The interviews that appeared in the Daily Mirror on the eve of the 74th Independence celebrations, provided ample proof of public antipathy towards the inauspicious waste of millions....

This column has for the past three weeks been focusing on the abortive Coup d’état conspiracy of 1962. There has been much reader interest in the articles. I have been pleasantly surprised to receive a lot of responses ranging from persons related

In a country of representative, multi-party democracy, it is conceivable that the waning of the popularity of the government is the gain of the opposition.

One of Sri Lanka’s social stigmas has been the subtle or open discrimination against women and girls in vital areas.

Military personnel were practising their moves for the 74th year Independence Day celebrations while a Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) worker was carrying on with his work regardless of what he saw. That was....

Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains. To reflect on these words of the 18th century Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, there is no greater occasion than a Freedom Day anniversary. As Sri Lanka....

The first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) D.S. Senanayake entered the National Legislature in 1924. He was relatively unknown in the country and was pushed into prominence by his elder...

Tomorrow, Sri Lanka will mark its 74th anniversary of Independence after being under foreign rule for 443 years since 1505 – dominated....

Sometime next week, perhaps on Monday, somewhere or maybe even in most parts of the country, teachers will task students....

Later this month, our country will once again be on the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) rack - the torture tool....

Some would argue whether this juncture is hardly the time to be talking about constitutions. In fact, there are many who believe that Constitutions....

Selling lands acquired illegally using fake deeds has become a practice in the country and Dambulla is infamous for such illegal....

Although Sri Lanka’s vaccination programme against COVID-19 has been hailed by many the prospects of attaining herd immunity or the Community immunity is still in the balance. According to the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry only around 14

Sri Lanka celebrates the 74th Independence Day this week under the most precarious conditions in its independent history. This is by far the economically weakest hour in recent memory, and the countries options to dig it out of the hole are narrowi

Busy as a beehive when the Portuguese, Dutch and the British were ruling the roost in Ceylon, Galle port became a sleepy backyard at the end of the 19th Century due to factors beyond its control. It was little more than a secondary port of call throu

Fertilizers can make or break a farm. Farming systems and practices have evolved from farmers’ experience and technological advancement over a long period of time. Any sudden changes by government regulations can result in serious adverse social an

Last week, I took the plunge and set up a ‘firewood kitchen apparatus’ in the garage. I went without gas for two days before......

For the past 20 years or more different governments which ruled our country have borrowed large sums of money, amounting....

Lord Tariq Mahmood Ahmad, the Minister for Central and South Asia in the UK who arrived in Sri Lanka recently speaks to Daily Mirror.....

The 1962 Coup d’etat conspiracy had three noteworthy aspects.Firstly the architects of the conspiracy wanted a bloodless coup.

“Sahara” the warmest and the largest desert on planet earth reported snowstorms on 18 January last. Spread across 9.2 million sq. km stretching from parts of North Africa,

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that the capitalist global market economic system is failing.

What is in store for the Sri Lankans in the near future, given the current gloomy economic crisis? It is vividly clear that the Government is struggling without solutions to any of the problems, faced....

Despite the geographical distance, Turkey and Sri Lanka, resemble each other in several aspects. We have our distinct....

The Sinhala cinema celebrated 75 years this year marking a long and hard journey in moviemaking. Our minds run back to the first film-Kadawuna Porinduwa- that marked the start of the local cinema....

Is the Third World War coming soon with the United States together with its Western allies deciding to take on Russia over the Ukrainian crisis? It is said nuclear powers do not go to war due to what.....

Sri Lanka is currently grappling with one of its worst ever economic crises in decades with the shortage of essential commodities....

Seeking compensation for the environmental damage caused by the fire-stricken vessels has become almost unthinkable due.....

Hyperbole seems to be an essential tool in a politician’s repertoire. ‘Promises’ would constitute another. ‘Politician’ of course....

For over a week, events in Ukraine have come to dominate news headlines the world over. US President Biden claims thousands of Russian troops are massed.....