The Indian government is abandoning a five-year-old project to extend the runway at the naval air station “INS Baaz” on the Car Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, in view of local environmental and socio-economic issues. However, the governmen

I write as a concerned parent and citizen regarding the growing trend of teledramas that feature school-going boys and girls in uniform engaged in romantic relationships, love triangles, love with young teachers and rebellious behaviour during prime-

The modern business lexicon frequently centres around a single, powerful catalyst: entrepreneurship. Derived from the French word entreprendre, meaning “to undertake,” the concept was fundamentally shaped by the Austrian political economist Josep

As a retired Senior Superintendent of Police with decades of experience in intelligence, counter-terrorism, and strategic security coordination, I have repeatedly seen how short-sighted decisions undermine long-term national resilience.

Last week, we looked at Dubai’s spectacular rise as a mega service and tourism hub, and the reasons why it began unravelling, and why the just-concluded Mideast war can’t be blamed for all of Dubai’s present woes.

It’s six months since Ditwah hit. It will be another six or seven months before it will be possible to take the train to Kandy, according to the government. How long will it take for the Uva Railway from Peradeniya to Badulla to be fully operationa

Yesterday (June 21) was dedicated to the fathers in our country. ‘Father’s Day’ in our country, is relatively a modern-day observance.

Barely a month after the Korean envoy highlighted the need to improve Sri Lanka’s ease of doing business and bureaucratic efficiency in trade facilitation, the new Indonesian envoy echoed similar concerns at a round-table discussion organised by th

Our health care system was once described as one of the best in that its pro-poor health system covers all Sri Lankans, thanks mainly to the free health policy implemented since 1951. Thanks to this policy our country has the lowest maternal mortalit

In the concluding part of your editorial on June 13, 2026, you rightly pointed out that the US-Israeli conflict involving Iran and any closure of the Strait of Hormuz could leave Sri Lanka highly vulnerable. You also stressed the need for the governm

The long-awaited deal between Iran and the United States is now a reality. Yet the path ahead is paved with uncertainty and geopolitical mines that could shatter the memorandum of understanding or the framework for further talks.

Iran’s Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that Iran’s “finger is on the trigger,” adding that if diplomacy fails, Tehran would again respond “with the language of power.” “If it doesn’t get done in 60 days, i

History is full of bizarre twists where events take surreal turns. Those who appeared to be the saviours of the Easter Sunday terrorist attack victims – victims of one of the most heinous crimes in Sri Lankan history committed seven years ago, now

The UK Prime Minister’s proposal to ban social media for children under 16 is not just a “good idea” – it is an urgent intervention. Our Parliament too, must act immediately.

Former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Retired Major General Suresh Sallay has been detained for over 105 days under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) due to allegations of direct connections to the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage.

The global trade environment has entered a period of major uncertainty as the United States under President Donald Trump continues to reshape its tariff policies and economic relationships with trading partners. Among the countries facing increased a

It appears the US-Israeli war against Iran is finally coming to a close. But we need be aware there’s many a slip tween cup and the lip. Since US President Trump went to war with Iran on February 28 this year, he has told the world at least 39 time

It appears that our banking system is facing a serious challenge in the area of cash management, with critical internal controls seemingly having broken down. A series of major financial irregularities has raised concerns about the robustness of gove

The idea that nine Islamist suicide bombers had blown themselves up, after pledging allegiance to the Islamic State, to bring to power a Sinhala nationalist as the head of the state is a plot worthy of Orwellian Doublethink.

With the FIFA World Cup 2026 fast approaching, Sri Lankan football fans remain divided over who will lift the trophy. A Daily Mirror poll found no clear favourite, with support spread across Spain, France, Argentina, Portugal, England and Brazil.

The goal in most PR crises is not to win everyone back. It is to find the people still willing to listen, earn their attention, and trust in truth. Truth travels further than any carefully managed narrative. This week on our BBC Radio 4 podcast, ‘W

Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Matthew Duckworth, in an interview with Daily Mirror, discuss the aspects of bilateral cooperation, dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region. The interview:

Seven years after the horrific Easter Sunday attacks of 21 April 2019, which slaughtered over 270 innocent people and maimed hundreds more, Sri Lanka continues to be haunted by a tragedy that was as much a failure of governance as it was an act of te

A renewed debate over custodial treatment and due process has emerged in Sri Lanka following the detention of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retd) Suresh Sallay under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). Allegations

When the Supreme Court found politicians (the three Rajapaksa brothers) and senior officials including two former Governors of the Central Bank responsible for the damage caused the 2021-2022 economic crisis, many were unhappy. They wanted the person

Sri Lanka’s monsoon rains have brought floods, landslides, and rising dengue risk across the island. While transport and crops face disruption, the downpours also refill reservoirs, revive farmlands, and cool the air. The season, though harsh, remi

The Meteorology Department has warned that, while our country is currently experiencing the Southwest Monsoon season, the effects of a weather pattern known as El Niño are expected to become more pronounced in the coming weeks. It added that the d

For twenty five years, Dubai was a never-never land for the upwardly mobile from all over the world-from business tycoons to engineers, tech professionals and speculators who wanted the best that money can buy, a futuristic steel-glass-concrete haven

I am a regular reader of your English newspaper for the last 25 years. I find there are very important and timely news articles in the Daily mirror paper. One happens to be the above mentioned article which appeared in today’s Daily Mirror.