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Budgetary Allocations: What about Peace-building and Reconciliation?

Admin December 3, 2020

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe Located in the heart of Kilinochchi is an eatery, with around a dozen women preparing various delicacies unique to the Northern parts of Sri Lanka. From milk hoppers to ghee thosai and snacks made of gram flour, porridge, fresh juices and many other items are prepared

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December 3rd for People with Disabilities in the COVID Era

Admin December 2, 2020

Lasantha de Silva December 3 of each year has been declared the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by the United Nations. This day is celebrated with an emphasis on ensuring that other global citizens and persons with disabilities have equal opportunities in areas such as human rights, sustainable development, peace and security. Ahead of […]

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Peace, Reconciliation & Democracy: The Citizens’ Responsibility

Admin November 29, 2020

SAMPATH DESHAPRIYA The peace and reconciliation that must be built between the citizens of Sri Lanka is a topic that is completely outside mainstream political agendas. Throughout history, this topic has emerged only occasionally, creating an inadequate social discourse that is being undermined once again.Only when the Human Rights Council gathers Genevaare world leaders

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Bullying Burevi: Hate Speech Wreaks Havoc on Nature

Admin November 29, 2020

Sachini D. Perera Sri Lanka is a small island that experiences tropical monsoon weather in the last and first few months of every year. The cold weather in every December, heavy rains and winds can be seen in almost all countries. In addition, people in coastal areas are in danger with the possibility of cyclone […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

The Fading Regional Voices of Radiotelegraph: Challenges Faced by Community Radio

Admin November 28, 2020

Sachini D. Perera Apart from commercial radio and public service broadcasting (PSB) radio, community radio is the third most widely used form of radio service. These radio services are primarily aimed at a community living within a single territorial boundary or for a community interested in starting and maintaining a community radio service. The content […]

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2019-2020: The Balance Sheet on Freedom of Expression

Admin November 28, 2020

DHANUKSHA SILVA Freedom House researchers have released an important report on Sri Lanka’s freedom of expression and its new trends for 2019 and 2020. Each year, a report is issued on each of the world’s democratic states, where researchers at Freedom House conduct preliminary inquiries into the actual nature of democracy being practiced in each […]

Transparency and corruption in public service

What Caused the Human-Elephant Conflict in Hambantota?

Admin November 24, 2020

Sachini D. Perera Massive human-elephant conflicts are currently developing in a number of areas due to the encroachment of elephants that lost their habitats due to large-scale illegal development activities carried out near dense forests. One of the highly exposed areas suffering from elephant attacks is Hambantota. For instance, due to the ‘Walawa’ left-bank

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

‘Hide & Seek’ Journalism: Invading People’s Privacy

Admin November 23, 2020

Sachini D. Perera There are many underlying and on-going social incidents that are not visible to the human eye and consciousness. The role of the media is to raise awareness about the impact of these activities and incidents in order to prevent negative social consequences. The media tends to codify the reality of such events […]

Transparency and corruption in public service

Be self-sufficient and support the COVID-19 food crisis!

Admin November 19, 2020

Sachini D. Perera Our country has been severely affected  by the Covid-19 virus as we  now face the second wave of the pandemic. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that Sri Lanka is experiencing a continuous fall in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 3.5% to 0.5%, after events such as  the 2018 constitutional crisis, […]

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Are the Flavours used in Food Colouring Unhealthy?

Admin November 18, 2020

Written by – I. K. Prabha Employees in a workplace, as well as young, educated people, are increasingly turning to fast food and preservatives. In addition to the food they make at home or in the dormitory, they buy food as consumers. Unfortunately, many of them deficit due knowledge about:  Standards Freshness Taste Expiry Date […]