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Five Questions With The Only Planetary Scientist Based In Sri Lanka

A short series where we interview interesting personalities and put the spotlight on some of Sri Lanka’s intriguing professions. Hiruni Senarath Dassanayake is a…

Five Questions With: The Galle Face Bagpiper

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

Marginalised And Unprotected: Sri Lanka’s Unequal Citizens

Last September, a young man was brutally murdered in Dambulla. He was found dead near the city’s central bus stand, with the weapons used…

Sri Lanka’s Very Own Robin Hood: Saradiel Of Utuwankanda

Travelling along the Colombo-Kandy road, you may have heard stories of bandits from days of old. Narrated in awed tones, the storyteller would have…

Budget 2018: Focusing On A Liberal Economy

The budget for 2018 was presented by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera, last Thursday (09). Called the ‘blue-green budget,’ the…

Hela Bojun: Empowering Rural Women Through Food And Agriculture

You may have noticed Hela Bojun food courts when travelling out of Colombo. Spacious, with open kitchens, serving quintessentially Sri Lankan food at subsidized…

The Pink Crystal Mountains Of Sri Lanka

Famed as the largest ironwood forest in Asia, the Jaathika Namal Uyana, an ancient forest sanctuary close to Dambulla, leads to the rose quartz…

Documenting Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Minorities: The Other 2%

Sri Lanka is home to 21 million people, 19 ethnicities, and four officially recognized religions. For the longest time, however, there were no official…

Prescriptions Without Balance: A Severe Shortage Of Mental Health Specialists In Sri Lanka

Discussing one’s mental health has always been a sensitive topic. Reactions range from being dismissed by parents and peers, to being made fun of,…

Tracking Your Right To Information: RTIwatch.lk

Getting the Right to Information (RTI) has been a long-awaited process for democracies, especially in a country like ours where corruption and misuse of…

Sri Lanka’s Bottom Trawling Ban: Implemented Or Not?

Taking progressive steps to conserve seabeds and aquatic lives, bottom trawling was banned in Sri Lanka as of 06 July 2017. The practice is…

The Rustic Plains Of Ussangoda

For a miniscule country dotting the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka’s stories—the myths, legends, and urban histories intertwined with factual history—stand tall. From Adam’s Peak…

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