New President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed new secretaries for the ministries. The most important ministry under the current situation is the Ministry of Power and Energy,…
The Living Will
Posted on 0 commentSome may still remember an incident that made news in September 2015; a popular private hospital in Colombo agreed to undertake a heart by-pass operation…
Protests galore
Posted on 0 commentPublic demonstrations highlighting various demands are being reported in the media and have become almost a daily happening. The protestors display placards, shout slogans, and…
Asbestos declared guilty, without a trial
Posted on 0 commentRecently, President Maithripala Sirisena announced that asbestos would be banned in Sri Lanka possibly from 2018; he further stated that his efforts to ban asbestos…
Environmentalists and development projects
Posted on 0 commentIn a recent report in the Sunday Times, a Director of an environmental conservation group raised concerns of flooding in areas surrounding expressways, stating that…
Weliweriya: Another point of view
Posted on 0 commentA good deal of publicity was given and discussions were held during the past few weeks over the incidents around Weliweriya, where there were people…
Hundred billion rupee marketing flop
Posted on 0 commentAt the request of CEB and with the acceptance of Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the Government proposed an increase in electricity tariffs for the public…
How reasonable is the electricity hike?
Posted on 0 commentThe increase in electricity charges effective from 20 April was opposed by Opposition political parties and trade unions. Practically every commenter highlighted that the percentage…
Rising extremism and personal freedom
Posted on 0 commentOver the past years, rising extremisms over the day-to-day lives of individuals have been noted, the latest being the movement against Halal certification aimed at…
Cost of living high
Posted on 0 commentWith the recent relaxing of the rupee exchange rate and subsequent increase in fuel prices, trade unions and the opposition parties are conducting protest campaigns…