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How Climate Change is Affecting Eastern Sri Lanka - Groundviews

Batticaloa · Batticaloa

How Climate Change is Affecting Eastern Sri Lanka - Groundviews

Photo by Mia Abeyawardene In the Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka, where the Gal Oya meets the sea, farmers, fishermen and families are facing an ongoing crisis. It is one shaped by rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and increasing natural disasters. The issue of climate change is no longer a distant threat; it is a daily Read Article

Private Member’s Bill to be tabled to amend PC Elections Act - LankaXpress

Batticaloa · Batticaloa

Private Member’s Bill to be tabled to amend PC Elections Act - LankaXpress

A Private Member’s Bill is scheduled to be tabled in Parliament to amend the Provincial Councils Elections Act (No. 2 of 1988). The motion is scheduled to be tabled by Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) Batticaloa District Member of Parliament Shanakiyan Rasamanickam. The bill is expected to eliminate the existing impediments to hold the delayed Provincial Council Elections. Parliamentarian Shanakiyan Rasamanickam stated that the relevant bill w…Read Article

Ven. Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero Arrested

Cricket · Batticaloa

Ven. Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero Arrested

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The Chief Incumbent of Sri Mangalarama Viharaya in Batticaloa, Ven. Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero has been arrested by police following an incident of disorderly conduct at the Ampara Police Station MORE..See the Story

Local Government Elections Aim to Restore Democratic Governance at the Grassroots - Groundviews

Photo by Mia Abeyawardene The Local Government elections scheduled for May 6 give Sri Lankans the opportunity to once again take control of running their own affairs and restore democratic governance at the grassroots level. The vote, which should have taken place in 2022 and comes after many legal and political delays, will elect 8,711Batticaloa · Batticaloa Read Article

Sivaram: A Reflection 20 Years After His Murder - Groundviews

Photo courtesy of srilankatwo Among the many human rights violations that have occurred in the country in recent decades, the abduction and killing of Dharmaratnam Sivaram, also known as Taraki, stands out. Investigating this case and bringing the perpetrators to justice was an election promise of the NPP government. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said thatBatticaloa · Batticaloa Read Article

TVET Specialist At World University Service of Canada

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POSITION TITLE: TVET Specialist POSITION LOCATION: Batticaloa, Sri Lanka with occasional travel to Colomo, and frequent field visits REPORTS TO: Senior Project Manager CONTRACT TERM: 2 Years with possibility of renewal APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled Background: World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a leading Canadian international development organization that works with and through its southern partners to promote sustainable de…Batticaloa · Batticaloa Read Article

CID arrests associate of ‘Pilleyan’

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested an associate of former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias ‘Pillayan’ over the incident of the disappearance of an University Vice Chancellor in the Eastern Province in 2006, the police said. The former State Minister was also arrested by the CID on April 08 in Batticaloa, in connection with the same incident. The post CID arrests associate of ‘Pilleyan’ appeared first on La…Artificial Intelligence · Batticaloa See the Story

Lanka Govt Accuses Opposition Member of Siding with Ex-Tamil Militant Turned Politician

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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The Sri Lankan government here on Wednesday lashed out at an opposition party member for siding with an arrested ex-Tamil militant turned politician. World News | Lanka Govt Accuses Opposition Member of Siding with Ex-Tamil Militant Turned Politician.Ranil Wickremesinghe · Batticaloa See the Story

There is no room for extremist politics again – President says in Batticaloa

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that there will be no room for extremist politics to re-emerge in the country. The President says that all possible measures will be taken for the security of the people and the country. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake made this statement while participating in a public meeting held in the Batticaloa area. The National People's Power Party, which is contesting this year's local government election, […] …Batticaloa · Batticaloa Read Article

පිල්ලෙයාන් රඳවාගෙන ප්‍රශ්න කිරීමට අවසර

NEWSNOW | – හිටපු රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය සිවනේසතුරෙයි චන්ද්‍රකාන්තන් හෙවත් ‘පිල්ලෙයාන්’ගෙන් වැඩිදුර ප්‍රශ්න කිරීම සඳහා අපරාධ පරීක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව (CID) විසින් රැඳවුම් බැම්ම නියෝග ලබාගනෙ ඇත. ඒ දින 90ක රැඳවුම් නියෝගයකි. 2006 වර්ෂයේ නැගෙනහිර පළාතේදී විශ්වවිද්‍යාල උපකුලපතිවරයෙකු අතුරුදන්වීමේ සිද්ධියක් සම්බන්ධයෙන් සිදුකරන විමර්ශනයකට අදාළව පිල්ලෙයාන් පසුගිය 8වනදා මඩකලපුවේදී අත්අඩංගුවට ගනු ලැබීය. The post පිල්ලෙයාන් රඳවාගෙන ප්‍රශ්න කිරීමට අවසර appeared fir…Batticaloa · Batticaloa Read Article

90-day detention order issued on Pilleyan - LankaXpress

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has obtained a 90-day detention order on former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias ‘Pilleyan’ for further questioning, the police said. The former State Minister was arrested by the CID on Tuesday (08) in Batticaloa, in connection with an investigation being conducted by the CID. The CID is reportedly carrying out an investigation in relation to an incident of the disappearance of a uni…Batticaloa · Batticaloa See the Story

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