The ban on the import of chemical fertilizer makes sense to some and not to others; however it has far reaching implications for food security.…
Image Courtesy of The Sunday Observer It is a curious thing to imagine the state of human rights around the world if national leaders were…
Photo courtesy of The Telegraph The Sri Lankan Cabinet has agreed a ban on wearing burqas and other full face veils in public, which is…
Photo courtesy of Rohan Wijesinha “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” George Santayana In 1949, a year after Sri Lanka…
Photo courtesy of Sri Lanka Brief Today is World Press Freedom Day with the theme “Information as a Public Good” “Stifling the peaceful expression of legitimate…
Photo courtesy of NY Daily News The images are harrowing and all too familiar – an electrocuted baby elephant, a caged dog, a leopard caught…
Photo courtesy of Business Traveller On April 30 Sri Lanka recorded the highest number of cases in a day at 1,662 cases – and a…
Photo courtesy of Twitter Ramadan for many of us Muslims is a month of peace and spirituality, a month of tolerance, speaking good words, sharing…
Photo courtesy of Sri Lanka Mirror Several initiatives have already been taken to implement the recommendations of the final report of the Presidential Commission of…
Photo courtesy of Middle East Institute Today is the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace In its opening preamble, the resolution declaring 24…
Photo courtesy of Rukshan Kuru-Utumpala Sinharaja’s conservation status is of “significant concern”. According to the World Heritage Outlook, published by International Union for Conservation of…
Photo courtesy of Roar Media Sri Lankan society is structured on strict gender roles and responsibilities where anything different to heteronormative and binary gender standards…
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith presided over the April 21 commemoration with the participation of other religious leaders. Talking about the issue he has said that the…
The voices on the walkie-talkie sound alarming. The eyes of security officers in uniform search for unknown faces. They stand 500 meters away from the…
When new faces are seen at the Zion evangelical church in Batticaloa, it is customary for the pastor to welcome them. As a healing church,…
Photo courtesy of South China Morning Post In Sri Lanka, both mainstream and social media often portray Muslims in a negative light. This portrayal draws…
Photo courtesy of Shreen Saroor Thirty-one people died in the suicide attack on Zion evangelical church in Batticaloa on April 21, 2019, of which 14…
Photo courtesy of Asia News Aluth avurudu is generally a relaxed period in the country where most people spend time with family following various traditions.…
Photo courtesy of the Sunera Foundation Not so long ago, to be a person with disabilities meant stigma, exclusion and isolation because people are disabled…
Photo courtesy of Forbes What are the constitutional and legal implications of the proposed Colombo Port City Economic Commission? I take the view that in…
Photo courtesy of Twitter “But China has told us take whatever (money) necessary and pay back whenever possible.” Parliamentarian S.B. Dissanayake (to Rev. Keppitiyagoda Siriwimala Thero…
Resilient is a word frequently used by human rights activists and the development sector, to describe persons affected by war and violence. In Sri…
They joke of being followed by intelligence officers and questioned on who visited them and what they spoke about but underneath lies a real fear…
Photo courtesy of Ada Derana It is not for fun that the Government established processes for taking decisions and implementing them. It is the age…
Thennamaravadi is an isolated rural village some 65 kilometres north of Trincomalee on the Pulmoddai Road. The inhabitants rely mostly on farming and fishing to…
Photo courtesy of Namal Kamalgoda The Sinharaja Rainforest has been in the public eye for a few weeks now. Is it being threatened by encroachment…
Photo courtesy of Roar Media The youth of a country are the forerunners of social progress; notwithstanding this historical fact, we cannot underestimate the role…
Photo courtesy of The Morning The recent scandals involving sugar and coconut oil should point the country to the dangers of private sector mafias and…
Photo courtesy of Sri Lanka Mirror Today is World Health Day Towards end of March, about two months into the pandemic, a TV program discussed…
Trapped between unscrupulous microfinance companies and duplicitous governments, Sri Lanka’s rural women farmers are drowning in debt. Over 200 have committed suicide, some with their…