‘Conversion period to organic farming should be minimum of two years’
Last month, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced that the importation of chemical fertilisers into the country would be banned in an effort to become the first country in the world to eliminate the Read More »
Here we go again
If as William Shakespeare famously wrote in Romeo and Juliet, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, would a lockdown by any other name feel as frustrating? For all its insistence and reiterat Read More »
Reform legal framework on access to safeguards for political victims: CPA
It is evident that the existing legal framework pertaining to access to legal safeguards for individuals who claim to be subjected to political victimisation is in need of structural reforms so as to Read More »
Government to pay farmers more if ban hits yield
The Government has stated that it would purchase paddy for a higher price if the ban on the import of chemical fertilisers affects the yield of farmers. Read More »
Won the ‘war’ but lost the law
Calling a “civil conflict” or “civil war” a war itself is very misleading. Wars are fought with external enemies. However, a civil conflict or civil war is a fight that takes place among the brethren, Read More »
No action yet on rape ‘victim blaming’ textbook
No action has yet been taken concerning the content in the Ministry of Education’s Health and Physical Education textbook for Grade 11 students. Read More »
Sudarshini to alert authorities about favouritism
Following news reports that Covid-19 vaccination was allegedly taking place at the Castle Street Hospital for Women vaccination centre on the basis of personal connections, State Minister of Primary H Read More »