Sri Lanka reviews future of 65 overseas missions

UNP says Task Force on One Country, One Law must be abolished

The United National Party (UNP) has called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to abolish the Task Force on ‘One Country, One Law’ as it is detrimental to the unity of the country. The UNP Working Committee, issuing a statement today, noted that the Presidential Task Force, headed by the Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, is destabilizing and destroying national unity. According to the UNP, any new law must be debated in Parliament? and thereafter, a Select Committee should be appointed to

07 Nov, 2021

China looking inward while world is opening up; Xi is sitting at home

While the world is opening up amid a lull in the COVID-19 pandemic, China is looking more and more inward and President Xi Jinping is sitting at home. It has been over 650 days since Xi has been seen on the world stage outside his country. Since his visit to Myanmar on January 17, 2020, he has not met any leader in-person, attended any international event or visited any foreign country. As usual, his self-siege is shrouded in mystery, reported The Singapore Post. In the last couple of months,

07 Nov, 2021

Most girls in Sri Lanka not aware of menstruation until first occurrence

Most girls in Sri Lanka are not aware of menstruation until its first occurrence, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said. The UNFPA said that menstruation is a natural monthly occurrence for the 1.8 billion women and girls of reproductive age across the world. Yet millions are denied the right to manage their monthly menstrual cycle in a dignified, healthy way. Cultural taboos coupled with shame and stigma associated with menstruation make it harder to ensure the sexual and reproducti

06 Nov, 2021