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Love Not Hate: Acts Of Kindness And Solidarity During The Kandy Riots

The recent spate of violence against Muslims in the Kandy-Digana areas catapulted the country into a state of emergency. The country it seemed, was…

The Digana-Kandy Racial Riots: What You Need To Know

This page will be updated with new information as it comes in. (Latest update: 13 March 12.30 pm) Sri Lanka is in the midst…

Five Frogs Endemic To Sri Lanka’s Hill Country

Sri Lanka is home to a surprisingly large number of frogs—to 119 different species, to be precise. Of these, 103 of them are endemic,…

Half A Century And Counting: Hulftsdorp’s Unique Culinary Offerings

From the famed Nana kade outlets at the Galle Face Green to Burger’s King (now unflatteringly re-christened to Fazly’s) in Slave Island, experiencing Colombo’s…

Putting Your Child Into State School: Why It’s A Mess

Every year, thousands of parents send off applications for their child’s grade one admission. Annually, over 300,000 students seek placement in State-run schools—of which…

More Than Just Ayurveda: Alternative Medicine In Sri Lanka

Alternative medicine is a popular but often contested form of treatment. Despite the concerns surrounding it, these methods of treatment are gaining more and…

Starting At Home: Why Small Business Owners In Sri Lanka Operate Through Instagram

Shabna Cader runs three home businesses—selling makeup, stationery, and handbags. Importing her products from the USA and Singapore, she makes a tidy little profit—all…

From Traditional To Digital And Everything Inbetween: Getting Published In Sri Lanka

“Amazon promotes your book to people who are interested in them, based on your previous books’ performances. So the more you write, the more…

Five Etiquette Tips For Traveling Sri Lanka

We can go on a spiel about how great Sri Lanka is for tourists, but everyone already knows that because we were recognised as…

Love And Tragedy: Four Political Romances From Sri Lankan Folklore

Sri Lanka’s first ‘recorded’ love story is that of Vijaya and Kuveni—the former who is also recognised as the island’s first king. We say…

Five Questions With Author Nayomi Munaweera

Five Questions is a short series where we interview interesting personalities and shine the spotlight on some of Sri Lanka’s more intriguing professions. “Writing…

Urban Malnutrition In Sri Lanka

For a country that suffers no significant food shortages and provides extensive, free maternal and child health services, it is rather paradoxical that malnutrition…

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