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This #WorldFoodDay we’re featuring three #FoodHeroes in #SriLanka Nishanthi, Sriyani and Jayalath demonstrate that with a little support, better production, better nutrition, and a better environment are possible.

Big Game Hunting In Colonial Ceylon

Between 1796 and 1948 when the British ruled over our island nation, the hunting of wild game was encouraged, rewarded and even celebrated as a sport. And among the many hunters who revelled in it — justified at the time as a means of population control — was Major Thomas William Rogers, who killed roughly 1,500 elephants within 10 years.

Hasitha Premaratne Talks Apparel And Promoting Economic Growth

Reviving the economy on the heels of a global pandemic and skyrocketing inflation is unlike any challenge Sri Lanka has ever faced before. In our series ‘CIMA Super Heroes’, we sit down with some of Sri Lanka’s top business leaders to learn how they guided their organisations through these uncertain times.

Twisted Games: How Smear Campaigns, Disinformation, & Trolls Played Hell During #GoHomeGota2022

Citizen protests began picking up steam in Sri Lanka late last year, in response to a foreign exchange crisis that led to a scarcity of domestic gas and fuel, impacting homes and transportation, and heralding sweeping power cuts.

Nuwan Bopage V. The PTA: A Lawyer’s Fight Against Anti-Terror Law

On 22 July, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, on just his second day as President, oversaw a pre-dawn police and military raid on #GotaGoGama, the anti-government protest site at Galle Face.

Can Poop Solve Our Gas Problems?

Although the technology was introduced in the 1970s, sustainable #biogas power is yet to be harnessed. But its potential became more evident during #SriLanka’s gas shortage earlier this year.

Strong Foundations – Episode 02 – Mangrove Restoration

Mangroves are one of our most valuable and critically endangered natural ecosystems.

The Unshakeable Popularity of The Illegal Undiyal/Hawala Systems

If you have ever wired money abroad through a third-party company that is not a licensed bank or a financial institution, chances are that you’ve committed a crime.

How The Sri Lankan Wedding Industry Became Indispensable

It’s been a rough four years for the wedding industry to contend with. In 2018, Sri Lanka was voted the best country in the world to visit, and the industry geared up for an influx of destination weddings.

It’s 2022, And Sri Lankan Sign Language Still Isn’t Legally Recognised

It’s 2022, and Sign Language still isn’t a legally recognised language in Sri Lanka. How long will it take for deaf and hearing impaired people to finally have a standardised, legally-recognised language? And what do they stand to lose in the meantime?

#SignLanguageDay #SignLanguageUnitesUs #lka #SriLanka

A History Of Electricity In Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s electrical needs took a hard hit this year. With daily islandwide power cuts as a result of the ongoing economic crisis, as well as power plants repeatedly breaking down, you wouldn’t think a country that established its first public electricity supply more than a hundred years ago would be so prone to collapse.

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