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 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),…
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 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 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…
Photo courtesy of The National News March 20, when the IMF Board approved an Extended Fund Facility for Sri Lanka, now seems a long time…
Photo courtesy of BBC There are many things that I remember today, April 21, 2023 in relation to Easter Sunday attacks four years ago. Images of…
Photo courtesy of WSWS In the first release of results from IHP’s Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) tracking of presidential election voting intent, A.K.…
Photo courtesy of Sri Lanka Brief Despite the IMF deal reached to rescue Sri Lanka from the brink of economic collapse and the slight recovery…
Photo courtesy of The Toronto Star For forty years, human rights activists have demanded repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) of 1979, which…