Sri Lanka’s inconsistency in decision making and reversing of mega project deals from time to time has strained its relations with India and China.

New Zealand will ban the sale of tobacco to its next generation, in a bid to eventually phase out smoking.

Time is running out for Sri Lanka to get assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as official discussions with government authorities and the IMF delegation now in the island are nearing completion, official sources said.

Thanks to archaic, Victorian-era laws that are still present in Sri Lanka, the country’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTIQ) community has been marginalised and discriminated against for over a century.

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Considering the current economic crisis that has engulfed Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka should consider embracing the concept of a national government to resolve its issues, renowned political critic Deepthi Kumara Gunarathne said.

Emphasising that this concept should not be similar to the former administration's 'Good Governance' model, Gunarathne said it should be aimed at the next decade and a half with a clear strategy in place to help Sri Lanka's ailing economy get back on track.

Deepthi Kumara Gunaratne, who is also the leader of the 'Samabima' party made these remarks while participating in an online talk show on 'Next TV'.

The country has plunged into a massive financial crisis, with all sectors including the economy collapsing but the budget 2022 has no proposals to resolve any of the burning issues, SJB lawmaker Eran Wickramaratne said, addressing the final debate of the budget 2022 held in Parliament last Friday (10).

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa via an extraordinary gazette has decided to prorogue Parliament with effect from midnight on Sunday (12).

The Government must take immediate measures to reveal the controversial agreement relating to Sri Lanka’s energy sector signed with New Fortress Energy Inc. in order to protect the dignity of the government and retain public trust, the Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice and former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said.

Sri Lanka has a robust legal framework to tackle contemporary forms of slavery and been making progress in other areas, such  as increasing minimum age of employment from 14 to16 and the establishment of a child-labour free zone.