusive, eco-friendly economic development programme to bring about a just society. 

“The influence of Candy in these settlements is founded on Buddhism” “The influence of the priests is very great, even greater in many instances than that of the Modeliars themselves.”

I was bewildered to see the obituary notice on the internet of my venerable friend and acclaimed obstetrician and gynaecologist, Dr. Nisal T. Kurukulasuriya (Bunty) on the early morning of the......

Addressing the first meeting of the 29-member National Buddhist Council of Wisdom on Friday evening, President Maithripala Sirisena  said he and the government would seek the guidance of this......

It is highly fashionable to talk about sustainable development  today. But much of what happens in the name of development amounts to  increasing exploitation of non-renewable resources. In a way, this is......

Highways and Higher Education Minister Lakshman Kiriella, in an interview with Daily Mirror, says the 13th Amendment to the present Constitution, should be the basis for finding a solution to the national question. He said the.....

Whether in small groups or large ones, people need leadership for the simple reason they are born with an inherent need to be led. From the time we were children in the care of our parents, we needed to be......

Sexual and reproductive health has been a sensitive issue that has been discussed over the years in Sri Lanka. Amid issues such as teenage pregnancies, sexual harassment, child abuse and other crimes.....

Prime Minster Ranil Wickremesinghe has criticized the media over its conduct during the Rajapaksa regime. In other words, is blaming the victim for the rape. At the Thai Pongal festival in Jaffna, he accused the.....

The National Government has assured that practical and effective steps will be taken this year to consolidate multi-racial and multi-religious unity by finding just and fair solutions to issues that......

Make no mistake Barack Obama is going to go down in history as one of the great American Presidents. At home he has confronted poverty, ill-health, racism, gun laws, unemployment, immigration and the criminal justice system 

?At high-noon in Jaffna yesterday, the National Thai Pongal festival turned out to be of deep significance for the rebuilding of a multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural unity in diversity.

Six days after fireworks around the world ushered in the New Year, a mighty blast setting...

For the first time after about 60 years, Sri Lanka’s Tamil community and the main Tamil political...

Sri Lanka has a long history of its efforts to find a solution to the protracted ethnic problem...

Like many, I await the wonderful Thai Pongal celebrations eagerly, but this year they take...

In a bid to thank nature’s spirit – the Sun and farm animals; Tamils - the farmers in particular...

Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri has made a relevant observation drawn from the notion of citizenship...

It did not come to pass as originally planned because political parties and groups including the SLFP section in alliance with the government had strong reservations about the content of the resolution.

Sri Lanka’s first post-independence Prime Minister Don Stephen Senanayake (DS) laid a strong foundation for the country and its people to rise above communal and religious rivalry. His untimely death left a vacuum that was hard to fill.

Reading the online population clock yesterday afternoon, we learnt that Sri Lanka’s population was 21,104,713 with 10,691,994 or 50.7 per cent female and 10,412,719 or 49.3 per cent male. 

Every child has a dream. But not every child is lucky enough to see his/her dreams come true. Many children are blessed with all luxuries in the world, while so many others find life is an uphill task.

In modern Sri Lankan history, two elections stand out as watershed elections: firstly the 1956 General Elections in which a coalition of left-wing parties (Mahajana Eksath Peramuna) led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) of S W R D Bandaranaike wa

When we hear of ODEL, Otara Gunewardene comes to mind. Since its inception, Otara and ODEL had always remained synonymous and inseparable in every way. 

‘Ho Gana Pokuna’ is the best children’s film made in this country since Titus Thotawatte’s ‘Handaya’. It has style, panache, humour and a refreshing ability to tell us the story without special effects. 

The new National Government, having restored democracy, judicial and media freedom to a large extent, is now moving into the second crucial stage of sustainable eco-friendly development intended to bring about a just society with a more equitable dis

The Daily Mirror met Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Megapolis and Western Development for an interview.....

Victims of any natural disaster  are in a state of shock, panic, stressed out and helpless. They live with trauma.  Women  and children are often vulnerable in this context and face many discomforts, especially those.....