The Pathfinder Foundation is recommending that a Presidential Task Force on Ocean Resources be appointed to mobilise ideas of the well-informed and concerned public on protecting and utilizing the rich and varied resources of the sea around us.
“This Task...
The National Election Commission should facilitate the voting rights of female Buddhist monks, the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) urged.
According to CMEV statistics, there are nearly 8,000 female Buddhist monks in the country in over 345 monasteries.
However, only...
Following a meeting President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had with the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and other officials of the Bank on Tuesday, June 16, the CBSL has released Rs. 115 billion to the domestic Market. ...
Central Bank officials were taken to task by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for failing to introduce effective mechanisms that would revive the country’s economy.
The President berated the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and other CBSL officials,...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is calling on State banks to grant loans on a single digit interest rate, instead of the current double digit rates.
Stating that it is the bounden duty of the banks to contribute towards rebuilding the country’s...
As a journalist, I was horrified at the public exposure of my telephone records, which could seriously endanger and compromise my sources and contacts, then, now and in the future, former Sunday Observer Editor Dharisha Bastians stated in a...
The recently set up Presidential Task Forces do not bode well for Sri Lanka’s long established democracy warns a group of civil society members and organizations.
Releasing a Statement today, June 15th, the group states that the Task Forces appointed...
Sri Lanka’s National Parks are set to reopen with various restrictions on June 15, Monday, where the number of vehicles entering a park will be limited and vary according to the location.
For instance when the Yala and Udawalawe National...
Diversifying Sri Lanka’s exports and tapping into emerging markets in the Middle East, India and China were some of the issues President Gotabaya Rajapaksa discussed with exporters at a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday, June 11,...
An office of the Ombudsman has been set up a the Presidential Secretariat to address inconveniences and/or distress caused to the people by public servants either through negligence or going beyond their position while exercising their administrative powers.
A press...
A study of the social and environmental costs associated with four thermal power plants, was released by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUSCL) today, June 11, while simultaneously launching stakeholder consultations on the findings of the report.
Titled,...
Parliamentary elections to elect the 9th parliament of Sri Lanka will be held on August 5th, the Election Commission announced today (June 10).
Parliament was dissolved by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on March 2nd, and the poll was to be held...
