Editorial

NEWS reports show that life expectancy in the country rose to 70.4 years in 2013 from 69.4 a year ago, according to a new survey...

THE nation is set to celebrate EID-UL-FITR or the ‘Feast of Breaking the Fast, of the whole month of Ramzan on Saturday on sighting of...

VAT on Pvt universities! All conscientious people should speak against imposing 7.5 percent VAT on private universities’ tuition fees. Studying in private universities is already...

By Satheesan Kumarasamy :Despite growing pressure from the international community (IC), little has been done by the Sri Lankan government to end one of the...

Karl Foerster :The EU’s overarching sustainability objective is to turn the bloc into a more resource efficient and competitive economy, and it is important that...

NEWS reports in an English daily said two sacked senior officials of scam-hit BASIC Bank have allegedly bought real estates in Malaysia under ‘Malaysia My...

To the mighty ones We stepped into 44 years of victory and we claim to have achieved so much. My questions are very simple. I...

Mehr Tarar :Long-standing issues need years of bilateral talks, formulation of strategies to find solutions acceptable to both, and treaties to assist in cases of...

Nancy Alexander :Public-private partnerships are required to provide a competitive return on investment. We seem to be entering a new age of megaprojects, as countries,...

Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :Nothing is likely to maintain the process of institutionalizing local self-government at the grassroots other than comprehensive decentralization. Institutionalizing democratic decentralization...

THE great thing about the nuclear deal with Iran is that President Obama’s boldness made it happen and he deserves special credit for getting together...

THE government move to insert a new provision in the draft Public Service Act-2015 requiring law enforcers to seek the government’s permission for arresting a...