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Human Compassion at a Time of Devastating Floods

Admin October 5, 2021 879

Nimal Abeysinghe Humane people band together in the face of natural disasters. Born out of compassion, such unity heeds no race or colour difference. An incident from as recent as 2015 illustrates the community-minded sacrifice by a group who were brought together by a natural disaster and

Transparency and corruption in public service

Did we pay for the first 500,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine received from India!?

Admin September 27, 2021 676

K. Prasanna Vaccination programmes for the general public have been intensified as the vaccine is considered to be the only solution to protect against the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic around the world. Vaccine rollout in Sri Lanka was launched on 29th January 2021. Vaccines such as Oxford AstraZeneca from India, Sinopharm from China, Sputnik-V […]

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Lotus Tower; why isn’t it open?

Admin September 27, 2021 815

K. Prasanna The Lotus Tower located on D. R. Wijewardhana Mawatha, Colombo 10, stands at 350 meters. Built at a cost of $104 million it is considered the highest such tower in South Asia. However, the tower remains unutilized at present. Even though work on the tower was supposed to be completed by 2015, for […]

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What happened to the Covid-19 funds?

Admin September 22, 2021 1062

Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi The economies of many countries in the world are collapsing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this is especially true of developing countries. For that reason, those countries need the full support of their citizens as well as foreign aid.  Sri Lanka has also received assistance from many countries and world organizations. By […]

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No Crescent will be Isolated in a Tiny Island.

Admin September 16, 2021 741

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Is it possible to create a Drug-free future?

Admin September 16, 2021 946

M.S.M. Mumtaz Drugs are one of the main causes of violence in society. It is also about misleading young people. A healthy society can only be created by eliminating drugs. But as drug use is systematically passed on to young people, eliminating it can be a challenge. If we do not face this challenge now, […]

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Media Activism and the Conflict in Sri Lanka

Admin September 14, 2021 662

Sunil Jayasekara In examining the 30-year conflict that ravaged Sri Lanka, it is instructive to probe into and explore its impact on media institutions and journalism. In 1948, Sri Lanka was granted independence on a multicultural platform.  At the time, only the Kandyan Highland had demanded a separate administration. By contrast, Tamils and Muslims acquiesced […]

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The Billions Behind Garbage Disposal in Colombo

Admin August 31, 2021 1172

K. Prasanna Recently, there was much controversy regarding garbage disposal in areas under the Colombo Municipal Council. Due to the lack of space to dispose of collected waste in the Colombo district garbage piled up on the streets for days. As a recent initiative, disposed of garbage has been used in generating electricity but the […]

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Rs.720 Million Unresolved Elephant-Human Conflict

Admin August 31, 2021 660

Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi According to information obtained from the Department of Wildlife under the Right to Information Act, Rs.722 million worth of firecrackers (6,468,750 individual crackers) were distributed from 2014 to 2020 to stem the human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka.  Sri Lanka’s human-elephant conflict is mainly derived from habitat loss for wild

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An Order From the Information Commission to the Police Against Withholding Information

Admin August 30, 2021 643

Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi In Sri Lanka, many public authorities inadvertently block the public’s right to information guaranteed by the Right to Information Act. Therefore, the right to information, a hallmark of a democratic society, is under serious threat. Integrity, which is dependent on the efficiency of a country’s public authorities, is a distinctive