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State sponsored sanitation services bound in caste relations: report
By Aftab Lall (Centre for Poverty Analysis) State sponsored provision of sanitation services in Jaffna, Sri Lanka are tightly bound in caste relations. Both Tamil and Sinhalese society groups that find themselves at the bottom of caste hierarchy continue to face socio-economic barriers in attempts to move out of poverty. In my study site in […]
World renowned Battery Dance tours Sri Lanka
The world-renowned Battery Dance will conclude its tour of Sri Lanka with a gala “Drums and Dance” performance in collaboration with Chandana Wickramasinghe’s Dancer’s Guild and Asoka Wickramaratne’s Naadro at Bishop’s College on December 12 at 7:00 p.m. This public show completes Battery Dance’s nearly two weeks of programs featuring exchanges with top Sri Lankan […]
Canada & Sri Lanka join forces to end gender-based violence in workplace
As part of the 16 Days of Activism in Sri Lanka, the Canadian High Commission and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) co-hosted a panel discussion on December 7 on the importance of zero-tolerance for Gender-based Violence (GBV) within the workplace. Entitled Engendering Change: Investing in a GBV-free Workplace, the panel discussion brought together more […]
‘s deal lifts mood
Dec 08, 2016 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares rose on Thursday as a stake buy in Commercial Credit and Finance Plc by a unit of Thailand’s Group Lease Plc lifted the mood while foreign investors bought domestic stocks and turned net buyers so far in the year. Group Lease Holdings Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of […]
President removes 19 Sinhala leaders from a list of traitors
After 198 years, President has removed 19 Sinhala leaders including Monarawila Keppetipola from a list of traitors recognizing them as Wellassa heroes. After 198 years, I cleared the names of Wellassa heroes including Monarawila Keppetipola. pic.twitter.com/HWXD4jBxWQ— Maithripala Sirisena (@MaithripalaS) December 8, 2016
Samsung designs all-screen front for Galaxy S8 phones
Dec 08, 2016 (LBO) – World’s biggest smartphone vendor Samsung is planning to create an all-screen front for the Galaxy S8 smartphones coming out next year, reports said. A virtual home button will also be included in the screen while scrapping the physical home button and embedding the fingerprint sensor also in the display. The […]
200 Chinese couples eye mass wedding in Sri Lanka
Dec 08, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo has been chosen by 200 Chinese couples to hold a mass wedding event. Tourism Development Minister John Amaratunga told Parliament today there is growing interest among the Chinese and Indians to hold mass weddings in Sri Lanka. “Already, reservations have been made for 200 Chinese couples […]
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Unitary Sri Lanka should not be limited to mere label: Solidarity Movement
Statement of the National Joint Committee on the Report submitted by the Centre-Periphery Sub-Committee on Constitutional Reform The Government on the 19th of November presented to Parliament several reports of subcommittees appointed by them on constitutional reform, which includes reports on centre-periphery relations and police powers. The subcommittee on centre-periphery relations was chaired by Mr […]
Sri Lanka to ink JV with Chinese firm to develop southern port
Dec 07, 2016 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will take part in a joint venture with China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited to develop a port in its south, where China has also been offered an investment zone. The cabinet approved a plan under which Sri Lanka will lease 80 percent of the Hambantota port to […]
UN urges Sri Lanka to probe ongoing torture, war crimes
Dec 07, 2016 (Reuters) – A U.N. rights watchdog called on Sri Lanka on Wednesday to investigate “routine torture” of detainees by security forces and rebuked its government for failing to prosecute war crimes committed during the country’s 26-year civil war. The Sri Lankan military finally vanquished the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelan guerrillas […]
‘s Asiri Hospital Holdings rings CSE opening bell
Asiri Hospital Holdings PLC rang the Opening Bell to commence trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday. The Bell Ringing ceremony was organized by the CSE as part of a series featuring companies included in the S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index. Group Chairman and Managing Director Mr. Ashok Pathirage, Group CEO Dr. Manjula Karunaratne […]