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In Sri Lanka, demise of a person has lost news value, as every hour a Sri Lankan is facing death caused by this or another reason. But, the departure of Bradman Weerakoon marks a loss of many lives, ...
The Port of Colombo boasts a remarkable two-millennia legacy, evolving from the ancient Kolomthota trading harbour to a ...
A troubling trend with global echoes and local implications By Dr Isuru U. Kariyawasam Senior Lecturer, Department of Botany, ...
On the chilly morning of 19th June, 2025 a group of friends and colleagues from media, grocery and hospitality industries and ...
Despite increased UPI adoption, cash in circulation has risen to two-and-a-half times 2016 levels. Inflation remained ...
India has strategic compulsions, historical contexts, and regional realities that the West—especially its media and ...
Jane Austen and Julia Margaret Cameron are distinguished women in their fields of artistic expression, and I admire them ...
How many countries is it still illegal to be gay in 2025? More than you’d think, probably. Since we last updated this list, Mali has criminalised LGBTQ+ activity and Trinidad and Tobago have ...
Young birder Lahiru Walpita begins most of his days at dawn by scanning the skies for seabirds along the coastline in ...
COLOMBO — Young birder Lahiru Walpita begins most of his days at dawn by scanning the skies for seabirds along the coastline in northern Sri Lanka. In July 2024, during one of his routine beach ...
Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Netherlands Rekha Gunasekera met with Dutch Minister Eppo Bruins on Monday (September 30) in The Hague to discuss advancing the repatriation of a second batch of colonial ...
The ongoing China-India contestation for supremacy in South Asia is poised to escalate, particularly as Pakistan, Bangladesh, and China advance plans for a new regional organisation that could ...