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Luxury Ferry Service Launched In Colombo

The Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development commenced a luxury ferry service between Colombo Fort and Union Place. If successful, the service, whose main objective is to help reduce traffic congestion in the city, will be expanded to include two more routes. One between Wellawatte and Battaramulla, and the other between Mattakkuliya and Hanwella.

Sri Lanka At World Senior Badminton Championship

Former National Badminton Champion, Chandrika de Silva recently represented Sri Lanka at the World Senior Badminton Championship. She won a silver and bronze in the over 40 age group, helping Sri Lanka finish at an overall 23rd place.

Japanese Youth Repair Wheelchairs For Sri Lanka

Japanese high school students repaired 46 wheelchairs for the victims of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Attacks. These students participated in the volunteer programme ‘The Flying Wheelchair Project’, which teams up with volunteer high school and university students, repairs wheelchairs and gifts them to various countries in need.

Raging Ragging: Are Universities Doing Enough To Prevent Ragging?

Every year, a student loses interest in life due to the depraved act known as ragging. What had begun as an innocent act of familiarizing newcomers with the rest of the student body has now become something monstrous, something that claims student lives every year. As a student, victimised and tortured, where would you turn to?

Palm Oil In A Quandary

Push back against plans to expand the palm oil industry may lead to a loss of Rs. 400 million worth of plants. Environmentalists have opposed plans to expand cultivation, primarily due to concerns about the impact on the environment. Globally, oil palms are believed to be one of the key reasons for deforestation. But, is there more to it than meets the eye (in the local context)?

Caring For Canals: Colombo’s Waterways And What To Do With Them

There are many reasons to keep Colombo’s 100-kilometre network of man-made waterways clean, dredged, and navigable.

Youngest Sri Lankan Awarded ‘YouTube Gold Play Button’

A young Sri Lankan girl, Chandeena and her family received a YouTube ‘Gold Play Button’ for their YouTube channel ‘Village Life’. The channel features Chandeena’s grandmother cooking outdoors to the sounds of nature, and has over 1 million subscribers.

Palmyra Arrack To Be Exported From the North, Almost Forty Years Later

Palmyra arrack will be exported from Northern Sri Lanka, for the first time in four decades. With more than 11 million trees growing in the country, the Palmyra palm is used to produce both edible and non-edible products. With further production and marketing Palmyra products can better be incorporated in Sri Lanka’s export market.

Keelback Snake: Threatened Due to Public Misconception

The population of an endemic Sri Lankan snake is dwindling, particular due to the common misconception that the snake is highly venomous. Despite this reputation, the Sri Lankan Keelback does not in fact pose a major threat to humans, and is in urgent need of conservation.

Unemployed Unrest: Why Can’t Sri Lankan University Graduates Find Jobs?

A confluence of factors result in more unemployed graduates than the streets can hold.

First Sri Lankan Electric Car

Sri Lanka has its very own locally produced electric car and electric golf cart. Developed to provide Sri Lankans with a cost-effective and environmental friendly solution, the creator hopes that electric vehicles will be utilised more in the future.

A Rare Black Jaguar In A Man-Made Cave: A Case Against ‘Closed Zoos’

Opinions about zoos have changed in the last decades, with a number of countries opting for radical, alternative means of education and conservation.

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