Sugath Kulatunga Bribery is one of the most vicious, repulsive and destructive features of our society. It is a subject which should receive the attention of all citizens in the country. It should be not only investigated but researched to identify its roots which might help in confronting it. It is a challenge for social […]

Justice for Animals and Nature No religion can be true to itself if it is indifferent to the welfare of animals or at worse calls for the exploitation and death of non-humans. The defining quality of a true religion is loving kindness and compassion. It cannot be confined to one species or shared on a […]

තිසර සමල් – අනුරාධපුර එප්පාවල පොලිස් වසමේ කිරලෝගම, ගැටදිවුල ප්‍රදේශයේ පදිංචි 09 හැවිරිදි පිරිමි දරුවා පැහැර ගෙන යාමේ සිද්ධියට සම්බන්ධ විදුලි කාර්මික ශිල්පියා හා ඔවුන්ට සැගවී සිටීමට උපකාර කළ රිකිල්ලගස්කඩ නගර සභාවේ රියදුරා එළැඹෙන ජනවාරි මස 04 වැනි දින දක්වා රක්ෂිත බන්ධනාගාර ගත කරන ලෙස තඹුත්තගෙම මහේස්ත්‍රාත් එම්.එල් නුවන් කෞෂල්‍ය මහතා අද (24) පස්වරුවේ නියෝග කළේය. සැකකරුවන් […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Dec 23 (The Hindu) – Sri Lanka is waiting for financing assurances from its bilateral creditors, including India and China, to tap support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, The Hindu reported. In September, the IMF reached a staff level agreement with Sri […]

Mr Alan Williams Media & Communications Officer University of Plymouth  The University is working with organisations in the UK and Sri Lanka on new research to develop compound flood hazard maps. An international team of engineers is joining forces with a disaster educationalist to investigate coastal flooding due to cyclones in three communities within the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The nine-year-old boy from Eppawala, who was reported missing several days ago, was found with the welding mechanic suspected of accompanying him. According to the police spokesman, they were found at an estate in Rikillagaskada early this morning. The suspect has been placed under arrest. Earlier this week, the Eppawala Police initiated an […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror PIC BY NISAL BADUGE Daily arrival average improves to 2,500 Weekly arrival average improves to 16,000 If current momentum is maintained, December could end with about 75,000 tourists The tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka for the first 20 days of December have crossed 50,000, indicating a significant improvement in tourism activities. […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Social Empowerment State Minister Anupa Pasqual today denied media reports claiming that he had attended a meeting with a senior Korean official 30 minutes late and maintained that he had begun the meeting at the scheduled time.  Pasqual, who came under immense criticism after South Korea Disaster Relief Foundation (SKDRF) President […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Police have arrested 47 people including a 17-year-old schoolboy of a leading school in Mirihana during a drug raid carried out near schools in the Western Province yesterday. Police said the raids were conducted from 6.30 am till 2.30 pm near 149 schools in the Western Province. The police have recovered […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) signed an agreement with the Health Ministry to provide aircraft on a mobile Charter Basis for the purposes of airlifting remains of deceased personnel for organ retrieval at the request of the Ministry of Health. Accordingly, C-130, AN-32, MA-60, Y-12, MI-17, Bell-412, Bell-212 and Bell-206 […]