Foresterclub.lk Holds Inaugural General Meeting

The Foresterclub.lk, the exclusive circle of the owners of Subaru Forester SUVs in Sri Lanka concluded its first official gathering in 2020 at the Cinnamon Lakeside, on Sunday.

CEA Initiates E-Waste Collection Programme With Dept Of Posts

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) in collaboration with the Department of Posts has initiated a programme to collect Electronic waste (E-waste) through post offices. Postmaster General, Ranjith Ariyaratne told Daily Mirror the programme was initiated as a CSR project launched by the Department of Posts in line with World Post Day, which falls on October 10.

Could Supply Major Types Of Fertiliser To Local Market Within Three Years: Govt.

President instructs officials to supply fertiliser without shortage for Maha season Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Economic Revival Basil Rajapaksa said, there will be a possibility of supplying several major types of fertiliser to the local market within the next three years.

Mitigation Of Kaluganga Flood Threat

Much havoc had been caused by floods in 2017 and the damage to physical resources including residential houses, shops, roads and bridges

Yupun Abeykoon Fastest In South Asia

Sri Lanka’s rising sprint star Yupun Abeykoon crowned himself as the fastest in South Asia when he clocked 10.16 seconds in the 100 metres at an International Athletic meeting in Germany on Tuesday.

CPA Deeply Concerned - Changes Proposed In 20a And Its Impact On Democracy

The changes proposed in the Bill will set in motion a process that will seriously undermine the separation of powers, the rule of law, and fundamental freedoms. The opportunity for citizens to challenge the executive actions of the President through fundamental rights applications has been removed.

Bennett Gets First Tour De France Stage Win

REUTERS - Ireland’s Sam Bennett completed his set of Grand Tour victories when he prevailed in the 10th stage of the Tour de France yesterday.

Echoes Of Covid-19!

Voice Of The Voiceless

Top Seed Pliskova Humbled By Inspired Garcia At U.S. Open

Top seed Karolina Pliskova suffered a shock 1-6, 6-7 loss to Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday to blow the Women’s draw wide open.

Mertens Takes Down Second Seed Kenin To Reach Last Eight

REUTERS - Belgian Elise Mertens continued her strong run in 2020 by taking down American second seed Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-3 on Monday to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals for the second straight year.

The Art Of Selective Transparency

Facebook has always remained secretive about the numbers employed to moderate content its even more ironic, when all these organisations now are seeking for a institutionalisation (whatever that means) of the agreement

An Opportunity To Reverse Injustice

The Mirusuvil Massacre, Presidential pardon and FR Applications

Fati Scores For Spain On Record-Breaking Night

Barcelona forward Ansu Fati broke a 95-year national record to become Spain’s youngest goalscorer at the age of 17 years and 311 days during their Nations League match against Ukraine played in Madrid on Sunday.

Sri Lanka Must Stay Clear Of EGO WARS

Tension between United States and China

Cannabis: Cutting Through The Haze

There is a concentrated effort around the world to make cannabis use legal. Different types of strategies and themes are used in different countries to justify this. For example, in Canada it was the liberal ideology that was leveraged – that people have the right to make their own choices.

Sino-US Differences

Over SCS appear to be irreconcilable

Misconceptions Of A Peace Envoy - In His Peace Mission

During an exclusive interview with one time Norwegian peace envoy to Sri Lanka Erik Solheim, which was published in last Wednesday’s Daily Mirror, senior journalist Easwaran Rutnam had posed a question whether he (Solheim) ever thought the LTTE was genuinely committed to peace, based on his internal discussions with the organisation.

Osaka Restores Order After Champions Exit U.S. Open

Naomi Osaka stood firm after a parade of champions exited the U.S. Open on Sunday, blasting her way into the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Anett Kontaveit.

PAANGSHU: REDISCOVERING OLD DIMENSION

Paangshu, Visakesa Chandrasekaram’s second feature, brings in a new dimension to Sri Lankan cinema by rediscovering old, nearly forgotten values. It has a degree of cinematic subtlety uncharacteristic of our new generation filmmakers.

RETURN OF THE RURAL

Existing rural producers and those returning to the rural space thrown out by the collapse of urban employment and falling demand for migrant labour, are already counting on eking out livelihoods through agriculture

BUTTLER STARS AS ENGLAND CLINCH AUSTRALIA T20 SERIES WIN

Jos Buttler made a dashing 77 not out as England beat Australia by six wickets in a series-clinching win in the second Twenty20 international at Southampton yesterday. Victory saw England go an unbeatable 2-0 up in a three-match contest.

An engineer's view...Solar energy - Best source of Domestic Energy

Engineer G.G.N. Gunawardhana speaks about the economic viability of using solar energy in a country like Sri Lanka where sunlight is abundant. He says it is a viable option for domestic energy requirements. He shared the following with The Daily Mirror:

All-rounder Dilruwan Perera in trouble

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will decide the fate of all-rounder Dilruwan Perera, who has been suspended by the Colts Cricket Club for his behaviour.

Ready To Operate Floating Hospital To Facilitate Repatriation: Senadhipathi

The ships would serve as floating quarantine centres for a period of 14 days

Vajira Will Contest For UNP Leadership

Former Minister Vajira Abeywardena yesterday said he will stick on with his initial decision to vie for UNP Leadership while the party could work out things amicably if someone else wants to contest and become the leader.

Customs Crush Rs.133.6Mn Worth Counterfeit Cigarettes At CTC

Sri Lanka Customs yesterday handed over a large stock of illicit cigarettes worth Rs.133.6 million which was smuggled into the country last year, to be destroyed at the Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) crushers.

Image Of Palestinian Under Israeli Soldier's Knee Sparks Outrage

JERUSALEM AFP SEPT4, 2020- Footage of an Israeli soldier throwing a Palestinian activist to the ground and kneeling on his neck has sparked outrage in the Palestinian territories and beyond.

Asian stocks plunge with Wall Street as tech sector surge halted

Asian markets fell deep into negative territory yesterday following painfully deep losses on Wall Street, where the tech sector finally succumbed to profit-taking after months of mindboggling gains.

Greed

Voice of the voiceless

Old Foes England, Australia Brace For An Exciting Clash

Australia returns to international cricket after a gap of five months as they face England in the first of the three Twenty20 Internationals at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton today (4).