For those who are not involved in the field, climate change in relation to Sri Lanka may not sound as much a pressing issue as compared to floating armouries and political changes within the.....

We are the guinea pig generation! Carried the insignia on the back of the executive through pride and shame. Power shifts to the legislature and an assassin take shots at it? Legislature.....

The vehicle she had been driving had crashed onto a barrier at a check point at the entrance of the road leading to the parliamentary complex.Although the vehicle was  damaged she......

University education is a subject much talked-about by all Governments that have been in power since independence. The number of students qualifying for university entrance is always greater than the allocation available at present.

The alleged suicide by a 17-year-old student of Kokkuvil Hindu College in Jaffna must be a wakeup call for the government, the Tamil leaders and society at large......

The  was in conversation with Deepal Sooriyaarachchi, who has been invited to deliver the IESL Ray Wijewardene Memorial Lecture, today November 30 presented by the Ray Wijewardene Charitable Trust.....

On 8 December this year SAARC (South Asia Association for Regional Co-operation) –comprising India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan- will commemorate the 30th.......

Student unrest has been a significant feature of the socio-political landscape of Sri Lanka for several decades. Heightened unrest among university students at times resulted in tragic outcomes like the......

Last week, there was an interesting article in this newspaper that weighed favourably the merits of legalizing prostitution. That media, rights groups and civil society in general are viewing those......

oday is perhaps the most important D-Day in the history of the world. As more than 130 world leaders -- inspired by the exemplary leadership of Pope Francis -- meet in Paris......

The first comprehensive English biography of this leading educationist will be launched on December 3 at 5.30 p.m. at the Kularatne Hall, Ananda College, Colombo.  Illustrious alumni Professor J.B. Disanayaka and.....

The festival season has come and Christmas is just around the corner, making us imagine of all those lovely Christmas goodies, presents, the iconic Christmas tree which is a treat to the eye, the shops and.....

Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment and Social Welfare, Ranjan Ramanayake in a discussion with the  said that party democracy faded when it came to the Avant Garde issue. He alleged that the......

Two youthful ministers of the Yahapalanaya government are presently accusing each other over several controversial subjects that may even end up in courts. Minister Harin Fernando has now.......

We are fast approaching the first anniversary of electing a joint opposition candidate as the President. But alas the people feel that the President and the Government are finding it difficult to......

For centuries in the democratic world -- the time tested pillars have been the executive, the legislature, an independent judiciary and an independent media with checks and balances, transparency and......

It is doubtful whether the government has got its priorities right in respect of reconciliation...

The recent elections in Myanmar marked a significant milestone in the world political landscape...

The downing of a Russian aircraft has all but sent the new and shaky coalition against...

World attention will again be focused on the Commonwealth from today to Sunday as...

Whatever the citizenship he is currently holding, Frontline Socialist Party’s polit-bureau member Kumar Gunaratnam is a Sri Lankan by birth. However, he was arrested on November 4 while at his ancestral home in Anguruwella, 

The results of General Election 2015 by percentage of votes and seats were as follows -It would appear that there was a discrepancy in the proportion of votes against seats, particularly between the JVP and the TNA.

The government’s enhanced relation with the US is reflected in Power’s remarks that the US-Sri Lankan relationships was taking place in ‘a wholly new and fresh way’. 

The State Minister of Vocational Training and Skills Development Palitha Range Bandara when 

A discussion was held with the Colombo District Parliamentarian (UPFA) Bandula Gunawardena, on imminent challenges 

Friends of Yahapalanaya (good governance) are hard to find and an extinguished breed. Needs to search vainly among the coterie enjoying the spill-offs from the gravy train to spot an unseen, ....

A Cabinet decision has apparently been made to abolish the Executive Presidency to be effective after the term of President Sirisena comes to an end in 2020; so announced Minister Mangala Samaraweera;...

France’s President dubbed Syria “the biggest factory of terrorists the world has ever seen”. In his path-breaking study of suicide terrorism, Chicago’s Prof. 

The time for the offering of Katina cheevara – a thick robe for the rainy season to Buddhist priests who observed “Vas” or the rainy season sojourn ends on Il Full Moon Poya Day.

The writer is the appointed Attorney-at-law representing the Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry’s Secretariat.