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Reforming the Reforms 
The Pockets – Series 2 | Episode 3
– Nanda Wanninayaka Multipockets: Good morning, Mr. President. Mr. Double Pockets wants to see...
Debt Crisis Looms Over Pelwatta and Sevanagala
Is There a Way Forward for Sri Lanka’s Sugar Industry?
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has sounded the alarm over the looming collapse of the Pelwatta...
Is BYOB legal in Sri Lanka?
Can you Bring Your Own Bottle?
Over the past year, an increasing number of restaurants in Sri Lanka have adopted BYOB (Bring Your...
Cabinet Paper Seeks Ban on Unpackaged Coconut Oil Sales Amid Health Fears
Colombo, Sri Lanka – A cabinet paper has been submitted proposing a ban on the sale of unpackaged...
Sri Lanka Considers High Import Taxes Amid US Tariff Pressure
- Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe
Recently, the US government imposed a 30% tariff on Sri Lankan exports, effective August 1, 2025...

Sri Lanka’s Praveen Jayawickrama Faces Potential Legal Action Under Anti-Corruption Act

Praveen Jayawickrama, the Sri Lankan left-arm spinner, finds himself at the center of a corruption...

Human Rights Commission Releases Comprehensive Report on Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka

In a pivotal move toward accountability and justice, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka...

Online Safety (Amendment) Bill presented in Parliament

The Online Safety (Amendment) Bill which aims to amend the recently enacted Online Safety Act was...

2024 Presidential Election: 22 candidates place deposits so far

The number of candidates who have placed deposits thus far in order to contest the 2024 Presidential...

Desperate People Cannot Be Pushed Too Much By Either Government Or IMF

Sri Lanka has so far been spared the riots and political instability that has rocked other countries...

Key Features of the 2023 Anti-Corruption Act

The following is based on a presentation by President’s Counsel Sarath Jayamanna, former...

What is ahead of Bangladesh?

Ajith Parakum Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have recently faced dramatic uprisings that have reshaped...

Corporal Punishment in Sri Lanka: An International Human Rights Perspective

Ajith Parakum In Sri Lanka, corporal punishment is common in school settings. This practice...

Not the Days of the Vikings

The Pockets – Series 1 | Episode 1 by Nanda Wanninayaka Multi-pockets: – Good morning, Mr...

Trafficking and Children’s Rights

‘Leave No Child Behind in the Fight against Human Trafficking’ is the theme of the global camping in...

Crisis Over IGP Sets Dangerous Precedent

Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon finds himself at the centre of a controversy that...

Cabinet nod to draft legislation to resolve Sri Lanka Cricket issues

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the drafting of necessary legislation based on the...

Govt. urged to reconsider spices import move

The Spices and Allied Products Producers’ and Traders’ Associ-ation (SAPPTA) yesterday called on the...

Police Officer Suspended Following Viral Video Accusations

A police officer has been suspended following accusations stemming from a viral video. The officer...

Prisoners’ Voting Rights: Petition Filed in Supreme Court to Ensure Electoral Participation

The Committee for the Protection of Rights of the Prisoners has filed a writ of mandamus in the...

The Deshabandu Factor and the Sri Lankan Capitalist Revolution

Ajith Parakum A country embroiled in conflict among the legislative, executive, and judicial...

Deposits placed for Ranil to contest as independent candidate

President’s Counsel Ronald Perera has placed deposits on behalf of President Ranil Wickremesinghe as...

2024 Presidential Election to be held on September 21

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has issued the Gazette notification announcing the date of the...

Give Work to Samurdhi Officers! – Ajith Parakum

The Joint Federation of Samurdhi Trade Unions states that since the introduction of the Aswesuma...

Officials Seek Benefits from the Poor People’s Welfare

The Welfare Benefits Board has announced that 450,000 new applications have been received for the...

World Drowning Prevention Day 25 July 2024: Any one can drown, no one should

This year, under the overarching theme “Anyone can drown, no one should,” the World...

Sri Lanka Gains International Support as Government Takes Measures to Overcome Bankruptcy

Sri Lanka is witnessing renewed international support as it implements critical measures to emerge...