Millions of daily wage earners in Sri Lanka have been badly affected by disruptions in the informal economy caused by COVID-19. Among the hardest hit is the country’s nomadic gypsy community, whose key livelihood practices – such as palm reading and snake charming – no longer seem to be viableContinue Reading
For thousands of Lankans living with chronic kidney disease and for their families that struggle to look after them, COVID-19’s fallout has become ‘double jeopardy’. While social and economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic have affected everybody at some level, families with kidney patients are among the most vulnerable.Continue Reading
Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe Sri Lanka police are too often alleged of police brutality after the government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa came into power and former military general Kamal Gunarathna was appointed as Secretary of the Defense Ministry, under whom the police operate. On July 17, a group of people fromContinue Reading
Chairman of Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB), Kamal Ratwatte said at a press conference today (16) that 40 Sri Lankan expatriate workers have been killed by COVID-19 so far. They include 37 men and three women. SLFEB pays Rs. 500,000 death compensation for the migrant employees who register atContinue Reading
The photo published in The Hindu shows four of the Sri Lankans arrested by Indian Coast Guard 128 nautical miles off the Kakinada coast on Sunday for fishing in Indian territorial waters. They were brought to the Kakinada port on Tuesday and handed over to Andhra Pradesh Marine police atContinue Reading
A resident of Dehiwala complained to the Election Commissioner with copies to Public Services Commission, Ministry of Education and other relevant authorities that the principal of a leading public school in Sri Lanka had actively participated in an election campaign of a candidate of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, violating electionContinue Reading
The Governor of Sri Lanka’s North Central Provincial Council Maheepala Herath attended a meeting with senior public officials in Polonnaruwa district in the afternoon of July 13, 2020, wearing a face mask that contained a candidate’s name, election symbols and number, blatantly violating the election laws. The meeting was theContinue Reading
Ven. Kagama Sirinanda Thero is a popular Buddhist preacher in Sri Lanka. He has a unique dialect and presentation style. His sermons contain Buddhist philosophy as well as the social view that helps the listeners to learn about both Buddhism and day to day life. He was born in remoteContinue Reading
Sri Lanka government revealed that 40,000 Sri Lankan expatriate workers are waiting for flights to return home. As of 25th June, 52,401 Sri Lankan expatriate workers have applied to return to Sri Lanka, cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardane announced today. They belong to an estimated total migrant labour force of overContinue Reading
Mahinda Rajapakse is not a mere celebrity in Sri Lanka but also a true legend of the modern politics in Sri Lanka. A basic feature of these types of legendary characters is the collection of stories around their characters that infuse bravery to such individuals. The majority of such storiesContinue Reading
