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The Lockdown Delivers a Checkmate to Our Economy

Admin December 19, 2020

Sachini D. Perera Sri Lanka is currently encountering the second wave of Covid-19. Since mid-March 2020, the Sri Lankan government had to impose an islandwide lockdown for nearly two months during the first wave to maintain social distance and eliminate further community spread. The curfew

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Who is irresponsible?

Admin December 14, 2020

Keerthika Mahalingam Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, who contested the Presidential Election representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, became the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka on November 18th 2019 with a voting majority of 52.25%. A year has passed since the new government came to power. The present government has introduced a new program to fulfil its […]

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When will threats against journalists be resolved?

Admin December 10, 2020

Keerthika Mahalingam The recent attack on two local journalists in Mullaitivu was controversial not only regionally but also locally. Based on this incident, many people started questioning the freedom of the media in Sri Lanka. Illegal sand smuggling and illegal timber smuggling in the Mullaitivu area has been going on for a long time. Shanmugam […]

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Covid-19: Challenging Sri Lanka’s Economy and People’s Lives

Admin December 10, 2020

Written by – I. K. Prabha Various conflicting views have arisen regarding measures being taken by the government to save the lives of the people amidst Covid-19 epidemic. Is there a systematic program to procure essential items for everyday life? Has the government introduced a correct methodology for home quarantine? Is there a proper plan […]

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QR Code – Technology introduced to discover people with COVID

Admin December 10, 2020

Written by – I. K. Prabha The establishment of a Drone Regiment for the Sri Lanka Army and a system to monitor and  identify those who are violating quarantine laws in isolated areas through drone technology  happened on November 12th this year. The QR Code system commenced on November 9, as a  new way to […]

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Campaign Financing Regulations for a Transparent and Accountable Election Process

Admin December 9, 2020

Harini Fernando Anywhere in the world, the time period of an election is when much discussion takes place around topics like electoral system reforms, campaign financing and other important topics that would otherwise not be discussed with the same level of enthusiasm. This year, for the first time in Sri Lankan history we conducted an […]

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Nature’s Loud Cry for Justice

Admin December 9, 2020

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe Sri Lanka – a country that once had an abundance of forest cover (44.1% back in 1956 which has reduced to 29.2% by 2018) is slowly witnessing a mass cleansing of its forest land cover. Environmentalists opine that as many as three acres of forest cover are being cleared everyday in Sri Lanka. […]

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Wasp Attacks: Threatening the Lives of Estate Workers!

Admin December 7, 2020

Written By – Keerthika Mahalingam “One woman was killed and eight others were injured after a wasp attack in the Hatton Dick Oya area.” “Ten women plucking tea were hospitalized after being attacked by wasps.” “Dozens of people have been hospitalized in Hatton and Maskeliya due to two wasp attacks.” Wasp attacks are a huge […]

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A Political Connection Is Not a Job Qualification

Admin December 7, 2020

Thimira S. Jayathunga Every social group must actively contribute in order that a state can exist. For instance, the contribution of the labor force is fundamental. “All people who work for a company or a country are called workers.” (Oxford Dictionary) The labor force of a country can be traditionally broken two into two core […]

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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 […]