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Human InterestICG on women’s insecurity in NE   Women in the North and East of Sri Lanka face “a desperate lack of security in the aftermath of the long civil war” and continue to live in fear of violence from various quarters, according to the latest report from the International Crisis Group (ICG).
.gif){kind=small} Views: 3404Where Do We Stand On Gay Rights? Amidst British Prime Minster, David Cameron’s statement at the CHOGM on the issue of states treating homosexuality as a crime it brings up an interesting debacle as to what exactly the legal position is in Sri Lanka in this regard. Views: 5360Ganja – a Menace that needs prevention or a ‘herb’ that requires control?.jpg) A growing trend among today’s Lankan youth is the use of Cannabis which has resulted in the emergence of a sub culture within society. The Authorities have been on a head hunt apprehending and destroying acres of Cannabis cultivation in the dry zones of the South, however the prevalence of the drug amongst youth has diminished. Views: 4306Domestication of elephants? The domestication of elephants developed into a matter of heated discussion among environmental groups and the Sri Lanka wildlife authorities in the recent past. Days before the country’s first elephant census after the 30 year war was to take place, wildlife groups who had earlier agreed to extend their support, later formally announced that they would boycott the census following statements made by the Minister of Agrarian Services and Wildlife Views: 3883Runaway Teenage runaways are most often results of the lack of a correct attitude shift in children. Children can't be changed unless they are directed into proper counseling programmes.
Views: 11410The GSP fallout
Views: 9521Women of the night
Views: 14415The Silent Cry Abortions may be spoken of in hushed tones. The archaic perceptions dictate that this alternative is taken only by the promiscuous - the ones who have yielded to casual sex. But the truth of the matter is that the majority of women who undergo abortions are ones who have succumbed to the world's most natural and common desire with a licence - marriage. Views: 9192Crash victim began to relish life Industrious and resourceful, Chandrika De Silva worked hard for 20 years to achieve the American Dream. And she had just begun to relish her life when it was cut short, when she was killed in the driveway of her Los Angeles Reseda home by a Marine suspected of driving drunk.
Views: 5494Innocence lost
Views: 7514Horror in the Middle East Due to an unstable economy, thousands of Sri Lankans each year are driven by financial need and poverty to become contract workers in the Middle East. VIDEO Views: 5107Lanka's boat people and the mafia link
Views: 4532SOCIETY'S SHUNNED AND NEGLECTED
Views: 4782Children of a lesser God
Views: 3839When failure strikes….jpg) In a country like Sri Lanka, where thousands of innocent lives have been lost due to the 35 year old civil war, the last thing anyone would want to hear is teenagers committing suicide due to failing their exams. Views: 4304The story of Nimal
Views: 10447Living Positive The stigma surrounding HIV in Sri Lanka prevents many from receiving the care they need; however certain courageous people step out of their comfort zones and overcome the social stigma surrounding this condition to show others the importance of living positive with the HIV
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On February 15 this year, a statement was released in Colombo from Brussels which caught everyone's attention. It was what most had been dreading to hear especially those in the apparel sector. The European Union (EU) member states had decided to temporarily withdraw the GSP+ trade benefits from Sri Lanka. 
It was quite late in the night when I set off in search of a 'woman of the night' with two of my colleagues. Unable to reveal my true identity, this time I posed as a university student who was collecting information for a sociology project on sex-workers..jpg)
The Women and Children’s Bureau said that while more young girls are now searching for love affairs instead of enjoying their education, a number of complaints of women being taken to hotel rooms and then having their pictures taken secretly via mobile phones which then leads to blackmail and rape has increased.
An insight on Sri Lanka's famous asylum seekers who attempt to flee to developed countries with hopes of leading a better life elsewhere. These people cannot be blamed. With no stable jobs and an unstable economy, a very bleak future lies ahead of them. Although hundreds of Sri Lankans have died in their attempts to flee to countries such as Italy and Australia, this does not stop the many others who are still waiting even though a large number have been unsuccessful in their attempts and had been deported back home..jpg)
When 39 year old A. Saroja was admitted to the Angoda Mental Hospital in the early 1990's with a mental disorder, little did she know that this Hospital would soon become her permanent home.
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