Postal strike called off following talks between unions and Minister

Opposition suspects hidden motive behind suspending May Day rallies

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Opposition suspects a hidden motive behind the decision to suspend May Day rallies in Sri Lanka. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of Covid-19 (NOCPC) announced that all events for May Day have been suspended due to the prevalent coronavirus situation in the country. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Jantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said they are not in agreement with the decision taken by the authorities. SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara

22 Apr, 2021

Terrorist propaganda in cyberspace: Emerging trends and innovation in policy-making

?National law has no place in cyberlaw. Where is cyberspace? If you don?t like banking laws in the United States, set up your machine on the Grand Cayman Islands. Don?t like the copyright laws in the United States? Set up your machine in China. Cyberlaw is global law, which is not going to be easy to handle, since we seemingly cannot even agree on world trade of automobile parts? – Nicholas Negroponte. Introduction: a curse and blessing Some 20 years ago, the Bush Administration launched the g

21 Apr, 2021

Moves to regulate Sri Lanka beauty pageants

By Easwaran Rutnam The Government is considering regulating Sri Lanka beauty pageants following the recent incident at the Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World finals held in Colombo. State Minister of Women and Child Development Piyal Nishantha told Daily Mirror that any event using the Sri Lanka name must be monitored in future. He said that discussions have already commenced to formulate guidelines in order to regulate private events related to women and children. The State Minister said that ev

22 Apr, 2021