Indictments served on Patali over Rajagiriya accident
Former Minister and incumbent Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka was indicted in the Colombo High Court yesterday (4) over an accident which took place in Rajagiriya in 2016. Read More »
Miners to get pension for first time
In what would be a landmark development for the mining industry in Sri Lanka, the National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA) is planning to introduce a contributory pension scheme for miners.. Read More »
Destigmatising mental health
Without thoughts and the ability to think, we would be like machines with no sense of our existence or actions, and to a great extent, what we are is defined by what we think. Read More »
State should address police violence, custodial torture: SC
The State should consider addressing and mitigating the problem of police violence, and custodial torture and death, the Supreme Court (SC) noted in the context of deciding on a case of custodial tort Read More »
Shelter homes for disabled or orphaned females
The Women’s Bureau is currently considering the establishment of shelter homes for disabled women and orphaned girls over the age of 18, The Morning learnt. Read More »
Cabinet committee to brainstorm CPC turnaround
The Cabinet sub-committee for strengthening the finances of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), headed by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mahinda Rajapaksa, is to meet for the first time on Read More »
Exorcising culture, exorcising traditions
Sri Lanka’s authorities recently stated that they were planning to take stern action against the practice of exorcism after a nine-year-old girl died as a result of being hit with a cane during.. Read More »