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“Artificial Intelligence is likely to be either the best or worst thing to happen to humanity” Professor Stephen Hawking The most popular topic of the Christmas season last year, surprisingly, was not the impending holidays, trips out of town or the new year looming ahead. This was because OpenAI - an American artificial intelligence research …
‘A code-run digital era, rapidly progressing towards virtual life’ is what humans on earth are at presently in history books. Be it young or old, wise or not, humans are living a virtual reality via social media. As it is so, a fundamental question to raise would be is it ‘legitimate’? On the Internet, presently, …
තත්කාලීන තොරතුරු ප්‍රවාහාගත සමාජය තුළ ස්ත්‍රිය,ස්ත්‍රිත්වය හෝ කාන්තා අයිතිවාසිකම් යනු දෛනික කරළිය තුළ නොමඳ අවකාශයක් හිමිකොටගෙන ඇති ප්‍රස්තුතයන් වේ. නමුත් ගතානුගතික පුරුෂෝත්තමවාදී නියාමයන් සංස්කෘතික, ආගමික සන්දර්භයන් තුළ ස්වකීය බලාධිපත්‍යයික ස්වරූපය විදාරණය කොටගෙන ඇති සමාජයක , රිසි තැන ලබා දී,නිසි තැන ලබාදුන් බවට මුලාකරණය කර තිබීම කතිකාගත විය යුතුම අනුභූතියකි. ලිංගික අසමානතාව සහ ජෛව විද්‍යාත්මක මටසිලිටිතා …
TV shows, cartoons , movies, books, and songs have been entertaining us since we were little kids. Artists, directors, authors, actors behind our favourite creations make sure that they provide for our need of entertainment. But were we loyal to them? Did we respect their rights? An aesthetic creation is a composition of skills, hard …
හැදින්වීම. නීතිය තුළ ගණිතමය ක්‍රියාවලි අන්තර්ගත නොවන අතර ප්‍රධාන වශයෙන්ම නීතිය සමාජ ක්‍රියාවලියේම කොටසක් ය. ඔලිවර් වෙන්ඩල් හෝම්ස්ට අනුව මිනිසාගේ පරිණාමයත් සමඟ සමාජයද විකාශය වෙමින් යාවත්කාලීන වන අතරම එකී ක්‍රියාවලිය නිරන්තරයෙන් සිදුවීමේදී නීතිය නම් උපකරණය සමාජය තුළ වැදගත් කාර්යයක් ඉටු කරයි. නිරන්තර කාලීන බවකින් යුක්තව සමාජීය ක්‍රියාවලිය පසුපස ගමන් ගන්නා නීතියද ගණිතමය සූත්‍ර ආශ්‍රයෙන් …
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It is a fact that we all know that since the beginning of human civilization, man has always made efforts towards development through various ups and downs, but it was only limited to economic development. In the journey of economic development, a lot of attention was paid to the social and environment after the Second …
Laws are important. But they can only be effective if the people know about the particular laws Waris Dirie Every person is entitled to equality and equal protection from law. Similarly, military personnel need legal aid for their civil matters. Thus the third phase of the project ‘legal update’ was planned to serve the people …
A state of emergency is a situation of exceptional threat, danger, or disaster in the life of a nation, the existence of which is clear to all, in which the government is given extraordinary powers not permitted during normal times to deal with the threat, including powers to restrict certain fundamental rights. The Sri Lanka …
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“Truth: rape does indeed happen between girlfriend and boyfriend, husband and wife” Patti Feuereise, Invisible Girls: The truth about sexual abuse Being in 21st century, why sex between an unmarried couple without consent is “rape” but a forceful intercourse between spouses is not, is a question in our legal system as well as in our …
ඔව් මහත්තයෝ ඔය තමයිඑහෙට යන පාරටිකක් දුර ගියාමඅහුවෙයි පාළු අම්බලම එතනින් හැරිලා ගියාමයිඅහුවෙන්නේ වැලිපාරඑතන සුදු කොඩියක් ඇතිඒ තමයි මළ ගෙදර වාහනෙන් යන්න බෑ මහත්තයෝතියෙන්නේ අඩිපාරඔය කෙළී මල් විකුණුවාස්_ කන්දකුමාර ගාවඉඳලා හිටලානෙළුම නෙළුම් අල ‘හෙමගේනවා සතිපොළට කොපි පොතක් පැන්සලක් ගන්නටහබල ගෙන තම අතටහැමදාම ඒ ඔරුව පැද්දාඑතෙරවන්නට දිවියමහත්තයට කියන්න ඕකි තමයිරැක්කේ අප්පා නැති ඒ ගෙදර නංගිලා තුන්දෙනා …
Homosexuality is sexual interest in and attraction to members of one’s own sex. At different times, different legal reforms have taken place regarding the rights of LGBT persons. Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals, vary greatly by country or jurisdiction, including everything from the lawful acknowledgement of same-sex union to the capital punishment …
Every day, month, and year, we get inspired to do many things in life, achieve different goals, and challenge ourselves. However, as time goes by these goals turn into just words written on a piece of paper. We see people around us achieve goals and live the life we too wish to live. There comes …
Small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) are businesses that maintain revenues, total net assets, number of employees, sales, and investment level or even the electricity usage under a certain threshold. This certain threshold can be different from country to country hence having their own definition of what constitutes a small and medium sized enterprise. Though they …
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The overturn of Roe v Wade, the landmark case protecting the right to abortion is a massive blow to women’s and human rights that will have a significant impact worldwide. The decision explicitly ended the federal constitutional protections for abortion diminishing women’s ability to access safe and legal abortions. The ruling has restricted women from …
"A person without self-expression is a person without personal freedom."Robin Sharma “It is absolutely imperative that every human being’s freedom and human rights are respected, all over the world.”-Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Former Prime Minister of Iceland These were the words of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, former Icelandic Prime Minister and the first openly gay head of state. In …
Imagination is the solace of many. The hungry child imagines a meal, the orphan imagines care, the dying imagines life, the sick imagines health, the fallen imagines stability, the fighter imagines peace. It is only through imagination, the world holds on to hope; to rays of light that would guide it out of its darkness. …
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Menstruation is a healthy and normal, albeit somewhat inconvenient, aspect of womanhood. Though an integral part of life, the ins and outs of it are not commonly taught to not only girls stepping into adolescence, but women in general. Likewise, good menstrual practices too are not prevalently shared among women. The lack of healthy menstrual …
Do you know 1 Billion people live with a mental disorder in this world ? The world is increasing its understanding of the importance of mental health, with growing awareness and acceptance of mental disorders. As society develops and medical science progresses, there has been a greater need exists to address mental health as a …
For a considerably long while now, you have been debating on the idea of a journal, of writing down your feelings deep down, or the conversations you pretend to have with someone you love. However, you could never do so, because the thought of putting everything down on paper, where someone passing might accidentally pick …
AAZAADEE,the freedom, in my opinion is something that we are bound to accomplish, both physically and mentally. Everyone has problems, be it physical or mental but the world mostly recognizes physical affliction more than mental torment, but the truth is, injuries in our hearts are more painful than the ones we get on our skin …
General Anxiety Disorder : A today emptied of strength There is an unfair bias in our society pertaining towards mental illnesses. In general, you’d probably never hear anyone call out a person for having a broken leg or tease someone with a hearing impairment. We support those who go through physical therapy and rushing to …
“Meeting the hygiene needs of all adolescent girls is a fundamental issue of human rights, dignity, and public health”-Sanjay Wijesekera, former UNICEF Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene- ‘Menstruation’ is a taboo topic which is rarely ever discussed publicly and freely and categorized by cultural stigma and shame across the globe. Menstruation, or period is …
Menstruation being a part of life for around 1.9 billion girls and women, menstrual products are amongst the most vital personal care products in the world. During menstruation, menstrual management products are used for feminine hygiene. Were you aware that an individual utilizes approximately 11,000 disposable sanitary pads in a lifetime? Even though we see …
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New Zealand’s successful management of the pandemic despite an under-resourced healthcare system confers valuable policy lessons for other countries too. Foremost among these is evidence that, particularly for small island countries with limited healthcare capacity, rapid and extensive border closures can be highly efficacious in stemming imported cases of COVID-19 and reducing overall caseload. Island …
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Covid-19, initially a health crisis has easily and increasingly become a looming socio-economic crisis across the globe. In such context, Sri Lanka too has been facing immense difficulties, especially in today’s unprecedented circumstances where the public has been forced to step out in the streets demanding basic needs. The Sri Lankan government, under the Quarantine …
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The Brazilians, the largest nation in Latin America have been greatly affected by the corona virus. Although Brazil has taken various measures to prevent the spread of the corona virus, the government intervention has been rather week. Neither one of the four ministers holding power in the Brazilian Ministry of Health since the Covid-19 outbreak …
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With the first case reported from the Wuhan area of China in December 2019, the world was gripped by the fears of a virus known Covid-19 or corona. New Zealand is currently one of the first countries in the world to have successfully controlled the corona virus. The first Covid infection case was reported in …
The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most compelling and challenging wicked problems which pushed all the governments nearly equally to the verge of a cliff. It has presented an almost unprecedented challenge to public healthcare system around the world.After the first confirmed patient reported in Wuhan, China in the end of 2019, the …
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ශ්‍රමය සූරාකැමට එරෙහිව කම්කරු අයිතීන් පිළිබඳ ජාත්‍යන්තර සම්මූතීන් හරහා කම්කරු ප්‍රජාව ආරක්ෂා කරගැනීමේ අදහස 19වන ශතවර්ෂයේ මුල්කාල වකවානුවේ පමණ ඈත කාල පරිච්ඡේදයක කථිකාවට භාජනය වීම ආරම්භ වී වර්තමානය දක්වාම සමාජය තුළ පවා නොනැවතී සාකච්ඡාවට ලක්වන කාලීන මාතෘකාවකි.ජාත්‍යන්තර ගිවිසුම් හා නෛතික ප්‍රතිපාදන හරහා කම්කරුවන්ගේ තත්ත්වය වර්ධනය කිරීම පිළිබඳ අදහස පළමු ලෝක යුධ සමයේදී වඩාත් ඉදිරියට ගමන් …
1. පියුමිකා විජේසිංහ මහත්මිය ඔබ කවුද ? ඔබ ගැන කෙටියෙන් හැදින්වීමක් සිදු කරන්නේ නම් ? කොළඹ විශාඛා විද්‍යාලයෙන් වසර 13ක් පුරාවට සිප් සතර හදාරා 2015 වර්ෂයේ කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ නීති පීඨයට පිය නැගීමට මම වරම් ලබනවා. නීති උපාධිය 2018 අවසන් කිරීමෙන් අනතුරුව කොළඹ නීති විද්‍යාලයේ අවසන් වසර විභාගයට මුහුණ දී එය සාර්ථකව අවසන් කර 2020 …
“Urban Legends” initiated by the Rotaract Club of Faculty of Law, University of Colombo is a step taken towards raising awareness of the common responsibility bestowed on Humanity in preserving the Mother Nature. The special focus in project has been to strengthen people’s contribution towards conserving diverse urban wetlands and Wildlife, by circulating information about …
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The wetlands, which are known as the heart of the world, are unquestionably accepted as a very unique environmental theme with great value. Being wetlands are a great ecosystem, which benefits animals, plants as well as humans, various measures have been taken to protect these on both national and international level. The RAMSAR Convention which …
In the case of Sri Lanka, wetlands are highly valued and currently 36,900 wetlands have been identified in the country. The urban / industrial wetlands can be identified under the category of man-made or artificial wetlands under the classification of wetlands. It is a great achievement for us to have the city of Colombo named …
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As John Ruskin says, “Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” As such, among the crucial topics involving nature and humans, wetlands, being a habitat of any temporary or permanent water body is one of the richest ecosystems, and it takes an important role in the accumulation of a diversity …
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In the past, wetlands were considered as wastelands that could be changed for use by mankind. With increasing knowledge, we have come to understand that wetlands are amongst the world’s most valuable environments on which a variety of plants, animals and human communities depend. The Ramsar Convention has defined wetlands as follows: “Areas of marsh, …
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Introduction Into The Wetlands Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems forming an integral part of Sri Lanka’s unique ecological and biological diversity and are vital habitats for a large variety of fauna and flora. Other significant roles played by them include serving as flood retention areas; as filters for sediments, nutrients and pollutants released …
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Most of us, during our lifetime, face different situations where we get to share our opinions with others. Any profession in the world demands an ability to reach out to the audience through various techniques combined with skilled oration. Different fields such as Politics, Art, Journalism, Jurisprudence as well as teaching, especially grant opportunities for …
Oftentimes we witness that when one is given the opportunity to speak in front of a larger crowd, it is quite usual to feel a natural sense of anxiety or a shyness. However, it is important to note that we should be mindful and cautious as to overcome these types of fears and anxieties in …
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As socialized people, in order to achieve various goals and to operate efficiently and effectively in the society, it is our duty to address the society. In order to become an effective communicator or a successful speaker we should be aware of the things that should and should not be done. When addressing a public …
The flamboyance of public speaking depends on the way we magnetize the audience to our way of thinking. It is an essential task to keep your audience entertained and to create a favorable impression on them. A boring presentation is a reputation killer, and it can turn a room full of attentive professionals into a …
A moderator can be simply defined as the person who guides the groups that are focused on controlling a discussion in the right direction. The role of a true moderator is to properly manage and facilitate the relevant discussion time and to build a trustful relationship between participants. When focusing on the qualities that should …
නීතිය යනු රටක ජීවත්වන පුරවැසියන් විනයානුකූල පිරිසක් බවට පත් කිරීම උදෙසා එරට පාලකයන් විසින් ගොඩනගා ගන්නා ලද්දකි. විශේෂයෙන්ම නීතිය මිනිසාගේ එදිනෙදා ජීවන රටාවට හා ඔවුන්ගේ හැසීරීමට සෘජුව බලපෑම් එල්ල කරනු ලබයි. සමාජය යනු මිනිස් සමූහයකගේ එකතුවකි. එය මිනිසුන් අතර පවතින අන්‍යෝනය අන්තර් සබඳතා තුලින් ගොඩනැගුනකි. නීතිය හා සමාජය අතර පවතින්නේ කිනම් ආකාරයේ සබඳතාවයක්ද ? සොබාදහමට …
ළමා ආරක්ෂණය පිළිබඳව සමාජය තුළ මහත් කතිකාවතක් ඇතිවී තිබෙනු දැකිය හැක. සැම දරවෙකුටම ආරක්ෂිත පරිසරයක් තුළ ජීවත් වීමට අයිතියක් ඇතැයි සම්මුතිකව පිළිගනී. එම අරමුණ සාක්ෂාත් කරගැනීමට විවිධ සංවිධාන අද වනවිට ජාතයන්තරව බිහිවී ඇත. එය අනාගතය උදෙසා ධනාත්මක පියවරකි. එහිදී එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ ළමා අරමුදල ප්‍රධාන වශයෙන් දැක්විය හැක. ළමා අයිතිවාසිකම් සුරැකීම, ළමා ආරක්ෂණය යන්න අද වනවිට …
There are no precise words to describe our excitement as we waited for the event to begin, from the very moment of registering. In a situation where every day passes as the day before, waiting for a special day is another kind of joy, isn't it? The first task that awaited us by the end …
There are two ways to generate income. First is to work for an organization or work for yourself. The other is to invest in assets to increase their value which will generate high returns over a period of time. Investing is essential in reaching your financial objectives in life regardless of what they may be, …
Joint Bulletin of Rotaract Club of Faculty of Law, University of Colombo (RID 3220) and Rotaract Club of Nabeul Neapolis (RID 9010) Voyage - The Scenic Route was a joint attempt by Rotaract Clubs of Faculty of Law, University of Colombo and Nabeul Neapolis. Project was launched on 20th April 2021. It was a project …
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Photo by Mathieu Stern on Unsplash We all like to invest money, mainly with the objective of multiplying it, and there are several options to choose from such as real estate, stocks, business ventures and so forth. However, one should bear in mind that investments could be a risky affair. Therefore, it is important that …
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As a part of the Phase 02 of the UResolve Project done by Rotaract Club of Faculty of Law, University of Colombo in order to encourage citizens of Sri Lanka to get familiar with Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods, here we bring you the latest contact details of Mediation Boards placed throughout Sri Lanka. (as of …
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