NEWS FORUM
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ZOO EMPLOYEES CONDUCTED ONE DAY STRIKE
COLOMBO (News 1st): Employees of the Department of the National Zoological Gardens has commenced a one-day strike. Secretary of the Zoology Trade Unions Collective, Priyantha Wickramasinghe says that the strike…
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IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
The deadline to submit Asset Declarations was 2 months ago – Has your MP made their Asset Declaration public yet? See the full list of MPs who have made their…
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It’s back: This island is world No.1 again
It was named Lonely Planet’s top destination for 2019, but the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka saw the country’s booming tourism industry
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to withdraw extradition bill
The proposal, introduced in April, would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China
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$13.6B record-breaking solar park rises from Dubai desert
Under the Arabian sun, a monumental construction effort is making headway. Located deep within Dubai's desert interior, the
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Brexit: Boris Johnson defeated as MPs take control
The Commons voted 328 to 301 to take control of the agenda, meaning they can bring forward a bill seeking to delay the UK's exit date
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What is sustainable palm oil?
Palm oil is used in everything from cosmetics to food to soap. There is enormous demand for it
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Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas battered by ‘monster’ storm
Hurricane Dorian, a category five storm, has sustained winds of up to 180mph (285km/h)
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Heat from the London Underground will be used to heat 1350 homes
Waste heat from one of the tube lines will be channelled from the Northern Line to support the London Borough of Islington's district heating
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Climate change: Big lifestyle changes ‘needed to cut emissions’
Prof Sir Ian Boyd said the public had little idea of the scale of the challenge from the so-called Net Zero emissions target
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