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“Seek Treatment Immediately”: Doctors Claim As Dengue On The Rise

In the first two weeks of November alone, over 1,800 cases of dengue were reported from across Sri Lanka— almost five times the number of cases reported for the entirety of November last year.

These Sri Lankan Birds Still Remember The War

More than 12 years since the end of the civil war, Sri Lanka continues to unpack and heal from the trauma of the conflict — and the birds in former war zones are not exempt from this, according to one study.

The Unknown World Of Sinhala Science Fiction

The great melding of literature and science comes in the form of science fiction; from interstellar worlds filled with exotic alien life forms, to travelling through time and grappling with vast social conflicts of genetically advanced ‘superhumans’, this literary genre has fueled the minds of many over the years.

These Plants In Sri Lanka Were Thought To Be Extinct. But They Were Found Again.

At least three of the five plant species thought to have gone extinct in Sri Lanka, have been rediscovered.

Nazi Scientists Who Wanted To Find The Origins Of The Aryan Race Came To Sri Lanka

In 1938, Heinrich Himmler, one of the leading members of Germany’s Nazi Party and a key architect of the Holocaust, appointed a five-member team to go to Tibet, to search for the origins of the ‘Aryan race’.

Sri Lanka’s Solution To #FakeNews: Appropriate Or Not?

Since 2014, combating fake news and misinformation strategies has become an important objective for nations across the world. Utilised to varying degrees by both state and non-state actors, or even by well-meaning, careless citizens, fake news has led societies down ruinous paths.

Sri Lanka COVID-19 Memorial: “Each Flower Represents A Life Lost To COVID-19”

“As the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths began to rapidly rise, many of us noticed that the ways deaths were being reported had become even more abstract than before,” said Amalini De Sayrah and Sachini Perera, two of the creators behind the digital COVID-19 memorial.

A Reminder On The International Day of the Girl Child

This International Day of the Girl Child, here is a reminder of the most pressing issues faced by girl children in Sri Lanka.

Umar: Painting With A Cricket Bat

An artist’s primary tool is usually a pencil, pen or paintbrush. But not for 24-year-old Mohammad Umar.

Why Are Sri Lankan Youth Refusing A COVID-19 Vaccine?

“It’s pretty clear that Pfizer provides more immunity than Sinopharm. That was why I held back from getting vaccinated,” a 24-year-old told Roar Media on condition of anonymity. He was responding to questions on why he waited at least a month after Sri Lanka started vaccinating its youth population against COVID-19 before finally getting the jab himself.

Sri Lanka generates 7,000 tonnes of solid waste per day — of which 56% is food waste

Having previously produced over 700 tonnes of solid waste per day, Colombo city has witnessed a considerable reduction in all manner of discarded waste since last year. This has been largely credited to the four lockdowns imposed over a period of 1.5 years in a bid to combat COVID-19.

Sri Lankans Are More Similar Than You Think

The Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamils and Moors share many genetic similarities, despite popular belief to the contrary.

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