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Dealing With Death: Funeral Rituals In Sri Lanka

Death is a fact of life. It transcends cultures and borders and is a universal human experience. However, rites and rituals concerning death vary; in a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural country such as ours, rituals and rites surrounding funerals reflect the hopes, values and dreams of the community.

The Leap Year

Today is February 29. What’s so special about this day?

Conversations With A Circumciser: Female Genital Mutilation In Sri Lanka

Why is FGM still practised in Sri Lanka? We speak to a circumciser to find out.

Scientist Wins Award on Ecosystem Research

A Sri Lankan scientist is recognised for her research on ecosystem conservation.

Galle Port To Be A Yacht Marina

The Galle port might soon be upgraded to a Yacht Marina to attract the expanding market of sailing tourists.

To Be Human Dust: Sri Lanka’s ‘Children Of The Sun’

Growing up amid war and ethnic divisions, filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage’s newest venture is a critique of social constructs — particularly that of the Kandyan kingdom in 1814.

Ballerina: Sri Lanka’s Latest Programming Language

A programming language is what people use to communicate and give instructions to machines. With hundreds of programming languages in existence, and many more being created every day, what use do we have for another one?

The Sharks In Our Seas

There’s something in the water…

A Turtle Hatchery At Galle Face Green

Galle Face Green got its own turtle hatchery after a surprising discovery last month.

Me, Myself And I: Love Letters To Oneself

Less popular than its preceding ‘Valentine’s Day’, today (Feb 15) is ‘Singles Awareness Day’, in celebration and appreciation of people not in romantic, committed relationships.

Who Is Devanee Jayathilaka?

Learn why this Forest Department official has won Sri Lankan hearts.

The Shipwrecks Of Sri Lanka: Top Dive Destinations

Clownfish flitting about anemones, great schools of blue-and-yellow fusilier fish billowing like underwater clouds as turtles chomp on coral and eagle rays glide gracefully by; the enchantments of Sri Lanka’s oceans are diverse and astonishing.

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