Raising these concerns, Ms. Simrin Singh, Director, ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, told the Colombo meeting that situations like this arise since there is no proper occupational safety and health (OSH) mechanism in workplaces, parti…
Marxism and Buddhism have had a somewhat unholy relationship in years gone by, at least in Sri Lanka. There was a period some decades ago when Marxism was the flavour of the times globally and Sri Lanka was not immune to its appeal. An unfortunate rema…
Sri Lanka’s coastal protection agency is determined to tear down illegal structures on the beaches of Negombo, Dehiwala, Mt. Lavinia and Mirissa according to plan amidst Presidential orders to temporarily suspend such operations on the Southern belt. “We are planning to go ahead with it (removing …
It’s been over two decades since the Messiah was performed in Sri Lanka and this performance was divided into two concerts. Part one, which was presented on December 21 last year, celebrated the prophecy of the birth of Jesus Christ, in time for Christmas. Part 2 which exalts the Messiah’s sacrifice …
Four political parties, namely Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA), Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), Eelam Peoples Democratic Party (EPDP) and All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) which represents 19 Parliamentarians collectively, decided that all the propo…
The Doyen of the Sinhala cinema Dr. Lester James Peiris was laid to rest amidst a large and distinguished gathering at the Independence Square in Colombo on Wednesday. The funeral was conducted with state patronage. The funeral was conducted with state…
Sri Lanka Tourism (SLT) has partnered with Yingke Travel, a Chinese tour operator and Green Leaves Leisure, a Sri Lankan travel entity, to promote Sri Lanka as a destination for Chinese travellers with the aim of attracting over 300,000 Chinese visitor…
Sri Lanka excelled in the men’s 400m final to pocket all three medals (gold, silver and bronze) while establishing a new meet record on the opening day of the South Asian Junior Athletics Championship at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. Aruna Dharshana who led the Sri Lanka team …
A group of Sri Lankans have been detained in Mauritius after they were duped by human smugglers. Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Seychelles, Tikiri Herath Gunathilaka said that the Sri Lankans had paid huge sums of money and travelled to Mauritius expecting employment. However he said the …
… how the Gammadda Concept has spread far and wide across the country adding that Gammadda has become a part of the fabric of rural Sri Lanka.