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Twenty one journalists, both from the provinces and national media, attended a three-day residential workshop on Investigative Journalism organized by TISL at Hotel Global Towers, Colombo-6 recently. The selected provincial journalists from Kurunegala, Puttalam, Badulla and Monaragala had earlier participated at two TISL workshops. The lead trainer, investigative journalist Poddala Jayantha was assisted by C.Dodawatta, [...]
Story 1 “I have my identity. But I have lost my birth certificate. When my mother fell seriously sick, I needed my EPF money to get medicine for her. To get the money through the estate, you need all the documents. It takes at least six months to get the cheque. The mudalali mahattaya prepared [...]
Nine years ago, the Badulla Municipal Council started constructing a swimming pool to be used by children. Ten million rupees has been spent on the project up to date. Yet the pool is not ready. “This is an instance which illustrates the misuse of public funds,” says Mr Zuhair, a nearby resident. “Mosquito infestation has [...]
