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Sri Lankan Creepy Crawlies With Painful Stings

Many creepy crawlies found in Sri Lanka can cause painful stings and bites. If you encounter any of these, delicately side step away from them.

The Birds And The Bees: Where Do We Stand On Sex Ed in Sri Lanka?

Open conversations and age-appropriate sexuality education backed by evidence can teach adolescents and young people everything they need to know about safe sex practices, and respecting bodies and boundaries in relationships.

Stitching Sigiriya Back Together

It may seem impossible to ‘stitch’ a rock back together, but that’s exactly what an ongoing restoration programme at the iconic Sigiriya rock has managed to achieve.

Everything You Need To Know About Beating The ‘flu

We are just seeing the back of a dreadful influenza season, but the ‘flu bug circulates all year around and there is always someone who seems to be coughing, sniffling or calling in sick at work. Here are some ways you can dodge the dreaded ‘flu and avoid spreading it around.

Lesser Known Legends Of Deities

The Colombo National Museum’s statues tell tales that are steeped in culture and mythology. Here are the legends associated with some of these celestial deities.

Will The Galle Cricket Stadium Be Demolished?

The Galle cricket stadium recently made news – not for cricketing reasons, but a cultural one.

Jaffna’s New Citizen Journalists: From The Community, For The Community

How does one become a citizen journalist? We met with a few of Jaffna’s digital storytellers and discovered how groups of committed young people are determined to preserve and tell stories about their culture and communities.

End Of An Era: Green Cabin In Colpetty Shuts Down

The Green Cabin franchise has been a familiar part of Colombo’s cityscape since the 1880s, when it was first set up by Mudaliyar Thomas Rodrigo. Recently its most iconic outlet at Colpetty closed its doors.

Wheeling To Victory

Having lost limbs while serving in the army, these war veterans have found a new purpose in life with wheelchair tennis. The best part? They are really good at it.

Tintin And The Pearl Of The Indian Ocean

Tintin is a character beloved by generations of Sri Lankans. So it’s a shame he never came here in a story. Or did he?

Firi Rahman’s Parrot Haven

Artist Firi Rahman has an unusual passion: rescuing parrots and other birds and animals, nurturing them to health in his home in Slave Island, and eventually releasing them in the wild. It may sound like a quirky hobby, but it is in fact a commitment that Rahman takes seriously.

An Archive Of Hardship: The Tea Plantation Workers Museum

Nearly 200 ago, thousands of Indian Tamils embarked on an arduous journey from their homeland. Many were fleeing the oppressive caste system in search of a better life. They walked mile after weary mile from their villages to ports, where waiting boats and catamarans carried them across the Mannar Gulf to their new home in Ceylon. From Ceylon’s North, they journeyed once more – on foot, battling exhaustion, disease and death, to its hill country, where they began their new lives on coffee plantations. They stayed on there in squalid conditions as indentured labourers, little knowing that decades later, their children and grandchildren would still be toiling in the same hills, dealing with unchanged conditions.

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