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India, the world’s largest democracy, has a profound influence on its neighbouring countries, including Sri Lanka. The Indian general election, a massive democratic exercise involving over 900 million eligible voters, determines the political direction of the country for the next five years. In the recent election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured a significant victory with…
ත්රිකුණාමලයේ සාපි නගර් ප්රදේශයේ වෙල්ලාවල් පාලම දැඩි අවදානම් තත්වයක
ත්රිකුණාමලය දිස්ත්රික්කයේ මූතූර් ප්රාදේශීය ලේකම් කොට්ඨාශයේ සාපි නගර් ප්රදේශයේ වෙල්ලාවල් පාලම දැඩි අවදානම් තත්වයක පවතින බවට ප්රදේශවාසිහු බිය පල් කරති. මීට වසර දෙකකට පෙර මහත් ආන්දෝලනයකට තුඩු දුන් සාපි නගර් වැලි කැනීම් ජාවාරමේ බලපෑම මෙම අනතුරට හේතුව බව ප්රදේශවාසීන් ගේ චෝදනාවයි. ප්රදේශයට මහා විනාශයක් සිදු කරමින් කරගෙන යන මේ මහා වැලි ජාවාරම ගැන ප්රදේශවාසියෙකු වන…
EU opens formal investigation into TikTok over possible online content breaches
The European Union will investigate whether ByteDance’s TikTok breached online content rules aimed at protecting children and ensuring transparent advertising, an official said on Monday, putting the social media platform at risk of a hefty fine. EU industry chief Thierry Breton said he took the decision after analysing the short video app’s risk assessment report…
Sri Lanka’s Praveen Jayawickrama Faces Potential Legal Action Under Anti-Corruption Act
Praveen Jayawickrama, the Sri Lankan left-arm spinner, finds himself at the center of a corruption scandal as the International Cricket Council (ICC) charges him with multiple breaches of its anti-corruption code. The charges, which relate to alleged corrupt approaches during international matches and the Lanka Premier League (LPL), open the door for possible legal action…
Expert Forum on Ongoing Torture Despite Extensive Anti-Torture Legislation
On June 26, 2024, the Right to Life Human Rights Centre, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Collective Against Torture (SLCAT), hosted an Expert Forum at Hotel Janaki to mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The forum, titled “Ongoing Torture Despite Extensive Anti-Torture Legislation,” brought together prominent figures such as Shani…
Excise Tax Revenue Falls Short of Health Costs in Sri Lanka
Amaranath Thennakoon, Director of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Information, stated that people in Sri Lanka spend around 6 billion rupees daily on arrack and beer. He shared this information during a recent discussion with journalists at the Sarvodaya Institute in Kegalle. Dayarathna Bandara, reported this to Dinamina newspaper, highlighting the significant financial burden…