Resonating with the health and welfare of over 39.9 million HIV patients living globally, World AIDS Day, marked on December 01 every year is a timely reminder reflecting on the importance of raising awareness and prevention of the Human Immunodefici

Tilvin Silva, the General Secretary of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the core base of National People’s Power (NPP), shares his views on the government’s way forward and responds to social media criticism on his participation at ABBA Tribute C

A coalition that previously held only three seats in Parliament has achieved a sweeping victory in Sri Lanka’s recent parliamentary elections. The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) led National People’s Power (NPP) coalition now controls over two-t

The Anura “Alai” or wave that engulfed the Tamil nationalist stronghold of Jaffna was the focus of this column published last week.

Time waits for no one. Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle, the Dutch-American villager, fell into a deep sleep and awoke 20 years later to find a transformed world.

Sri Lanka’s extensive river network makes it highly vulnerable to flooding, worsened by rising rainfall intensity.

In Badulla, families in tea plantation communities struggle daily to obtain clean water and enjoy basic sanitation. Distant, unreliable water sources and poor infrastructure expose residents to frequent illnesses.

Among the 21-member Cabinet of Ministers sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake there are 13 new faces in the parliament assuming responsibility for their respective portfolios. Many would agree that the newly appointed Cabinet, unprecede

In January this year, the Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Act No. 39 of 2022 was amended to extend protection of all children up to age 18.

The National People’s Power (NPP) known in Sinhala as Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) and Theseeya Makkal Sakthi (TMS) in Tamil has recorded a historic victory in the Parliamentary elections held on 14 November 2024.

What happened was after the war we had a bloated military, and no government had the guts to start a national discussion about the need to slowly demilitarise after the war

Officials from the Wildlife Department have recently uncovered an illicit trade in which wild boar, deer and elk in the Maduru Oya National Park are killed and sold.

Incidents of Domestic violence (DV), Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) and other forms of gender based violence continue to fill police complaint books, reports, studies and other documents as successive governments have failed to provide a sol

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the National People’s Power (NPP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake contested the 2019 presidential election under the compass symbol.

With the campaign period of the general election drawing to a close, the political parties are busy wrapping up propaganda activities.

Seasoned politician, economist and an academic Dr. Harsha de Silva who is contesting from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) from the Colombo District warns the National People’s Power (NPP) government that it should not be acting up to follow the IM

Former Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne says that it is only the former President Ranil Wickremesinghe that can review the country’s economy but not any other leader.

One of the most experienced politicians in the country and Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Imthiaz Bakeer Markar says that his party has prepared the plan to get the country out of the present crisis and place it on the right track and f

Apsari Singhabahu Tillakaratne, wife of former Sri Lankan cricketer Hashan Tillakaratne, who is contesting the upcoming Parliamentary Elections from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) in the Colombo District, opens up about her decision to enter politi

Former Mayor of Kolonnawa Ravindra Udayashantha has entered the fray to contest under an independent party at the upcoming Parliamentary Elections.

Nimal Lanza, a candidate contesting the general election under the gas cylinder symbol, speaks to The Daily Mirror about the current status of the economy, and what lies ahead.

Passed out as a lawyer from the Colombo Law College and having two Master-LLM from the University of Colombo and a LLM and Development as a Chevening Scholar at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, young activist Swastika Aru

Although foreign policy was the least concern of the American voters, it is one of the most talked-about topics outside the United States in the afterglow of Republican powerhouse Donald Trump’s decisive victory over Democratic blowhard Kamala Harr

Sri Lanka is an island, hence its citizens have to get accustomed to the influences of outsiders who set foot in here.

However, the government of President J.R.Jayewardene resumed relations with Israel and received expertise knowledge on war and logistics when the civil war in the island triggered off. Israel had provided expertise on construction works for the Mahaw

Plans are afoot to file legal actions within the next few days against those who were involved in defaming former Rtd.

UNP Deputy Leader and New Democratic Front Gampaha District Candidate Ruwan Wijewardene spent some of his busy time with the Daily Mirror to talk about the upcoming General Election where he said people still have some faith in the previous administr

The Presidential election of November 2019 and the Parliamentary elections of August 2020 proved to be huge disappointments to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and its leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD).

A new face entering the Parliamentary Elections as a candidate of the New Democratic Front is Ranil Willaddarage, Managing Director of the popular clothing brand GFlock.

Even though the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) faced a major defeat during the last Presidential Elections, many of its members have entered the fray to contest for a seat at the upcoming Parliamentary Elections, scheduled for November 14.