#Sri Lanka
Minister reveals lack of regulation on seven high-risk chemicals
Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) has revealed in parliament that seven chemicals identified as high risk to national security...
AKD calls for culturally inclusive and ethical AI in India
“Artificial intelligence (AI) should be harnessed to promote the cultural values and capabilities of humankind,” President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) said in his...
The Sri Lankan peace process: An inside view
A review of the book by G.L. Peiris By Dr. Venkat Iyer The brutal and prolonged ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, which nearly...
India signs, Sri Lanka hesitates
By Dhananath Fernando India has been playing well, not only on the cricket field, but increasingly on the trade field too. Its recent...
Regulatory reforms to control land pricing?
The Housing and Construction Ministry has expressed its readiness to assist the Land Ministry and the Urban Development-related authorities to implement regulatory reforms...
Sajith’s meeting with Lammy focuses on governance and DCTS reforms
Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa, met with the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Lammy at the Office of the...
Sri Lanka’s future: Multi-partisan consensus bodes well
By Dr. Jehan Perera The appointment of the Senior Deputy Auditor General (AG) Samudika Jayarathna as the AG brings to a close a...
MP’s pension scheme abolished, amendments to bill rejected
The legislation presented by the government to abolish the MPs’ pension scheme was approved in Parliament without a vote at the third reading....
