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Sri Lanka’s Medicine Crisis Explained

Sri Lanka’s once lauded free public health system, is now crippled by the economic crisis. Here’s what happened.

Why Are Sri Lankans Against The Adani Group?

Last week, the Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union temporarily called off a planned strike in protest of — among other things — the handing over of the country’s wind and solar power resources to the Adani Group without following the standard competitive bidding process.

Wired Differently: Seeking Off-grid Solutions To Power Cuts

Going off-grid is the perfect solution to the current crisis in the country,” Naleem Deen (47), a resident of Hunupitiya, can power his house using hybrid batteries and solar power panels for two days — without having to depend on the national electricity grid that supplies the electricity. “I don’t have to depend on the Electricity Board at all. That’s why it’s called off-grid. My electricity bill for the month is almost zero,” he said.

Gota Go Gama’s first community garden

“There will soon come a time when we cannot afford to buy even a handful of chillies from the store. So, what I’m doing here is trying to help everyone, and share my knowledge. We must learn how to grow our food again,” Rajapaksa (76) told us while tending to Gota Go Gama’s first-ever community garden.

The Executive Presidency: Failed Attempts At Abolition

For nearly three decades, Sri Lankan presidents and political parties have made the abolition of the executive presidency a key election promise, only to fall short once elected.

Matara ‘Gota Go Gama’ Has A Community Cupboard

The protesters of ‘Gota Go Gama’ in Matara have set up a ‘donation cupboard’ (උදවු අල්මාරිය) as a way to help those in need during the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka.

Remembering Wasim Thajudeen

On 17 May 2012, 28-year-old Havelock Sports Club rugby captain Wasim Thajudeen was found dead in a car crash on Park Road in Colombo 5. Investigations later revealed his death was not an accident – he had been murdered. 10 years have passed and there has been no justice.

#SriLankaProtests: Stories From The Ground

Starting from 01 March 2022, Sri Lankan citizens have taken to the streets in anti-government protests. Long hours of power outages, lack of fuel and cooking gas, essential goods and medicine caused by a number of economic lapses have forced the public out onto the roads; they blame President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government and they want them out.

Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day

Salt, water and rice. The frugal kanji (porridge) was the sole source of nourishment for Tamils trapped in warzones during the final stages of the civil war. A decade later, it has become a symbol of those last days of terror and survival, and is served in remembrance of what transpired in Mullivaikkal, the small village on the north-east of the country that became the final battleground of the conflict.

Sri Lankan Mothers Answer Your Most Pressing Questions

Every mother feels like they’re navigating the world’s toughest obstacle course all alone. But, luckily, there are countless others who have ventured through this journey before them.

#EconomicCrisisLK

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Krishni Kanthasamy Ifham: Making A Mark In Sri Lankan Media

In a country like Sri Lanka, journalism has always been a compelling and challenging field but had for years been dominated by men. In the 1950s, the first female journalists in Sri Lanka were employed by English-language publications.

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