Former External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris, in an interview with , says the government should...

The Federation of Environmental Organizations (FEO) of Sri Lanka is a non-political, non partisan...

Sri Lanka being a multi-ethnic,  multi-racial,    country, with a heterogeneous population,...

President Maithripala Sirisena has issued a Special Decree that prohibits clearing the area surrounding...

Leader of the National United Front, former Ambassador and Parliamentarian,...

The first World Happiness Report was published in 2012.

The United National Party (UNP) and almost all minor and minority political parties seem to be...

By No one trusts politicians in Sri Lanka anymore. In addition to a growing budget deficit there is also a growing ‘trust deficit’ between the “politician” and the “citizen” which extends and.....

The first recorded Parliamentary debate on the use of the death penalty was held in 427 BC when Diodotus, arguing that the penalty was not a deterrent, persuaded the Athenian......

The acolytes of Mahinda Rajapaksa say the ex-President’s opponents are preventing him from running as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), because......

With former ministers being remanded and several VIPs being questioned on charges of corruption and fraud, it also appears that the spotlight would turn on the national carrier.....

?Maybe yes! In today’s busy world many time-consuming, small happenings such as the ringing of the phone to the monthly credit card statement are not just boring but can be destroying.

In a shocking report that should give all countries a red-light signal, the United Nations in a report to mark Global Road Safety week from May 4 to 10 said around 186,300 children under 18 years died from road traffic crashes annually.

Electoral reforms have become the hottest topic in debate at present. Despite the various...

Many eyebrows were raised following a comment by a (non-media related) state official...

Th enactment of constitutional amendments in rapid succession could mean either the constitution...

Certain cultural aspects associated in celebrating religious festivals need a critical look. We acknowledge...

?Campbell Park   was engulfed with a bustling throng of people clad in blue during May Day Celebrations last year.  But, in stark contrast, the ground was covered with a green canopy on May 1...

?“Blessed is the nation which in its moment of greatest challenge and peril can produce a moral and intellectual leadership that has the vision and the courage to meet and overcome both.

In this Vesak week we need to reflect on how we could go to a more enlightened dimension in some of our customs and traditions such as dansal.   This year with the election of a new yahapalanaya Government...

?Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, who played the key role as the subject minister in the accommodation or rejection of amendments by the Opposition during the committee stage of the 19th Amendment, said the government would move to implement i

In the new political climate in which we are living there is the felt need for healing of wounds, undoing the hurt and bringing about a unification of hearts and minds.  The vanquishing of the LTTE did not mean vanquishing the Tamil people. &nbs

J?ohn Kerry came and went.  It was not all veni, vidi and vici as die-hard nationalists would have it.  Since most of them seem to be from the ‘Bring Back Mahinda’ camp, the cry doesn’t really resonate with sincerity. 

?Now that Secretary of State John Kerry having visited Sri Lanka, the new government says it has brought the country back to the ‘center stage’ of the international community.

The passing of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was a milestone that was achieved by the good governance regime. It was passed by an overwhelming majority, which shows that many were affected by the addiction of having executive powers. 

?Sri Lankans gave a clear verdict on January 8. The message was loud and clear that, “You cannot fool all the people all the time”. People spoke in no uncertain terms that enough was enough.

I?magine a situation where a gunman entered a meeting where President Mahinda Rajapaksa had attended a few months ago. Would the authorities have taken one week to arrest the miscreant?

At the time of independence in 1948, Ceylon (British Colonial name until 1971), was one of the most prosperous countries in the Commonwealth.  During that period, we had a well developed....

‘Lawyers for Democracy’ (LfD) condemns the physical attack on Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Devasiri, the former President of the Federation of University Teachers’ Association, when he was at the......

Now that the crucial 19TH Amendment to the Constitution is through, one naturally wonders how the government would move forward to address a whole range of pressing issues that the......