Environmental scientist and crusader for protecting the environment and a country free from garbage Dr. Ajantha Perera recently expressed strong statements against the destruction caused by the X-Press Pearl vessel and blunders made by the political and administration of the Sri Lanka Port and marine sector when dealing with the disaster.
Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam is the youngest member of Parliament representing the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and is also the youngest MP sitting in the Opposition. Rasamanickam has gained attention for raising some salient points in Parliament based on the COVID pandemic, the Port City Bill and minority rights. In a candid interview w
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Harsha de Silva in an interview with Daily Mirror shared his views on his party’s approach to the issue confronting Sri Lanka at the UNHRC in Geneva. Also, he responded to questions related to the Colombo Port City project and the move to ban chemical fertilizer and SJB’s recent meetings with the foreign envoys. Excerpts of the interview:
The Port City Commission Bill is a very controversial and sensitive issue in Sri Lanka. The Port City itself faced a lot of criticism from the time the project kicked off. And the former government of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had in fact suspended the project temporarily wh
Tarangee Mutucumarana of HYPE SRI LANKA, in discussion with Shanthi Wijesinghe, on the subject of reforming Sri Lanka’s legal system to better respond to the crisis on violence against women and children.
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader MP Rauff Hakeem, in an interview with , responds to queries and allegations about Easter Sunday attack and the report of the presidential commission that probed it. Also, he spells out his position on the UNHRC process and takes swipe at the government on the issue involving the burial of Muslim-COVID-19 victims. Excerpts of the interview:
Shasheendra Rajapaksa, the State Minister of Paddy and Grains, Organic Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Chillies, Onion and Potato Cultivation Promotion, Seed Production and Advanced Technology Agriculture, shares his views with Daily Mirror on the crisis involved in the rice market.
Former Prime Minister and United National Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said the probe on the Easter Sunday attacks has many unanswered questions and this needs to be investigated soon to avoid any similar occurrences in