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Disappointing. the un was very upset and published, they call it an emissions gap report, looking at the direction of travel of the world, given the commitments that governments had made. and they said were on track for 2.7 to 2.8 degrees of warming, which they say will be disastrous. they also said its now impossible to reach, you remember that 1.5 target that we talked about, avoiding the worst effects of climate change? they said that would be impossible to meet without a really substantial k...

The actress and Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador has urged politicians to make the disease ‘the priority it needs to be’.

By Sanjeewa Jayaweera For a short time, the word “system change” was on the lips of many, spoken, shouted, and written with a great deal of passion and hope. The resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa and his cabinet was expected to be the beginning of the much sought-after and looked forward to system change. System change […]

The Design and Technology Institute (DTI) has partnered with Mana Mobility to build and deliver the first Made-in-Ghana Electric Vehicles by the end of January 2023. The collaboration has come up with the 3D-drawings and prototypes for the first Made-in-Ghana Electric Vehicle. Ms Constance Swaniker, the Founder and Chief Executive…

Civil disobedience. whats your limit? oh, my limit is nonviolent civil disobedience. thats. .. but youve been at that for years, and its not working. well, you know, wejust need more people at it, basically. i mean, thats the same with any democratic challenge. you know, you just have to stick with it and wait for the opening. now, theres some very interesting science on this, which shows that if you can reach 25% of the population with a new idea, you will achieve a tipping point and things wil...

R.J. de Silva, Attorney-at-law (Continued from last week) The political history of Sri Lanka changed for the worse after 2000 due to intense rivalry between the UNP and SLFP-led coalitions. The two major parties failed to co-habit under President Chandrika Bandaranaike Cumaratunga in 2001, due to politicians of the UNF and UPFA failing to prioritizee […]

"thats absolutely atrocious. "itd be the end of civilisation as we know it" to "well, of course, why not? "who would be such a fool as to be against marriage equality?" and we can see these great turnarounds have happened in politics again and again and again. but how do they happen? they happen by bringing more and more people into radical action, into civil disobedience, into demanding system change, not incrementalism, but systemic change in the way we act. maybe one of the reasons that you h...

With a new idea, you will achieve a tipping point and things will change very quickly. and weve seen that with many other issues. marriage equality, a classic example. you know, in the course of a few years, it went from, "thats absolutely atrocious. "itd be the end of civilisation as we know it" to "well, of course, why not? "who would be such a fool as to be against marriage equality?" and we can see these great turnarounds have happened in politics again and again and again. but how do they h...

Dozens of protesters, led by the eco-mob Ende Gelande, attempted to disrupt the major northern city of Hamburg by blockading the Kattwyk Railway Bridge, which leads to the harbour

By Hiran H.Senewiratne SLT-Mobitel has more than 580 properties throughout the country and plans to offer those lands and properties to other  companies on lease  to raise around Rs 400 to 500 million from them,   Rohan Fernando, Group Chairman SLT-Mobitel said. “We have already discussed with unions and other relevant stakeholders in order to take […]