UN probe on Lankan women auctioned as sex workers in Oman
Shanthi Pushparaja (Real name withheld), mother of three children who was taken to Oman promising a job as a house…
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Rupee appreciation : Warning from former official
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka W. A. Wijewardena has warned that the appreciation of the…
Study reveals cancer’s ‘infinite’ ability to evolve
An unprecedented analysis of how cancers grow has revealed an “almost infinite” ability of tumours to evolve and survive, say…
Waiting for my friend, Mrs. Willy-by Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne
(The writer is a former member of the Navy Special Boats Squadron, the elite naval commando unit.) The Navy deployed…
SLTB to introduce cashless tickets this year
A card system will be introduced this year to enable passengers to obtain tickets for Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB)…
Iran installs cameras to find women not wearing hijab
Iranian authorities have begun installing cameras in public places to identify unveiled women, the police have announced. Women seen not…
CCTV of Sri Lankan who died in detention in Japan shown to public
Security camera footage showing a Sri Lankan woman before her death in a central Japan detention facility was publicly released…
Sri Lanka: Reject New Counterterrorism Bill
The government of Sri Lanka’s proposed Anti-Terrorism Act would empower the authorities to systematically violate fundamental human rights, Human Rights Watch said today.…