If this happens to a lawyer, it can happen to anyone: Sumanthiran
(Akitha Wijayasinghe)
Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran raised his voice in the Parliament against the unlawful detention of Hejaaz Hizbullah for 8 months without any evidence.
Joining 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...
Are there connections between MV X-Press Pearl fire to what happened in the Great...
By Anton Jayakody
Although the oceans as well as the land can be divided into millions of different ecosystems, the interconnections between them have ensured...
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...
Minimum age for employment of children raised to 16 years: This is also important...
Two bills were passed in Parliament yesterday (05) to raise the minimum age for employment of children from 14 to 16 years.
Accordingly, the Amendment...
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...
Questioning of Father Cyril Gamini by the CID continues over 5 long hours
(Nethmi Rajawasam)
Reverend Cyril Gamini Fernando who has been accused of defaming the Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major-General Suresh Salley, arrived at...
Prison Protest Ends : Demands Remain Unanswered
(Nethmi Rajawasam)
The protesting inmates serving long-term prison sentences in the Welikada prison on 28th ended their month-long rooftop protest demanding the due reductions and...
Repeal Prevention of Terrorism Act to Meet International Commitments – Human Rights Watch
The Sri Lankan government’s pardon of 16 prisoners convicted under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), however welcome, does not address the urgent need...