Need to end the crackdown on freedom of expression
Arresting Chamila Jayasinghe, a Public Administration Officer, by the CID and the issuance of a letter restricting the Secretary to the Ministry of Health...
Public officials told to stay mum: former SLASA President explains how
The government is trying to intimidate independent public officials and that this is a serious threat, Former Ministerial Secretary and former President of the...
An attempt to block the right to freedom of expression and...
Officials responsible for informing the public through factual information are intimidated and that they are directly involved in restricting the expression of opinions, the...
Release Nawarasam author Ahnaf : Or file fair charges – 13...
Thirteen international and local organizations have issued a joint statement calling for immediate release of Ahnaf Jazeem, the author of the poetry Navarasam, who...
Sudden spike in Covid-19 cases: who is responsible?
Cause for the sudden rise of covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka is the government’s mismanagement in controlling the pandemic and the unscientific decision made...
To what end is the president hobbling with Gazette No. 2218/68?
"Where the Attorney-General is of the opinion that according to the nature of the offence committed a surrendee or detainee shall be rehabilitated at...
Right of the viewers and listeners paramount- Supreme Court decides
The verdict on two fundamental rights petitions against the abrupt censorship of live discussion programme, 'Ira Anduru Pata' aired on Rupavahini Channel on 4th...
Reveal the MP names list who has declared assets : A...
The Right to Information Commission (RITC) has ordered to release the list of Members of Parliament in the Sri Lankan Parliament, who submitted declarations...
Children gets carried away with military mentality because of silent adults...
Educational psychologists emphasize that strategies such as the deployment of military personnel as school teachers and the implementation of various military tribute programs in...
SLPA chairman defends move to transfer union leaders
(Translated by Akitha Wijayasinghe)
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is taking action against trade union leaders who are protesting against the attempt to sell the...
Uma Oya project: A silent disaster raging under the radar
(Akitha Wijayasinghe)
Bandarawela is famed for its climate and the spectacular scenery. It's quite hard to find someone who wouldn't love to be there. But...
Makadure Madush ; killed at the place that made him a monster
(By Tharindu Jayawardhana | Translated by Akitha Wijayasinghe)
Samarasinghe Arachchige Madush Lakshitha alias Makandure Madush, who was being questioned by the CID on a detention...
Six policemen to guard retired DIG
The Mount Lavinia Police have deployed six police personnel to guard retired DIG Ashoka Wijetilleke, a member of the Police Commission, according to police...
Truth behind PM’s revelation on Kadirgamar assassins
Senior lawyers point out the statement made by Prime Minister Mahinda Rapajaksa claiming that all suspects of the assassination of assassination of eminent Foreign...
‘Nearest School is the Best School’ : projects in 700 schools halted – Teachers’...
The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) says that the project office of the 'Nearest School is the Best School' project, which was implemented as a...
The Narrative of Hejaaz Hisbullah : Victimhood of Gota’s Easter mastermind drama
(Tharindu Jayawardhana)
It has been 04 years since April 14th, when lawyer Mr. Hejaaz Hisbullah was illegally arrested as the mastermind of the Easter Sunday...
Vanishing Millions : The Hidden Tale of Sri Lanka’s Debt Trap (Part 01)
(Tharindu Jayawardhana)
The Sri Lankan government and government agencies undertake many projects each year by securing foreign loans. Some projects are long-term, large-scale endeavors, while...
500 Indian fishing trawlers in the North Sea; silence from the government, leaving...
(Tharindu Jayawardhana)
Reginold is a fisherman who has been battling sea waves for twenty years while carrying out his job. He is currently facing a...
Increasingly fenced in Rambaken Oya Milk Farmers hope for indigenous land
(Nethmi Rajawasam and MediaLK Team)
Increasingly fenced in Rambaken Oya Milk Farmers hope for indigenous land
The milk farmer settlers of Galwala Yaya in Rambaken Oya,...
Petrol prices: LP 92 43.9% increase from Jan 2019 price
(Nethmi Rajawasam)
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has increased the price of petrol (LP 92 Octane) by Rs. 20, from Rs. 157 to Rs. 177...