Spirituality tells us that we could be happy only when we make other people happy. Our care for others is the measure of our greatness. If we are selfish or self-centred and seeking our own happiness or joy, it often turns out to be an act of self-de

When President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on November 10 instructed the officials to find a dry land to burry bodies of those who die of COVID-19....

It comes as no surprise that a draft resolution against Sri Lanka - to be moved by a ‘Core Group’ of five states at the 46th session.....

Still in its first one hundred-day probation period, the Joe Biden administration has let the world stop and take note of the shift in the US foreign policy.

We have often heard the cliché that the cradle is rocked by the hands that rule the world. In reality this is not only a cliché but is far from the truth.

The international debate on the draft resolution on Sri Lanka is heading to be more intense since the core-group of the countries led by the....

Privacy is a concept we are all familiar with but a violation of privacy especially in cases of politicians, celebrities and famous people is nothing new.

The government’s ongoing vaccination programme, which is the main topic of concern and conversation these days, appears to have hit a snag with the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) sounding alarm bells that it would soon collapse if n

If you are not with me, I will assume that you are against me,’ is a prudent rule of thumb, but only in certain situations. Not all questions can be answered with either ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ Complex realities don’t often offer such luxurious in

Listening is appreciating others and it is the best way to build trust”. We all need to be recognised in some way.

After a turbulent four-year term (2017 - Jan. 2021), former President Donald Trump - a Republican - lost the December 2020 presidential election....

With increasing reports of grievous incidents of child abuse, the need for an unyielding regulatory body for the protection of children in Sri Lanka is apparent.

This article is based on “Law is Light” -- a series of trilingual legal discussions to educate the general public with Attorneys-at-law of Sri Lanka.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) which comprises 57 member states raised the issue of Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 cremations at the 46th United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on February 23. Speaking at the sixth meetin

Last week, the government rejected the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet’s written report on Sri Lanka to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council, which is currently in progress. Dinesh Gunawardene, the f

Concerns are raised whether pressure was exerted on Investigation Officers of the Ministry of Education Western Province who were in the process of preparing a report regarding the questionable activities of a principal of a school in Western Provinc

PCoI report have failed to identify a ‘mastermind’ that destroyed 268 lives and wounded more than 600, but have recommended punitive action....

The anti-Covid-19 vaccines now being rolled out across the globe represent a medical triumph and should reduce the pandemic to a level.....

On Friday February 26, the government finally lifted the ban on burial of patients who die of the coronavirus. It gave no reason for the sudden turnaround.

Sri Lanka is again being raised at the UN Human Rights Council. The moves at the UNHRC are as much the play of geopolitical interests....

In an interview with Daily mirror, a well-known economist, banker, and former State Minister of Finance, Eran Wickramaratne, a National List Parliamentarian....

American native Chief Seattle, in a famous speech in 1854 to an audience including the first Governor of Washington Territory.....

It will be near impossible without some ideology to navigate society in its socio-cultural, economic and political directions as it meanders historically....

When the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) was appointed in 2010 by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the New York based Human Rights....

As a democracy built on British parliamentary model, it is nothing new that Sri Lanka emulates legislative work of the House of Commons....

Sri Lanka is a preferred destination for foreign tourists because of the greeneries and the lushes environment visible in most locations.

The United Nations Human Rights Council is in session and Sri Lanka is among the countries that have come before its scanner.

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) recent statement that they wish to form a BJP in Sri Lanka and Nepal has infuriated many politicians and political commentators of the country.

Vice Chairman of the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) Senthil Thondaman in an interview with Daily Mirror shared his thoughts on the plight of estate workers and the leadership vacuum created by the demise of ArumugamThondaman.