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Sri Lanka's wildlife parks face dual threat of overcrowding and neglect, audit reveals

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Sri Lanka's lucrative wildlife tourism sector, a cornerstone of its economic recovery, is facing a critical challenge of imbalance. Blockbuster national parks such as Yala are s... Read More


Facebook Removes "Posts" Search Filter, Creating Challenges for Users, Influencers, and Fact-Checkers

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Facebook's removal of its "Posts" search filter has quietly reshaped the social media landscape in Sri Lanka. Journalists, fact-checkers, and influencers now face increased obsta... Read More


Rural women and their contribution to the economy

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Women in rural areas make a huge contribution to the economy, but their contributions often go unnoticed. Hence, since today (October 15) is 'International Day of Rural Women', l... Read More


Sri Lanka's future does not revolve around the UNHRC

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Another session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which concerned Sri Lanka, concluded last week, this time thankfully without making a spectacle at home. Those who rem... Read More


Deshabandu Tennakoon and the Weligama Hotel shooting incident

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- The Committee of Inquiry appointed in terms of Section 6 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act No: 5 of 2002 to investigate and inquire into the allegations levelled against... Read More


Sri Lanka uniquely placed to benefit from growing maritime cooperation under BIMSTEC- General Secretary Indra Mani Pandey

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- General Secretary of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Indra Mani Pandey, in an interview with Daily Mirror, shares his vie... Read More


Wanninayake files writ petition to prevent arrest

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Attorney-at-law Gunaratne Wanninayake yesterday (14) filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal, seeking an order to prevent his arrest before being produced in court, in c... Read More


New plantation sector wage hike plan lacks economic logic: PA

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Plantation companies yesterday pushed back against President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's bid to raise estate worker wages, warning the move has no firm economic logic and would sa... Read More


EV demand fades amid Customs fiasco

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Electric Vehicle Owners Association (EVOA) says investors, consumers affected as EV imports face prolonged delays -- EVOA Convener Deelaka Pitagampola urges Govt. to intervene a... Read More


Sri Lanka's wildlife parks face dual threat of overcrowding and neglect, audit reveals

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Sri Lanka's lucrative wildlife tourism sector, a cornerstone of its economic recovery, is facing a critical challenge of imbalance. Blockbuster national parks such as Yala are s... Read More