විදේශ සේවා නියුක්ති කාර්යාංශ පනත සංශෝධනය කිරීමට පොදු ව්‍යාපාර කාරක සභාව හෙවත් කෝප් කමිටුව විසින් පසුගිය සතියේ නිර්දේශ කරන ලදි. කෝප් කමිටුවේ නිර්දේශ අනුව, විදේශ සේවා නියුක්ති කාර්යාංශයේ අධ්‍යක්ෂ මණ්ඩල සාමාජිකයන් 12 දෙනා අතර සිටින විදේශ රැකියා ඒජන්සි නියෝජිතයන් සිව්දෙනා ඉවත් කිරීමට නිර්දේශ කර ඇත. එසේම, එම ඒජන්සි නියෝජිතයන් පත් කිරීම සඳහා විදේශ රැකියා ඇමතිවරයාට…
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector, traditionally dominated by men, is witnessing a start of transformative shift as women assume leadership and operational roles in a few key resorts, challenging entrenched gender norms. Despite comprising 52% of the population, women represent only about 10% of the 200,000-strong workforce in the hospitality industry. Two pioneering resorts—Amba Yaalu and…
“මළ අශ්ව න්‍යාය” ගැන අසා තිබේද? එය මිනිසුන්, සමාගම් සහ මුළු රටවල් පවා විසඳාගත නොහැකි ගැටලුවලට මුහුණ දෙන ආකාරය පැහැදිලි කිරීමට යොදාගන්නා උපහාස කතාවකි. මෙහිදී ගැටලුව විසඳිය නොහැකි බව පිළිගැනීම හැර අන් සියල්ල කරනු ලැබේ. මූලික අදහස සරලයි. ඔබ නැගී සිටින්නේ මිය ගිය අශ්වයෙකුගේ පිටේ බව ඔබට වැටහෙන්නේ නම්, කළ යුතු බුද්ධිමත්ම දෙය වන්නේ අසු…
Ever heard of the “Dead Horse Theory”? It’s a hilarious way to explain how people, companies, and even whole countries handle obvious, hopeless problems — by doing everything except admitting the problem is unsolvable. The basic idea is simple: If you realize you’re riding a dead horse, the smartest thing to do is get off…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has issued a circular detailing the procedures for recording and investigating complaints under Section 109 of the Police Ordinance. The directive underscores the importance of accountability, systematic documentation, and strict adherence to legal protocols to ensure justice and fairness in handling complaints. The circular addresses concerns that some police…
Sri Lankan police have arrested nine individuals, including two Maldivians, and an ex-LTTE cadre, over a foiled terror plot targeting tourists at the Arugambay surfing resort. The suspects, including six others accused of gathering intelligence and video footage of the area, are suspected to be linked to an international network. Two additional suspects—a Maldivian and…
According to the latest reports from the Department of Prisons, the capacity of prisons in Sri Lanka has exceeded by approximately 300%. The reports reveal that the capacity of remand prisons has surged by 400%. Sri Lanka has 18 remand prisons, with severe overcrowding reported in Magazine Prison, Colombo Remand Prison, and Welikada Prison. Additionally,…
The newly declared detention center at the Mullaithivu Air Force camp has reportedly been used to detain 103 Rohingya refugees rescued recently. Public Security Minister Ananda Wijeyapala stated that an investigation is underway to verify if these individuals are genuine refugees, as there are allegations of connections with human traffickers. The Sri Lanka Human Rights…
Colombo Additional Magistrate Pasan Amarasekara issued a stern warning to prison officials, emphasizing, “Prisoners are humans too,” after witnessing 40 detainees shackled together with a single chain and brought into the courtroom. The Magistrate criticized the inhumane treatment and instructed prison officers to refrain from treating prisoners like animals. The incident occurred during the judicial…
The government has disbursed a Rs. 6,000 allowance for children of Aswesuma welfare beneficiaries to aid their education. The funds were released through the Treasury to Aswesuma bank accounts last Friday. This initiative aims to mitigate the adverse effects of the economic crisis on children’s education, as revealed by the Department of Census and Statistics…
