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Sat, 04 May 2024 Today's Paper
29 Apr 2024 - 0 - 215
Sri Lanka’s Bureau of Foreign Employment data reveals that only 21% of those who left the country in 2023 departed for foreign employment. The majority emigrated for reasons such as permanent residency abroad, educational pursuits, or other personal endeavours.
01 Apr 2024 - 1 - 476
According to the latest National STD/AIDS Control Programme data, HIV infections are on the rise among youths aged 15-24. In 2022, there were 75 reported cases of HIV in this age group, increasing to 105 cases in 2023, marking a 40% increase.
25 Mar 2024 - 1 - 641
According to a Ministry of Finance report, there has been a notable decrease in both mobile phone and landline usage as of June 2023 in the country. In comparison to June 2022, the number of active mobile phones has declined from 29.5 million to 27.9 million, indicating a reduction of approximately 1.7 million devices.
18 Mar 2024 - 0 - 335
The majority of children admitted to child care homes in Sri Lanka are categorized as destitute children. Department of Census and Statistics data indicates that 70% of children in these homes fall under this classification, with females comprising the largest proportion among them.
11 Mar 2024 - 0 - 790
The incumbent President’s term expires on November 17, 2024. The constitution mandates a new President be elected between September and October of this year. The current parliament’s term is expected to end in November 2025. But as per the 20th Amendment of the constitution, the President is able to dissolve the House when the legislature completes two and a half years of its term.
08 Mar 2024 - 0 - 464
The latest data from Sri Lanka shows that women are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than men. Among the 37,753 cancer patients identified in Sri Lanka in 2021, 53.4% were women.
04 Mar 2024 - 2 - 803
Data from the Census and Statistics Department reveals a significant population decline in 2023. Compared to 2022, the mid-year population has shrunk by 144,395. This decrease is attributed to a combination of factors, including fewer births, a rise in deaths, and a notable increase in emigration.
26 Feb 2024 - 1 - 365
The number of reported child begging cases in Sri Lanka jumped 29% in 2023, with 323 complaints reaching the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA). This follows a worrying trend of rising numbers since 2020.
19 Feb 2024 - 2 - 431
The number of convicted women prisoners in 2022 has increased by 81% compared to previous year. In 2021 the number of convicted prisoners was 215, while as at the end of 2022 it was 390.
12 Feb 2024 - 4 - 851
Over 50,000 driver’s license applicants or existing license holders were deemed unfit to drive and denied renewal or issuance of their licenses in 2022, according to the National Transport Medical Institute.
01 Jan 2024 - 0 - 265
A year of milestones and challenges in Sri Lanka
13 Nov 2023 - 0 - 952
In 2022, 63% of people sentenced for crimes were incarcerated for drug offenses, and most of them are repeatedly imprisoned for the same crime. The maximum prison sentence for these offenses is usually six months, but this type of criminality is characterized by repeated offending and short prison sentences.
30 Oct 2023 - 0 - 1508
The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has received 7523 complaints in the first eight months of 2023. More than 4,000 complaints related to crimes against children related to children in need of care, compulsory education, and cruelty.
23 Oct 2023 - 2 - 1196
According to the Department of Census and Statistics survey, the unemployment rate is highest among those with G.C.E.(A/L) and above qualifications, at 8.3%. The unemployment rate for males with G.C.E.(A/L) and above qualifications is 4.7%, while the unemployment rate for females with G.C.E.(A/L) and above qualifications is 12.0%. Female unemployment rates are higher than male unemployment rates at all levels of education.
09 Oct 2023 - 5 - 1217
Last year, 145 people were killed by wild elephants, the most in ten years, and the number of deaths due to elephant-human conflict is increasing.
02 Oct 2023 - 2 - 587
Seventy five percent of the 1,676 public complaints received in 2022 through the National Police Commission’s (NPC) 1960 hotline regarding police misconduct were for inaction by the police, assault, and torture.
25 Sep 2023 - 6 - 602
In 2022, 439 elephant deaths were reported, which is the highest number of deaths in the last five years. More than 40 percent of these elephant deaths are due to human activities.
11 Sep 2023 - 13 - 1690
The latest data from the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau shows that the percentage of Sri Lankan women who left for foreign jobs in 2022 was higher than the percentage in 2021. Conversely, the percentage of men who left was lower.
04 Sep 2023 - 4 - 775
The government’s traffic fines collection in 2022 amounted to over 2.5 billion rupees. Of this, 1.3 billion rupees were paid by drivers as on-the-spot fines, and the remaining 1.2 billion rupees were ordered by courts.
21 Aug 2023 - 2 - 954
In 2022, 64% of prisoners were sentenced to prison for failing to pay fines. The daily maintenance of these prisons costs more than the fines that are unpaid, contributing to overcrowding.
14 Aug 2023 - 2 - 875
Revenue from liquor in Sri Lanka declined by 2.2% to Rs. 58.2 billion in the first four months of 2023, mainly due to a 22.6% decline in the production of liquor. However, revenue from cigarettes increased notably by 29.6% to Rs. 42.7 billion during the same period, mainly due to the increase of the tax rate on all kinds of cigarettes by 20 percent.
07 Aug 2023 - 7 - 921
Sri Lankan courts reached one million by the end of 2022. This backlog has led to longer case processing times, as there are too few judges per million people.
31 Jul 2023 - 0 - 710
Grave crimes against women increased by 6% in 2022, according to the police department. The number of reported cases reached 600, the highest in recent years.
24 Jul 2023 - 0 - 382
The number of persons sentenced to prison for the first time in 2022 increased by 109% from the previous year. In 2021, 8,296 persons were sentenced to prison for the first time, but that number rose to 17,367 in 2022.
21 Jul 2023 - 0 - 675
17 Jul 2023 - 1 - 558
In Sri Lanka, 39.3% of children between the ages of 5 and 14 use the internet, a higher percentage than the adult population aged 50 to 69. This was revealed in a survey conducted from January to June 2022 by the Department of Census and Statistics.
11 Jul 2023 - 0 - 653
27 Jun 2023 - 2 - 828
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABoC) has conducted 32 operations and arrested 26 people in connection with bribery and corruption in the first five months of 2023. This is an increase in arrests compared to the previous year, when the CIABoC arrested 36 people in total in 2022.
26 Jun 2023 - 1 - 423
The total number of persons arrested over drug related incidents was 152,979 during the period January to December 2022. Compared with 2021, drug-related arrests have increased by 39% as opposed to drug related arrests reported in 2021.
19 Jun 2023 - 0 - 1153
The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) receives 11% of complaints each year about incidents involving sexual abuse of children.
04 May 2024