All measures to protect historical artifacts:

Security at museums will be strengthened - Minister Ekanayake

We have taken steps to strengthen security at museums belonging to the ministry. There are valuable artefacts in museums located in Polonnaruwa, Abhayagiriya, Kataragama and Galle. We have made arrangements to provide training for our security guards on weapons handling with the assistance of the Defence Ministry, said Culture and Arts Minister T B Ekanayake during an interview with the Daily News.

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Ivory demand could see African elephant wiped out

A soaring demand for ivory in China and the Far East is putting Africa's elephant population under strain and could see the creatures wiped out altogether by poachers in some countries, conservationists have warned.

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Sri Lanka Rights Watch

Educational Reform - some outstanding issues

One of the issues that comes up again and again in the Human Rights Action Plan is the need for reforms in education and training. This is obviously connected with the ‘variance in the quality of education’ in different areas, which entrenches iniquity, but in addition there are several instances,

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On the Sidelines

Re-opening the suicide of Dr. Kelly

Dr. Kelly was involved in many investigations of violation of 1972 Biological Weapons Convention by various countries including the Soviet Union. Then he joined as a United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq at the end of Gulf War. He visited Iraq 37 times and his success in uncovering Iraq’s biological weapons programme led to he being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. British secret service MI6 sought out his opinion on Iraq and on many other issues. He was a prominent figure in the cream of British Civil Service,

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