The Minister of Finance is allocating 6% of the budget for education and aims at making Sri Lanka’s education system the best in Asia. If that is not to remain just another fanciful dream that is politically attractive, many practical things ha

Yesterday was World Food Day with the year’s theme being ‘social protection and agriculture: Breaking the cycle of rural poverty’. It spotlights the link between ending hunger and food insecurity by enhancing social protection, a ke

?What is humanity if we do not care for each other and learn the art of giving and sharing?   One should be able to understand another person’s feelings, his wants and needs, and especially those of the less privileged and not so lucky eno

President Barack Obama, wake up. The bloodletting in the holy city of Jerusalem sends...

The world’s major religions have come together in a sacred mission to curb or end modern...

Opposition to the implementation of capital punishment by many politicians is nothing but the best...

To be at the forefront of what the Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Harsha De Silva termed as “global...

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya on Tuesday has told a delegation of civil society activists of the...

Is Saudi Arabia a house built on sand? If so are the sands shifting?  Even Hillary Clinton, the candidate for US president, until recently a staunch ally of the House of Saud, has publicly criticized the appalling human rights record of Saudi

The National Government has repeatedly pledged it is building a new Sri Lanka based on consensus and consultation, inter-religious, inter-racial and inter-cultural unity in diversity so that there will be sustainable eco-friendly

University education or higher education is a dream for every student during his/her schooldays because it is widely regarded as a jewel in the crown for every aspiring individual to become a distinguished academic – a graduate and pursue th

The Eye on Earth Summit (www.eoesummit.org) is the convergence of a series of initiatives by several organisations over the past few years that collectively address the global challenge of increasing access to information to support sustainable devel

“Well I’m older now but still running against the wind” – Bob Seger

With the private medical sector to a large extent turning into a big profit-making business, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne has assured that prices of essential medicinal drugs would be significantly reduced in the coming weeks and months.

The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has been the constitution of our country since its original promulgation in 1978. It is Sri Lanka’s second republican constitution and its third since the country’s indepe

On Friday last week the  Vijitha Herath M.P., opened the first ever debate in Parliament on the challenges facing the Sri Lankan government as it continues to grapple with the thorny issue of persistent illegal,...

October 16, 1980, the ‘darkest day’ represented yet another blow to parliamentary democracy in Sri Lanka when Madam Sirimavo Bandaranaike, 

“Aaahh nangiiii!!” the common place passing comment that is almost customarily heard by every girl who walks on the road. Ironical how ‘ah nangi’ could be actually a pleasant phrase......

As elders, we are always keen on promoting our children’s well-being, providing them space to grow up to be good,    law abiding,   and responsible citizens and contribute to the.....

Many, including the ministers of the former regime who were staunch supporters of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, are commending the government for its handling of foreign......

 P.H.D.H De Silva’s ‘Ancient and Traditional Boxes, Caskets and Chests in Sri Lankan Museums, Volume 1 written in alliance with Senerath Wickramasinghe,

The Human Race, which was largely Egalitarian during ‘Prehistoric Hunter Days’ transitioned to Patriarchy, which signifies Paternalistic Dominance and presupposes male.....

Health scientists, policy makers and many others have focused attention on the rising epidemic of non-communicable diseases like heart disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease.....

After decades of foreign policy miscalculations, many of which were deliberate ideological fallacies committed to boost the over-sized images of local political leaders, we finally......

Thousands of people with mental health conditions in Sri Lanka and around the world are deprived of dignity and their basic human rights, including freedom from violence and......

There is increasingly vocal criticism internationally and here in Sri Lanka of Burma’s (Myanmar) opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for not doing enough for the country’s democracy...

 ?The Motor Traffic (Speed Limit) Regulations No. 1 of 2012 and published in the Govt. Gazette No. 1763/26 dated 22/6/2012 approved by the Legal Draftsman Department by No. LDB/ 24/51 and signed by the Hon. 

American foreign policy makers often wonder aloud why it is that much of the world has such an anti-American reflex. Why the “Ugly American”? Graham Greene would never have written a novel entitled the “Ugly Russian” or even t

Amid growing calls and even a private member’s motion in Parliament for the reimplementation of the death penalty in the aftermath of the brutal rape and killing of a five-year-old girl in Kotadeniyawa, we mark today the International Day again

Our Prime Minister’s visit could not have come at a better time - just as this government is preparing...