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When someone is arrested, it doesn’t mean they are guilty; it’s just a transfer of responsibility to the State, which should ensure their safety and fair treatment. However, what happens …

Gender equality and women’s empowerment are key considerations in designing projects at ADB. ” In Sri Lanka, most projects financed by ADB include a gender action plan that outlines specific …

If men and women are truly treated equally at all levels in society, there would be no need to celebrate an International Women’s Day (IWD), which fell yesterday (March 8). …

Political campaigning activities, voter relations and political message development saw revolutionary changes through the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and social media platforms. Rapid political engagement system changes have led …

Gene Hackman, the unpretentious actor whose performances in such films as “The French Connection,” “Hoosiers,” “Unforgiven” and “The Firm” elevated character roles to leading-man levels, died last week at 95. …

Last month, a toque macaque monkey was blamed for an islandwide power failure. The sensational news made global headlines and highlighted Sri Lanka’s escalating issue with the macaque-human conflict. Managing …

The lack of translation of gender equality in education into the job market is concerning, as it indicates a suboptimal utilisation of the talents of half the population and inefficient …

Romanticism was a movement in the arts and literature which originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity and the primacy of the individual. It was a reaction against …

You’re probably sick of reading all the ‘‘Rani’’ reviews and going to all those panel discussions, plus we’ve seen the outrage by people who knew Dr. Manorani Saravanamuttu personally, but …

“Women are the real architects of society,” said American author Harriet Beecher Stowe and this sentiment strikes a chord deeply across any culture or community and any time period. As …