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EDITORIAL-Nabila Rehman’s tragedy conveniently forgotten by the West

15 Oct 2014 - 0     - 554

As Malala Yousafzai, the Swat Valley activist became the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, there won’t be a better time to talk about Nabila Rehman of Wazirsthan,...

EDITORIAL-Role models for education and child rights

13 Oct 2014 - 0     - 602

Education was the subject of international attention last week with children’s education activist Malala Yousafzai becoming the youngest person in history to...

EDITORIAL - Cataract Mafia and right to sight

10 Oct 2014 - 0     - 575

Yesterday was World Sight Day and our cartoonist Awantha Artigala showed that a picture or a cartoon...

eDITORIAL-Tiger claws: The breast is bad for business

09 Oct 2014 - 0     - 561

With Sri Lanka still embroiled in a crisis over the large-scale import of powdered milk valued at a staggering Rs.140 million a day,...

EDITORIAL : The cancer of corruption

03 Oct 2014 - 0     - 659

At a time when the cancer of bribery and corruption has reached the worst proportions, the JVP...

EDITORIAL - India metes out Justice irrespective of post or status

30 Sep 2014 - 0     - 838

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and former South Indian actress Jayalalitha Jayaram has been handed over a four-year simple prison term with an Indian rupee one billion fine for her role in a high-profile corruption case.....

eDITORIAL-Enter the Dragon

25 Sep 2014 - 0     - 710

In the aftermath of the Rajapaksa Government’s worst-ever political setback at last Saturday’s elections to the Uva Provincial Council,...

eDITORIAL-Good governance vital for economic growth

24 Sep 2014 - 0     - 1387

Sri Lanka has come a long way since the war ended in 2009. The country has seen a massive development in its infrastructure which includes highways,..

CAN UNQUALIFIED MPs PASS LAWS REQUIRING QUALIFIED MPs

23 Sep 2014 - 0     - 772

Matara District United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Buddika Pathirana last week revealed an important fact about his colleagues, the legislators of Sri Lanka. According to Mr. Pathirana 142 out of the 225 members.......

EDITORIAL-Big warning from the smallest province

22 Sep 2014 - 0     - 524

Significant though somewhat confusing signals came from Saturday’s elections to the Uva Provincial Council--with the UPFA Government closely winning...

EDITORIAL-Big warning from the smallest province

21 Sep 2014 - 0     - 612

Significant though somewhat confusing signals came from Saturday’s elections to the Uva Provincial Council--with the UPFA Government closely winning...

How fair are the elections?

19 Sep 2014 - 0     - 575

After what most election monitors see as a campaign marred by a relatively high degree of violations, the people of Uva—Sri Lanka’s smallest province...

EDITORIAL-Ice bucket and green chilLi challenges won’t ease suffering

19 Sep 2014 - 2     - 942

Imagine a situation where President Mahinda Rajapksa has agreed to take an ice bucket bath or to eat ‘amumiris’ (green chillies) before TV cameras after...

EDITORIAL - The Anagarika’s vision of Tamil Buddhism

19 Sep 2014 - 4     - 1870

Sri Lanka today proudly celebrates the 150th birth anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala, who played a historical  role in the revival of Buddhism not only...

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