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Peru’s new president refuses to resign after Gen Z protests leave one dead
Peru’s new president, Jose Jeri, is refusing to resign amid Gen Z antigovernment protests, inflamed by the death of a popular rapper, as...
Crisis in urban planning – unauthorised construction at Thummulla and challenges to NPP govt.
Recent revelations with regard to a high-rise housing complex proposed to be built in the Colombo municipality area by Home Lands Skyline (Pvt.)...
Heavy rains in Colombo expose CMC’s drainage and waste management failures
Torrential rains that lashed Colombo yesterday caused widespread flooding across multiple city areas, bringing daily activities to a standstill and exposing critical issues...
NPP MP Lakmali Hemachandra advises against enforcing court order
National People’s Power (NPP) National List MP Lakmali Hemachandra has revealed that she advised authorities not to enforce a court order related to...
Electricity Consumers’ Association to take legal action over PUCSL’s refusal to reduce tariffs
The Electricity Consumers’ Association (ECA) says it will initiate legal action against the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), accusing it of...
India casts doubt on Trump’s claims that it has agreed to stop buying Russian oil
India has cast doubt on claims by Donald Trump that its prime minister, Narendra Modi, had agreed to stop buying Russian oil. On...
Rs. 600,000 per trial date: CIDA’s lavish legal spending amid harassment claims
The Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) has raised serious concerns over the Construction Industries Development Authority (CIDA) in light of allegations of employee...
Human Rights Commission alarmed by rise in child rights violations
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has issued a statement urging immediate action to address the growing number of child rights...
Audit reveals Rs. 123M spent on drug disposal without proper approval
Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa, President of the Doctors for Medical and Civil Rights, has raised serious concerns over the disposal of substandard medicines, surgical...
