Photo courtesy of NewsIn Asia “It isn’t knowledge as a product or commodity that we need…but a qualitatively different knowledge based on understanding rather than…
Photo courtesy of The World Bank The starting point of the analysis in this article is to question the conventional approach to studying a state.…
Photo courtesy of Daily FT Today is Menstrual Hygiene Day On Menstrual Hygiene Day, we are reminded of the ongoing efforts to normalize menstruation worldwide…
Photo courtesy of Daily Mirror In April polling for Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) MRP tracking of Presidential Election…
Photo courtesy of Angelica Chandrasekeran Many Sri Lankans engage in protests for a variety of grievances but protests by refugees and asylum seekers, one of…
Photo courtesy of DW The latest polling in April by Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) on likely voting patterns at a general election shows…
Photo courtesy of Bloomberg The principal problem faced by people due to the economic crisis is of rising prices while incomes for many remain unchanged.…
Photo courtesy of Kumanan Kanapathippillai Media personnel and activists are reporting several cases of Hindu religious sites being damaged, relics removed and Buddhist statues erected…
Photo courtesy of Toronto Star As Sri Lanka marks the end of a long and bloody civil war 14 years on, the legacy of the brutal…
Photo courtesy of Twitter “Not only our actions, but also our inactions, become our destiny.” Heinrich Zimmer (The King and the Corpse) This week marked…
Photo courtesy of Ruki Fernando This anniversary marks a stage, a pause in the fighting, does not a lasting peace reflect( especially when…
Photo courtesy of Roar Media “How are we supposed to heal when we can’t even remember our loved ones in peace?” asked Vinitha (name changed),…
Photos courtesy of Kavindu Sivaraj “We believe given the ugliness of oppressions we fight, the creation of beauty is an act of resistance.” The Fearless Collective…
Picture courtesy of Facebook Piyath Nikeshala, a prominent social media activist, was attacked with machetes in broad daylight by former deputy mayor of Kaduwela Municipal…
Photo courtesy of Daily Record Monarchy, dictatorship, authoritarianism and despotism, even of the benevolent kind and as a result of democratic elections, are an affront…
Photo courtesy of HRW The recent economic crisis in Sri Lanka exposed the police as an authoritarian institution. Protestors were arbitrarily arrested by officers in…
Photo courtesy of lookphotos Buddhism has been a part of Sri Lanka’s culture for centuries and the ordination of young boys as novice monks is…
Photograph courtesy of Anoma Wijewardene On this day, one year ago, I was alone in my studio working intensely on some paintings totally unaware of…
Photo courtesy of UTV News On human rights grounds, the US government has banned Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, the most senior officer in Sri Lanka’s navy…
Photo courtesy of Mint Two weeks ago, a complaint was made by Ms. Ishara Devendra, a journalist, about her workplace culture at ITN. Ms Devendra’s…
Photo courtesy of Newscutter “Bernard, I have served 11 governments in the past 30 years. If I had believed in all their policies, I would…
Photo courtesy of HRW In 2022 parliamentarian and lawyer Premanath C. Dolawatte presented to parliament a Private Member’s Bill to amend Sections 365 and 365A…
Photo courtesy of Buwanaka S. Perera The connection between May Day and labour rights began in the United States. During the 19th century, at the…
Photo courtesy of AP Sri Lanka and Myanmar were both once colonized by the British and gained independence in the same year, 1948. That is…
Photo courtesy of Sri Lanka Brief Today is World Press Freedom Day Generations of Sri Lankans have experienced many curfews and states of emergency and also…
Photo courtesy of Freedom From Torture A much discussed and debated topic is the Anti-Terrorism Bill (ATA) of 2023, which was introduced as a mending…
Photo courtesy of Newswire Animal rights activists and conservationists are up in arms about a plan to send 100,000 toque macaque monkeys to China on…
How can the most ambitious renewable power project in Sri Lanka can have this many detrimental impacts on the environment and the local communities of…
Photo courtesy of IDJF Prashan De Visser opens his maiden book with a stark question: “Does the state of the world overwhelm you and a…
Photo courtesy of BBC “On land a tiger, in the water a crocodile.” A Bengali proverb In Sri Lanka terror means Tamil or Muslim. When…