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Swipe Right For Safe Sex: How LGBTQIA Advocates Are Using Dating Apps To Promote Awareness About HIV

Recruiting people to get tested for HIV can be a difficult task, particularly because of the pervasive social stigma and misconceptions surrounding the topic of HIV/AIDS. Advocates for HIV testing and prevention therefore find it difficult to reach people in high-risk communities, prompting them to seek out unconventional methods through which to spread HIV awareness: social media chat-rooms and dating apps.

SLEMS To Lead Education Reform

The Sri Lanka Educational Monitoring Service (SLEMS) is set to become the main monitoring body of quality assurance and accreditation programs in the country after Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam received cabinet approval.

Srilanka’s Steps Forward With Solar Energy

The government has called for tenders to build 90 Solar Power Plants with a capacity of one MW each. Minister Ravi Karunanayake disclosed that 76 projects have already been approved under this initiative.

Living Anachronisms: The ‘Old Dutch Stables’ – Now, The Princely Press of Pettah

The twisting, narrow pathways of Pettah can sometimes bring you to places untouched by the passage of time.

The Burgeoning Beedi Industry: To Be Regulated, Or Not?

With taxes high on regular cigarettes, more and more people have been turning to a local alternative— ‘beedi’. But as that industry grows, we ask, is regulation required to limit health risks and protect workers?

Sri Lanka And India’s Proposed Interconnected Electricity Grid

The Sri Lankan and Indian governments have a proposed plan for electricity trading by connecting their main electricity grids.

Parking Spots on Sri Lanka’s Expressways

The Road Development Authority has devised a plan to provide parking areas every 20 kilometers on the country’s expressway in a step to encourage safer roads.

Recyclers Running Out Of Plastic

Sri Lanka generates 2.62 million tonnes of plastic waste per year. However, nearly 82% of it ends up in Sri Lanka’s rivers and waterways, primarily due to poor collection infrastructure. As a result, plastic recyclers are now facing a shortage of recyclable plastics.

A Tech-Based Response to the Human Elephant Conflict

The Wildlife Department and the Puttalam District Secretariat have collaborated on the use of electronic sensors to track elephants in the area. This Early Warning System has a virtual detection fence marked by sensory beams that picks up on elephant presence.

White Paper on ‘Harmony Act’ presented to Speaker

A cross section of Sri Lankans from all walks of life presented speaker Karu Jayasuriya with a whitepaper on a ‘Harmony Act’ for Sri Lanka, which is modeled along the lines of the Harmony Act of Singapore. While still in its early stages, the act, if enacted, could change the nature of the relationship between the state and the various religious bodies of the country.

Speaking Up: The Village School That Communicates In Perfect English

Nestled in the Belgoda valley in the Kurunegala district is the Ketawala Kanishta Vidyalaya, where students speak fluent English, despite its remote and rural location. All this is the work of one English teacher—Wilbert Ranasinghe.

All The Queen’s Men: One Woman’s Mission To Create A Chess Playing Culture In Sri Lanka

Despite having learned the game only at the age of 17, Suneetha Wijesuriya went on to win the national women’s chess championship ten times. But the lacklustre reception she received after winning gold at the 30th World Chess Olympiad made her decide to stop playing and focus instead on teaching and promoting the game across the island.

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