Period poverty increasingly hurting education of girls
BY Buddhika Samaraweera Due to the massive increase in the cost of living this year and the significant increase in the prices of sanitary napkins, many schoolgirls do not go to school on the…
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Provincial Council Election before March 2023
The Chairman of the National Election Commission of Sri Lanka Attorney-at-Law Nimal Punchihewa says that he expects to hold the Provincial Council Election before March 20th, 2023. Attorney-At-Law Nimal Punchihewa says that he expects to…
Lotus Tower opening Today
The Lotus Tower in Colombo, the tallest in South Asia, will be opened to the public today (15). The 350-metre (1,155-feet) Lotus Tower, green and purple in colour, visible from all over Sri Lanka's capital…
The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic – WHO
The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, his most optimistic outlook yet on the years-long health crisis which…
Are economic crimes none of their business?
By Sanja De Silva Jayatilleka Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva last week said in no uncertain terms that any reference to ‘economic crimes’ was beyond the…
Nearly 50% of Sri Lanka’s population is vitamin D deficient
Nearly 50% of Sri Lanka’s population suffers from vitamin D deficiency, the Ministry of Health reported. Health Experts say vitamin D deficiency has several medical effects on the human body, including on the skeletal system.…
A time of mourning for the Queen
President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his deepest condolences to the British Royal Family. President Wickremesinghe has instructed the Ministry of Public Administration & Home Affairs, to arrange for a period of national mourning and the National…
Damitha was yesterday ordered to be remanded till September 14
Actress Damitha Abeyratne was yesterday ordered to be remanded till September 14 after being produced before Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage. She was arrested by Colombo North Divisional Crime Detective Bureau (DCDB) for allegedly forcibly…
70% of the employed impacted by poverty – MP Eran
The Census and Statistic report for 2022 says a family of five persons needs at least Rs 62,220 per month to escape poverty in Sri Lanka, Opposition MP Eran Wickramaratne said. The MP said, that…
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Charles becomes King
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday. The…