The NPP government’s efforts to abolish MPs’ pensions have met with stiff resistance. All members of the current Parliament, including 159 NPP legislators, will lose their retirement benefits unless ...

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa have agreed on the appointment of three civil society (CS) representatives to the Constitutional Council (CC) to succeed Dr ...

The occasion on which the old Bolshevik in Lal Kantha was ignited was at an event in Colombo titled ‘Reading Lenin’, organised by the National Trade Union Centre (NTUC), a pro-JVP trade union ...

“The vain bhikku will yearn for recognition from others, yearn for leadership and authority in monasteries, yearn for honour among other families.” The Buddha (Bāla Vagga – Dhammapada) ...

A Hindu man beaten to death by a Muslim mob in Bangladesh incensed over alleged blasphemy, an allegation later proved untrue.

Every election season brings a familiar ritual: candidates make sweeping pledges about tax cuts, job creation, crime ...

Cambodian girls as young as 14 are being trafficked to China for forced marriages, a trade fueled by its decades-long ...

Politicians should recognise that failing to provide justice without bias or suspending human rights could spark public rage ...

Catholic nuns slam Sri Lanka's National Women's Commission as nonfunctional amid rising abuse against women. A petition to ...

Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved a proposal to postpone education reforms meant for Grade 6 after public outcry over a gay adult content site being included in an English text book, minister Nalinda ...

Sri Lanka is now at a dangerous phase where growth is picking up and the macro-economist are looking to deny monetary ...