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A Celebration of Hybridity: Rediscovering Martin Wickramasinghe through Uditha Devapriya

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- Uditha Devapriya isn't someone who can be easily categorised. His work follows a near alchemical process, both in terms of quality and depth. Dually qualified in law and internat... Read More


Sri Lanka Must Act Now: Why Social Media Should Be Banned for Children Under 16

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- A generation ago, parents worried about the influences that entered their homes through television. Today, most children carry a device in their pocket that can expose them to ad... Read More


"Sri Lanka is fast getting notorious for being the scam capital of the world" - Samagi Janabalawegaya MP Harsha de Silva

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- Samagi Janabalawegaya MP Harsha de Silva in an interview with Daily Mirror said that Sri Lanka's economy is stabilised because AKD's government is following previous government's... Read More


Measure Justice System by Prisons, not Courts Alone

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- Post-mortem examinations of the prison officers killed during the recent violence at Negombo Prison have revealed the brutality of the attack they endured. According to the post-... Read More


It's time to break traditional penal systems through restorative justice

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- The deadly clashes at the Negombo Prison once again revealed the ugly realities that inmates have to endure while being remanded or serving a sentence. This is not the first inst... Read More


What's the government doing to control dengue?

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- Sri Lanka is at a critical point with regards to dengue eradication. Despite various mitigation efforts, over 68,000 cases have been reported in addition to 47 deaths. The govern... Read More


Women MPs push for 33% political representation

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- The Women Parliamentarians' Caucus has called for urgent policy and legal reforms to ensure that women receive greater representation in Sri Lanka's Provincial Council and Local ... Read More


MEPA launches 'Ocean Watch' app to strengthen coastal waste management

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) has launched the "Ocean Watch" web-based mobile application as part of the government's digitalization policy to improve waste ... Read More


Schools allowed to relax uniform rules to protect students from dengue

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- The Ministry of Education has granted schools permission to allow students to wear clothing that offers better protection against mosquito bites as part of measures to safeguard ... Read More


AKD once called MR 'a culture of this country': C.B. Ratnayake

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- Former Nuwara Eliya District MP C.B. Ratnayake alleged that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) had once described former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as "a culture of this c... Read More