PC Saliya Peiris to the Presidency of Bar SL
President's Counsel Saliya Peiris yesterday (24) won the election of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka.
President's Counsels Saliya Peiris and Kuvera de Zoysa contested...
Truth behind the construction of a road through Flood Plains National Park revealed; Case...
(By Sara Attanayake | Translated by Akitha Wijayasinghe)
Environmentalists are strongly opposing the decision to build a wide road in the middle of the Flood...
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...
Hidden agenda behind the promise of roads through national parks?
(By Akitha Wijayasinghe)
Sri Lanka’s forest cover is growing slimmer daily. According to Dr. Ravindra Kariyawasam, Sri Lanka had a thick forest density of 82%...
Galle Port Yacht Marina to lease – Ports Chairman confirms
(Translated by Akitha Wijayasinghe)
It has been decided to hand over the Galle Port Yacht Marina owned by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority to the...
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...