Three journalists from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) were arrested in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, in a police search on May 9. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National Union of Journalists, Thailand (NUJT), remain concerned for the well-being of the journalists and urge Thai authorities to not deport them. […]Read More
Citing the capital’s high positivity rate, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday extended Delhi’s lockdown for another week. The lockdown will now be in place till 5 am on May 17. During this period, metro services will also remain suspended. This is the second time that the lockdown has been extended. The rules of […]Read More
Debris from the last stage of China’s Long March rocket that had last month carried a key component of its under-construction space station fell into the waters of the Indian Ocean west of the Maldives on Sunday. The re-entry of the rocket, described by astrophysicists as the fourth-largest uncontrolled reentry in history, had evoked concerns in […]Read More
06 EPDP members who charged to killed provincial journalist Nimalarajan Mayilwaganam were released by the Jaffna magistrate last 05 May. After entering the home located Kolumthureyi road Jaffna at night 19 October 2000, killers attacked by a hand grenade and set deadly gun-shot to Nimalarajan. At first, 11 people were in the custody of this […]Read More
By Phil Thornton Journalists in Myanmar are being hunted and arrested by the country’s military for trying to do their job. Independent media outlets have been raided, licenses revoked and offices closed. To avoid arrest, independent journalists have gone into deep hiding, taken refuge in ethnic controlled regions or fled to neighboring countries. The military […]Read More
Former television journalist Nemat Rawan was killed by gunmen in a targeted assassination in Kandahar city on May 6. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA), remain deeply concerned about journalist safety and media freedom in Afghanistan. Nemat Rawan was driving a vehicle on the road when two […]Read More
The problem of child abuse is considerable in Sri Lanka and there is an urgent need to strengthen the services offered to the victims. Urgent steps are needed to safeguard these children who are affected by the abuse. There are many triggers and factors that place children at risk for abuse and neglect. Sri Lanka continues to […]Read More
It was imparted at the Committee on Public Finance chaired by Hon. Anura Pryarshana Yapa that with the new tax revision, 98% of the tax revenue target of Rs. 575.5 million given by the Ministry of Finance to the Inland Revenue Department for the first three months of this year has been met. Whilst appreciating […]Read More
Bandarawela Mayor sent a letter to transitional shops owners for calling a meeting. The letter with the signature of Mayor Janaka Nishantha Ratnayake, informs it is a special meeting for the shop owners. Arrangements have been made to hold this meeting tomorrow, May 05 at 09.00 am at the Municipal Council Hall. As well as […]Read More
The Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today (04) decided not to hold the debate on the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill tomorrow (05). Instead, the adjournment debate on the current situation of the country in the face of the Covid 19 will be held tomorrow (05) from 10.00 am […]Read More