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New Photographs for NIC

Moving towards digitisation, the application process for future National Identity Cards will have a new online mechanism for photographs.

Trincomalee’s Foremost Stapathi Sculpts Deities To Life

The year is 1996. Sri Lanka has just won the Cricket World Cup. However, the country is in the midst of a civil conflict, and the LTTE has launched a series of attacks — violence around the country intensifies. A family of five based in Muttur, a village in the east, are among thousands of others who are caught in the crosshairs of this conflict. They are a respected family, left alone for the most part because of their close ties to the kovil: the menfolk sculpt deities and have built one of the major kovils in the area. However, with violence escalating and incidents of forced conscription on the rise, Sabapathy Sivasothilingam, the head of the family, decides to uproot and move somewhere safer. They pick Trincomalee, a quiet town a few hours north of their old home. There is enough work there — temples don’t run out of worshippers, and sculptors are always welcome. Especially sculptors whose work is inimitable, and who create each piece by hand, from scratch.

Estate Workers Strike For Higher Wages

The Sri Lankan tea industry is in a bit of a deadlock, as estate workers continue to campaign for higher basic wages.

Fighting His Way To The Top: From Technician To Professional Kickboxer

He made it all the way to the national team, and was selected to represent Sri Lanka in international tournaments; but didn’t have any funding or government support to do so. Here’s the story of a kickboxer determined to bring gold to the island.

Sri Lankan Cycling Around Australia

We’ve got another travel bug here! Meet Arith Cooray, a young Sri Lankan who is on a one-and-a-half-year journey around Australia.

How The Constitutional Crisis Affects Everyday Sri Lanka

The political turmoil Sri Lanka’s has been under over the last few weeks has kept the State in a state of uncertainty and limbo. What are the effects of this though, and what does it mean for us?

How Milad Un-Nabi Is Celebrated In Sri Lanka

Rabi’Ul-Awwal – the third month of the Islamic calendar is a slightly contentious one. What is contentious isn’t the month itself, but the celebrations that accompany it, because it marks the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Muslims believe the 12th day of the month is the date of both his birth and death.

Sangat: A Feminist Movement Connecting Sri Lanka To South Asia

For Kamla Bhasin, a well-known name amongst NGO and feminist circles, working towards equality was never something to be compromised on. Having conducted trainings and capacity building programmes for both men and women in government and non-governmental organisations, Bhasin has been working towards gender equality for decades now. She organised her first course in 1976, for people who bring about change in their professional capacity, while working with the United Nations. Nearly 20 years later, during a similar workshop in Bangladesh which included representatives from South Asian and European countries, Sangat, an organisation focused on connecting South Asians working in the development sector, was formed. This includes people working in NGOs, and the health, education, and media sectors.

From Activist In Exile To Internationally Published Author: The Story Of Sharmila Seyyid

Here’s the saga of Sharmila Seyyid, a social worker and journalist from the east coast who survived religious extremism, and is now an award-winning author whose work was just translated and published by HarperCollins.

On The Slow Track: Railways Lag Behind

Have you ever tried reserving train tickets, or getting information about services available? Yes, it’s a hassle. And yes, it’s nearly impossible to reserve tickets online.

Living On A Remote Coral Island: Life In Delft

Two hours from Jaffna town is Delft, an arid, rocky island that is home to approximately 5,000 people in the northern peninsula. The island has always been a place of wonder and intrigue — for both Sri Lankans and tourists. The most iconic photographs of Delft feature its best-known attractions: wild ponies (believed to be a legacy of Portuguese colonial rulers), azure seas, and a centuries-old baobab tree that stands alone amidst barren land.

Jaffna’s New Citizen Journalists: From The Community, For The Community

How does one become a citizen journalist? We met with a few of Jaffna’s digital storytellers and discovered how groups of committed young people are determined to preserve and tell stories about their culture and communities.

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