There have been several stories read and heard through several media about people who were born and/or made disabled due to various reasons. But the saddest and the bitter fact is they are often isolated in society.

The social dimension of the work carried out by this human being  (Podi Hamuduruwo)transcends media or even that of an empire. Therefore, when someone does something with compassion

“My Friends called me old Fox” - J. R. Jayewardene  By name, the Resplendent Isle or the pearl of the Indian Ocean as Sri Lanka was known, it was the foreigners who carried away, or exported our precious gems. The Kings, merchan

As the world yesterday marked International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, the United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-Moon had some good news that effective steps had been taken to protect the ozone layer and he appealed

There is an increasing number of road accidents being reported everyday. Who could be held responsible for the increasing number of road mishaps? Is it motorists or pedestrians ?

The year 2015 will go into history as a relatively significant year to all Sri Lankans for good reasons.

Launching week-long ceremonies to mark revivalist Anagarika Dharmapala’s 151st birth anniversary, President Maithripala Sirisena said on Monday he believed Sri Lanka needed to revive and re-live the Dharmapala chinthanaya.

Every year, September 16 is observed as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer – the natural ‘shield’ in the upper atmosphere that protects all life on Earth from the Sun’s harmful ultra-violet rays.

Child abductions, cases of child abuse, exploitation, harassment and child labour have become breaking news over the recent past much to the disappointment of the people. Their.....

We have a newly elected government that is entrusted with the responsibility of resolving many long standing and pressing problems in the country. But, not all issues are equally important and.......

One of the major achievements the country gained during the government with the 100-Day Programme was the recognition of people’s Right to Information (RTI). The right has been.....

Mettasena has had an intimate relationship with India. As a rising star in the field of fashion photography,  he went there in 1994 in search of model Kavya Pirbhoy, and ended up getting his photographs published on the front page of Femina.

?Human activities worldwide have been   recognised as the principal contributor to environmental pollution and   climate change that is driving global biodiversity towards extinction. 

When taking a look at international guidelines not one but many would agree that they are strict. But in the Sri Lankan context, are there any guidelines as such? And if so what are they? Is it ethically......

After many years of advocacy by civil society groups and journalists, Sri Lanka is set to soon adopt a law guaranteeing citizens’ Right to Information (RTI). With that, we will join 102.....

The introduction of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act No. 05 of 2015 (Now referred to as the ‘NMRA Act’), aimed at protecting consumers from being exposed to spurious......

In the not-so-distant past, come September, paranoia hit over the roof. State media went on full swing to demean the ‘traitors’; civil society activists were harassed; Tamil ‘collaborators’ intimidated, private.....

Since the legislation for the setting up of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) was passed this year—after a delay of more than ten years  and alleged sabotage by powerful transnational......

When the Boxing Day-Tsunami struck, Sinhalese, Tamils & Muslims attempted to help each other irrespective of race caste or religion. But the chance to shed our differences in the face of a national calamity seemed to pass us by, as the waves with

?The new National Government has pledged to give priority to the restoration and streamlining of the Judicial system which virtually broke down with its politicization some 15 years ago. 

Enshrined in one church that stands facing the southern seas, along this stretch of coast from Weligama to Dondra, is the shrine of Our Lady of Matara.

A well known Sinhala adage states that ‘Example is more valuable than precept’. If a society or a country is to be rebuilt its leadership should be exemplary. Late Al Haj Bakeer Markar was a person who highly valued the Sri Lankan identi

A well-dressed safari jeep driver entered our bungalow before getting into the jeep. It was...

Recognising R. Sampanthan as the Opposition Leader of Parliament by Speaker Karu...

This week we celebrate a once in a lifetime occasion in the United Kingdom and across...

Today is the 14th anniversary of 9/11, but we won’t talk about the scores of unanswered...

With the goal of restoring a model Parliament in six months, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe...

The Dailymirror had a candid chat with SLFP stalwart, former Minister Dullas Alahapperuma on current politics in the country.

The first few days of Sri Lanka’s 8th Parliament has seen a series of significantly ‘less-probable’ events unfolding in Sri Lankan politics.

The catastrophe facing Mother Nature because of environmental pollution was outlined by United States President Barack Obama from Anchorage...