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Over 16 pct Sri Lanka state uni students sexually harassed, 1.5 pct forced into sex: study

The study covered a cross section of universities: old and new unis, and those situated in previous conflict zones.

March 22, 2022 4 min read

Sri Lanka foreign minister meets UNHRC core group

Ministry secretary Jayanath Colombage also took part, a statement said.

March 19, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka to issue death/missing certificates to disappeared, pay 100,000 LKR to next of kin

“The president also advised that land also be provided to them if they have an issue pertaining to land.”

March 15, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka likely to face more scrutiny in September UNHRC session

"Government has still not produced a credible road map on transitional justice towards accountability" - UN rights chief

March 8, 2022 8 min read
Sri Lanka's higher education ministry cracks down on ragging

Higher Education Ministry to introduce new regulations and a hotline for tips against ragging in universities

Rights activist and academic Dr Harini Amarasuriya is the NPP National List nominee

Dr Harini Amarasuriya will be appointed as a National List Member of Parliament by the National People’s Power allianc...

August 12, 2020 2 min read
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Mahinda sworn in as Prime Minister for the fourth time at Kelaniya Temple

Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka at the Kelaniya Temple today by President Gotabay...

August 9, 2020 2 min read

Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been strengthened and now he has to deal with multiple crises

The result of the election has shown that the people have heeded President Rajapaksa’s call and strengthened his hand ...

Arjuna Ranawana
August 9, 2020 9 min read

Opinion: SLPP mammoth win creates a new paradigm in Sri Lanka's politics

The results of Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election held on Wednesday show a seismic shift in the country’s electoral ...

Prof Jayadeva Uyangoda
August 8, 2020 10 min read

SLPP contestant Jayasekara’s candidature is “valid” despite death sentence - Deshapriya

Convicted murderer Premalal Jayasekara can contest tomorrow’s election but if he is elected the Elections Commission w...

August 4, 2020 2 min read

Human Rights Defender Deepika Udagama quits as Chair of the Human Rights Commission

Sri Lanka’s Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission, internationally renowned Human Rights Defender Dr Deepika Udag...

August 3, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lankan citizens under COVID 19 quarantine denied the vote at this election

Several thousand Sri Lankans who will be in quarantine for COVID 19 on Election Day will not be able to vote as previous...

Arjuna Ranawana
August 3, 2020 3 min read

Opinion: An All Women Party mooted to break into male-dominated politics

Though it is eighty-nine years since the first Sri Lankan woman, Adeline Molamure entered the State Legislature, then kn...

Kshama Ranawana
August 2, 2020 7 min read

The Friday Forum questions the call to hand over more powers to the President

A group of eminent personalities are questioning the call for handing over more powers to the Presidency by abolishing t...

July 30, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka will resume full repatriation of migrant workers from August 9 - officials

Sri Lanka will fly home some 600 migrant workers from Abu Dhabi and Dubai on July 31 and August 1, but begin full repatr...

July 29, 2020 2 min read
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Eligible voters under quarantine can vote after 5 pm on polling day – Elections Commission

Sri Lankan citizens who are eligible to vote in the Parliamentary General Elections and are quarantined due to COVID 19 ...

July 29, 2020 2 min read

Jordanian Police rescue Sri Lanka Embassy staff held hostage by migrant workers

Jordanian police fired tear gas to help rescue three staffers of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan who were being held ho...

July 28, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s youth are unlikely to vote for the old guard in Parliament

Sri Lanka’s youth, many of them first-time voters, who gave Gotabaya Rajapaksa a huge majority at the Presidential ele...

Imesh Ranasinghe
July 28, 2020 9 min read

What is holding back Sri Lankan Women from entering politics: Lihini Fernando decodes

Despite Sri Lankan women having progressed by breaking boundaries in many fields, their participation in the country’s...

Mahadiya Hamza
July 27, 2020 5 min read

Opinion: Sri Lanka ruling party is ahead with 12 days to go for Parliamentary polls

Sri Lanka is nearing the end of the Parliamentary General Election campaign, and the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ...

Arjuna Ranawana
July 25, 2020 10 min read
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Women’s activists demand Mahinda apologise to Jalani over remark over childless women

A group of activists staged a demonstration against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today protesting remarks made by hi...

July 24, 2020 2 min read

COVID positive inmate from Kandakadu nabbed by Army Intelligence near National Hospital – Army

Army Intelligence officers found and arrested a COVID 19 positive inmate from the Kandakadu Rehabilitation camp who had ...

July 24, 2020 1 min read

Contrived legal ‘Authoritarianism’ another new virus with a global reach - Opinion

A two-thirds majority will give the ruling party a monopoly on power. It will serve another more salutary purpose. It wi...

Sarath de Alwis
July 24, 2020 7 min read

One patient from Kandakadu rehabilitation centre moved to IDH

One patient from the Medical Facility created at the Kandakadu Drug Rehabilitation and Treatment centre for COVID 19 pat...

July 22, 2020 2 min read

Government wants two-thirds majority in Parliament to fight extremism – G L Peiris

The Chairman of Sri Lanka’s governing Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Prof G.L. Peiris is saying that the governmen...

July 21, 2020 2 min read
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