Archive for October 25th, 2009

Over 600 individuals who have received treatment for various mental illnesses at the Mental Hospital in Angoda still languish at the hospital, even after being cured, due to the reluctance of their families and friends to accept them back into their lives. අංගොඩ මානසික රෝහලෙන් ප්‍රතිකාර ලබා යථා තත්වයට පත්වුණු රෝගීන් බහුතරයක් නැවතත් ඔවුන්ගේ නිවෙස්... »

Health is very important to all of us. But for last few months there has been a growing issue of hygene in Walakanda area. The people in Kirinda, Puhulwella area have been bringing their garbage in to Walakanda area. In response, a recycling plant has been established by the Kirinda, Puhulwella Pradeshiya Sabha. සෞඛ්‍ය පහසුකම... »

Public transport including the bus and rail sector provide valuable services n daily commuters. The railway workers however, complain of various issues that hinder how they work, and lead to an environment that is not conducive to their work. Local Voices listens. පොදු මගී ප්‍රවාහන සේවාවන් වලදී බස් රථ සේවයට වගේම දුම්රිය සේවයටත් වැඩි වැදගත්කමක්... »

Officer from Human Rights Commission gives explanations about parents and children who faced injustices during the Grade 1 admission process. පාසල් වල පළමු ශ්‍රේණියට ළමුන් ඇතුලත් කිරීමේ වැඩපිළිවෙලින් අසාධාරණයට පත් වුණු දෙමව්පියන් හා දරැවන් පිළිබදව ශ්‍රී ලංකා මානව හිමිකම් කොමිෂන් සභාවේ පැහැදිලි කිරීම. »

Parents have to face different kind of injustices when they admit their children to Grade 1 classes. In the last few years, the Education Ministry has introduced various kind of methodologies because of this reason. But those programs are not always practical, and parents say that children are sometimes left high and dry. පාසල් වල... »

The drumming traditions of the low country drummers has a long spanning history. For most of the drummers who still practice the art, it remains their main source of income. However, the changing economic and social climates have lead to state where they find it difficult to make a living, and it doesn’t sound... »