Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Lankan National Languages Ignored by Foreign Countries

Admin June 25, 2021

P.Kirubakaran According to the last census, 21.7 Million population of Sri Lanka is composed of 74.88% Sinhalese, the majority people, and 24.6% Tamils, divided into three groups as Sri Lankan Tamils, Muslims, and Indian Tamils. Other races include Malays 0.2% Burgers 0.18%, Veddhas/Indigenous

Society

Corona has Proven that Home is Your World

Admin June 23, 2021

Banu Karathikesu There is a saying that home is the whole world for women, whereas men think the world is their home. However, the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world topsy turvy, and men too had to be contained at home for lengthy periods, making home their world too.  Meanwhile, technology brought lessons, lectures, meetings, conferences, […]

Society

The Burden of Corona & Closing Down Poultry Farms

Admin June 23, 2021

  U.S. Mahroof S.L.Nazeem, with the financial assistance of his son-in-law, started a poultry farm on his land at Ashraf Town in Addalaichenai D.S.Division, spending Rs. 37 Lakhs to erect the latest type of cages. He continued to run the farm for the last four years and in February, he closed it. The six big cages […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

How Corona Impacts the Estate Sector

Admin June 23, 2021

 Jeeva Sathasivam This is the time of Corona. The virus that hit the world in 2019 is still shaking the entire planet. Although it was expected that the impact of the virus would gradually subside after one year, it did not occur. The impact of the virus in the early days is now greatly feared […]

In Focus Transparency and corruption in public service

COVID-19 Deaths in Sri Lanka

Admin June 23, 2021

Rifthi Ali The spread of COVID-19 is intensified by the day in Sri Lanka. As a result, the COVID-19 death toll is also constantly on the rise. The Director General of Health Services, Dr. Asela Gunawardane issues daily announcements of COVID-19 deaths through the Government Information Department. However, the Ministry of Health has not released […]

Uncategorized

The Need to Improve Pre-Schools in the Estate Sector

Admin June 22, 2021

Arul Karkki The children who must be playful are sleeping in huts The first five years of a child’s life is crucial because this is when the child’s physical, mental, cognitive, and linguistic development occurs. Studies show that 50% of mental development takes place in this period. Negative drives such as anger, fear, anxiety and […]

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Jamia, Seetha, Amma, Fazlina, Wicky: Living without Racial & Religious Differences

Admin June 22, 2021

Ahsan Aftar Jamia sells rice flour, and grated coconut.  Seetha runs a café. Fazlina is a hairdresser and Wicky Sajahan is a Marathondi artist. All four posed for photos with reddish Marathodi patterns on their palms to mark International Women’s Day. They each belong to different races and religions, but all of them have aims. […]

Gender and Identity

The Struggles of Women in Myanmar and the Sri Lankan Woman

Admin June 22, 2021

Nayanathara Jayathilaka “The strongest part of my body is my knees, and I will never kneel down,” said Aung San Suu Kyi.  By the time I write this, 100 days have passed since military rule began in Myanmar. People are fighting for democracy, while resisting military attacks. They are not satisfied with the positive response […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

When Media Goes Against Reconciliation

Admin June 22, 2021

Jude R. Muthukuda Among many factors that affect peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka, the media contribute immensely to conflicts among Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim people. Some spread mal information devised to create conflicts, while many others are fake news, posted either knowingly or unknowingly.  Journalists are bound to report responsibly without causing

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

The Everyday Person and the Identity Card

Admin June 21, 2021

Kapila Kumara Kalinga Some people say that a Chinese woman who is lost among men in a city might find it challenging to find her husband because all Chinese men are alike. But, Chinese people face no such problems. They can easily distinguish differences, although others cannot.  We must not be too proud of our […]