Prisons Department ordered to allow Premalal Jayasekara to attend Parliament

Outrage over images taken standing on dead Kalpitiya whales

By Easwaran Rutnam Images seen on social media of people, mostly children, standing on dead pilot whales in Kalpitiya has drawn huge outrage. The images show parents and adults watching and taking photographs of children standing on the dead whales on the beach. Some children can be seen pulling the remains of the whales and playing. At least one image shows a young woman also seated on the remains of the whale. Angry social media users criticised the parents for allowing their children to

13 Feb, 2023

Foxconn unrest manifestation of volatile labour market in China

Apple?s manufacturing partner Foxconn, based in central province of China, Zhengzhou, is also known as the ?iPhone city? as it makes nearly half of the world?s iPhones. During the busiest season of the year, when Apple launches a new model, Foxconn often offers extra pay and bonuses to ensure that its assembly chain functions properly. With the increased demand and a rapidly expanding service sector, workers and college students take on heavy workloads, skip holidays, and adhere to a strict sche

13 Feb, 2023

Northern Province to produce food to feed the country

The Northern Province is to be transformed into a province that is capable of producing enough food to feed the country, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. He also said that steps will be taken to commence the production of animal feed in the North. “We believe that there will be a surplus of paddy harvest in the ?Maha Season?. Accordingly, arrangements are being made for the government to purchase a kilo of paddy at a guaranteed price of Rs. 100, the President added. The President made the

12 Feb, 2023