Dhanushka Silva The Defence Ministry has been ordered by the Right-to-Information Commission to provide information sought by a petitioner about the government’s plans to amend the law governing civil society groups, including non-governmental organizations. The Commission gave the
Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi “The Ministry of Health has no information on foods containing carcinogens and unfit for human consumption. The need for information analysis arose only after the request for information.” – Ministry of Health 10/07/2021 Food safety is a key right in a democracy for which a country’s government, law enforcement and regulatory authorities
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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
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 […]