Last week, Sri Lanka signed the International Convention on Enforced Disappearances on International Human Rights Day, which fell on December 10. Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera, announced.....

The following is the speech delivered by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Annual Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration of the  Colombo University Alumni Association at the BMICH.....

No matter his excesses, ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be remembered as the political leader who defeated terrorism that blighted this country for three decades. His predecessors failed in......

One of the National Unity Government’s New Year gifts for Sri Lanka will be a comprehensive plan to produce the food we need in Sri Lanka itself without depending on imported junk foods......

US Republican presidential runner Donald Trump has put a foot with a smelly sock in his mouth, making many fellow Republicans fear for the future of the party, by calling for a ban on Muslim migration into the US.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday announced in Parliament the good news that the Local Council Elections will be held before the National New Year in April and the even better news that laws will be introduced for 25 percent of the seats

?The marketing phrase that independence for Sri Lanka had been won without shedding a drop of blood is a fallacy. People over the years, since the advent of foreigners to our shores from around 1505 have fought to regain independence of the territory

Wednesday this week (December 09) marked the International Anti-corruption Day...

Demonising other communities is a comfortable way to be popular for many politicians...

Until Monday, the debate used to be whether to take Donald Trump seriously or not. Notwithstanding...

As one of history’s most important meetings, the Climate Change Conference, reaches...

While there are on-going efforts by a united government comprising the SLFP and the UNP to ensure progress, there seem to be some ministers within the same party at loggerhead with each other. 

A wide cross section of society, from professional groups right down to farmers, resists the budget with vigour. Yet, it was approved with a two-thirds majority after its Second Reading in Parliament.

In this day and age, women are seen representing different fields such as politics, business, arts, education and law. Unlike earlier days, we witness the efforts taken and contribution made by women towards the sustainability of their country’

On Sunday the German Vice-Chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, publicly accused Saudi Arabia of financing Islamic extremism in the West and warned that it must stop. He said that the Saudi regime is funding extremist mosques and communities that pose a danger

Of the many events celebrated annually by the United Nations, one of the most important is today’s golden jubilee of the day on which the UN General Assembly adopted two international treaties that would forever shape international human rights

Commencing from as far back as 1970 with the Kyoto Declaration, the process for the formulation of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) commenced in December 2000, 

Within a short stint as a politician, Minister Rajitha Senaratne’s son, Chathura Senaratne has got involved in a number of controversies.

“Daesh [ISIS] is a two faced monster”- French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian “Sri Lanka to launch a special court to probe war crimes”, screamed an AFP story. 

The controversy that sprung last week regarding the security of former President and current Kurunegala District MP Mahinda Rajapaksa merits serious discussion on the provision of security to VIPs and VVIPs.

Whether Budget 2016 was presented by the ‘Good Governance’ government, would bear the fruits of prosperity or take the country’s economy down the drain is yet to be seen. However speaking to the.....

The President and the Prime Minister in Parliament said numerous steps have been taken to save millions in the Presidential Secretariat.  This no doubt is a loud message to the......

Giving a memorable experience  for those who appreciate the traditional  handicraft industry,  and also to those who would like to explore the  rich Sri  Lankan Culture and Heritage, Shilpa......

A Copy of ‘Trends And Pathways’ written by Bishop Valance Mendis, gifted to me by a very special friend who also shares my views on philosophy as well as on Buddhism though a strong Christian.....

The song is simply haunting. It is certainly worthwhile pondering on its lyrics that the legendary John Lennon added to the everlasting list of Christmas carols that ring out with the arrival of......

In the aftermath of a regime where corruption and fraud, wasteful expenditure, luxuries and extravagance reached their worst-ever proportions, Sri Lanka joins the world community in marking the.....

Internal politics at places of work, in associations, schools, universities, trade unions and various kinds of coalitions, are insignificant when compared with national politics and politicos who.....

A Civil Servant of great repute both national and international, an award winning writer, a veteran literary critic, a professional social service administrator, a great lover of art, music and drama and.....

I thought I would try, on the anniversary of his death, to say something which late Justice Ramanathan himself will appreciate - going a little outside the ‘box’ when writing a review of a.....

A  Saudi Shari ah court has sentenced one of our women there to death by stoning. Her offence was indulging in a sexual liaison out of wedlock with a fellow Sri Lankan......