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Climate Change Hotspots

Rising sea levels and extreme weather phenomenon are known effects of climate change. But according to a recent World Bank report, the gradual changes in rainfall and temperature will also affect the livelihoods of millions of people across Sri Lanka, especially those in impoverished, water-stressed areas.

The Falling Rupee

Why has the Sri Lankan rupee plummeted in recent times? Here are a few reasons.

Fuel Price Hike In Sri Lanka – In Perspective

Sri Lanka finally increased fuel prices this year, which caused a bit of panic. But how does Sri Lanka fare when compared to fuel prices globally? Find out here.

Cloaked In Silence: The Story Of Sri Lanka’s Hearing Impaired Children

Ushan Dilsara dreams of working in a hotel when he finishes school. “My grandmother’s food is not tasty,” the 18-year-old says, pulling a face. “But I can cook well. My mother used to teach me from the time I was little, and I look at my phone and follow the recipes online.” He tells us a funny story about how his grandmother’s bad cooking drove him to learn to cook an egg. His words are mispronounced and slightly garbled, but just comprehensible once your ears are attuned to them. Unlike most of us who are fortunate enough to solely depend on words to convey our thoughts, Ushan’s vocabulary is visual: a synchrony of hand signs, expressions and body language.

How Places In Colombo Got Their Names

Many places in Colombo still bear traces of the country’s colonial past. Here is how some streets got their names.

Riding The Airwaves – Radio As We Remember It

In this visually driven age of information, it is hard to imagine a time when the radio was the only window to the world. We take a walk back in time, and look what radio meant—and still means—to people.

Cess Tax On Sanitary Napkins Removed

Over 60% of Sri Lankan parents don’t send their girl children to school when they are menstruating for a variety of reasons, including hygiene, the stigma of ‘impure blood’ and not being able to afford sanitary napkins. This is because sanitary napkins are taxed at over 100%. The government has now announced it will remove the cess tax, which amounts to 30% of the total taxes imposed on sanitary napkins, to allow them some relief.

(Editor’s note: Our previous description erroneously mentioned that over 60% of Sri Lankan women don’t send their children to school when they are menstruating because they are unable to afford sanitary napkins. While this is certainly one reason, it is not the sole one. The present description has been amended to reflect this.)

Sri Lanka Ranks 76th On The Human Development Index

According to the Human Development Index for 2017/18, calculated by the United Nations Development Fund, Sri Lanka ranks 76th out of 189 countries. It is the only country in South Asia that is ranked in the top 100.

World Ozone Day

A depleted ozone layer means a whole lot of trouble for life on earth. Here’s what Sri Lanka is doing and you can do to mitigate ozone depletion.

The Second Oil Spill At Muthurajawela

The oil spill on September 8 was the second one to occur at the Muthurajawela facility. However, the Marine Environment Protection Authority says that the environmental damage is minor, and that the clean up operations have gone well.

Facebook To Use Artificial Intelligence To Monitor Hate Speech

To overcome language barriers and better detect policy-violating content, which includes hate speech and calls to violence, Facebook will use artificial intelligence (AI) and neural machine translation (NMT) to translate 24 new languages, including Sinhala.

19 Cool Things To Do Around Beira Lake

Beira Lake has many hidden gems that you absolutely need to see. Here are 18 cool things to do there. For the 19th, visit the lake on the 19th of September for the newest fun place to visit.

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