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Fighting Leprosy: A Battle Of Over Three Centuries

Dayaseeli (53) was only 21 when she was diagnosed with leprosy—the debilitating infectious disease that causes severely disfiguring sores on the body. Because of the severity of the disease patients are shunned from society, despite modern science having discovered means of curing the disease.

Success: How Sri Lanka Eliminated Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) spreads in three ways: through unprotected sexual intercourse, through blood, and from Mother-To-Child (MTCT). And while advanced an HIV, or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is not curable, HIV can be controlled, and Sri Lanka recently scored a big victory in the battle against the disease by eliminating mother-to-child transmission of the disease.

Sri Lanka On Alert For Wuhan Pneumonia

A new virus is spreading rapidly in China. But health authorities here think there is no need to panic, yet.

A Sonic Solution To The Human-Elephant Conflict?

An engineer from Anuradhapura has found a way to drive out invading elephants by using sound waves.

Mathilda Qualifies For Olympic Equestrianism

Sri Lankan born Mathilda Karlsson is the first Sri Lankan equestrian to qualify for the Olympics.

2010-2020: Notes At The End Of A Decade

A decade has come to an end, and as we step into a new one, we must stop to reflect on the past; to savour the glory of victory and grieve from the bitterness of loss. The last decade has brought great changes to our world and challenged us to grow; to understand diverse perspectives, to enlarge borders, to increase communication and to come together as a global community.

Carl Muller No More

Remembering Sri Lanka’s maverick poet and author.

The Lonely And The Forgotten: The Patients Of The Mantheevu Leprosy Colony

The elderly man had not seen his family in 40 years. He is sometimes unable to correctly remember numbers. When asked how old he was, Sena Jenejasoriah said, “five-three”. Hospitalised for leprosy, an illness that was incurable a long time ago, Jenejasoriah is disabled, but no longer afflicted by the disease. But he has not been home since the day he was hospitalised.

Know Your Candidate: Who Is Running For President In 2019?

You wanted to know more.

Sri Lanka’s Underrated Philosophers

You’ve heard of Nietzsche, Descartes and Sarte. But have you heard of these Sri Lankan philosophers?

A New ‘River For Jaffna’

A 65-year-old proposal to provide freshwater to the Jaffna peninsula, may finally become a reality.

Six Months Since: Zion, Struggling To Rise From The Ashes

Renovation at the Zion Evangelical Church in Batticaloa is still incomplete.

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