The world’s worst cyclone-hit countries are mainly in South and Southeast Asia – Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia. Now Sri Lanka and Thailand too, are in that sombre list.

Over the past four years, geopolitical, economic, and technological shifts have progressed at a pace unmatched in the previous three decades. The world we face today is fundamentally different from the one we knew before. War has returned to Europe,

The recent floods in Sri Lanka have left individuals and communities facing profound emotional, psychological, and practical challenges.

As Sri Lanka assesses the scale of the devastation of Cyclone Ditwah, the worst-ever natural disaster since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, it should also plan for the next phase of reconstruction in earnest.

Sri Lanka, the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, boasts of a history stretching back over 2,500 years, rich with cultural heritage and resilience forged through centuries, including foreign rule from 1505 to 1948.

When Cyclone Ditwah swept across Sri Lanka in late November 2025, the force of nature felt almost unreal. Hundreds of people died, thousands remain unaccounted for, and more than 147,000 were pushed from the places they once called home.

The legendary Sinharaja rainforest is one of the last remaining vestiges of widespread lowland rainforests that pay homage to an exceptionally concentrated biome consisting of endemic and threatened species.

The era of global warming, no country is immune from extreme climate events such as cyclones, floods, or heatwaves. Yet nations with stronger disaster-preparedness systems consistently mitigate damage and reduce death tolls. The global lesson is clea

It goes without saying that Sri Lanka is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. In recent decades, the country has been regularly lashed by extreme weather conditions in the form of either prolonged droughts or relentless rains.

Sri Lanka’s rice industry is similar to Yo-yo dieting; sometimes it gains and it equally loses. Hence a close look at Sri Lanka’s rice industry merits an in-depth analysis, especially during adverse weather conditions experienced at present.

We Sri Lankans are reeling from the unimaginable consequences of what Cyclone Ditwah left in her trail. The human suffering through death and isolation, hunger and homelessness, loss of property and sources of income, the bleakness of any hope for to

Cyclone Ditwah has passed. But the damage it has caused is irreversible. With over 400 recorded deaths and more people still marked as missing, the Cyclone had affected over a million people in the country. Following the 2004 tsunami, people became

As Sri Lanka reels from the worst-ever natural disaster since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, there are legitimate questions about whether a better organised pre-emptive disaster response could have saved many hundreds of lives lost to landslides and

Judging by the conduct of our politicians and top administrators during major disasters in the recent past, the answer is a firm no. We had clear advance warnings before the 2004 Tsunami, yet over 30,000 Sri Lankans died because the system failed to

Cyclone Ditwah which created terror during four frightening days finally moved away. It made landfall on Wednesday, November 26. The death toll is now put at 300, with almost 200 missing, displacing 78,000 and causing enough destruction to bring back

Concerning disaster management, successive Sri Lankan governments have behaved like monkeys attempting to build houses during a rainstorm, a damning but apt comparison for decades of reactive, haphazard crisis response.

The recent climatic disaster that ravaged Sri Lanka, causing immense human suffering and resource crises, has tragically exposed a familiar and dangerous pattern of negligence, incompetence, and failure of the government within the corridors of power

The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered on a Fundamental Rights petition filed by 66 graduates from foreign universities, observed that they too, are proud citizens of this country, just like those graduating from state universities. It is a land

Tomorrow is the United Nations Day of Solidarity with Palestine. Diplomatically, it delivers a powerful message, urging the world community to take the measures necessary to end Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. Yet, in practice, the da

Despite headlines claiming that the “value” of drugs detected in Sri Lanka being huge, prompting us to think there is such a big demand, the reality is very different. These massive hauls do not reflect local consumption. Sri Lanka has become a

Sri Lanka has experienced the best and the worst when it comes to privatisation attempts. Privatisation affected many industries including the sugar industry which eventually led governments to import sugar, impose taxes and pushed farmers towards a

Sri Lanka’s human-elephant conflict (HEC) has reached a breaking point. In 2023, Sri Lanka became the deadliest country for Asian elephants, with 488 killed a 115% increase since 2010.

From November 1, supermarkets began charging Rs. 3.00 for small shopping bags and Rs. 5.00 for large ones. While this token charge has reduced polythene use slightly, it has done little to change consumer behaviour. Many shoppers continue to pay thes

I have an improvised gauge to predict when the JVP, the main constituent party of the National People’s Power government,captures the State. That would be the day you will witness astate-sponsored beatification of Rohana Wijeweera as the saviour o

It’s now a year since the NPP government was overwhelmingly voted into power at the 2024 general elections. The new government in the run-up to the general election promised much, but today has little to show.

Landslides have now become an everyday occurrence for people living in hilly areas. The tragic landfall in Kadugannawa, claiming lives of six people, speaks volumes about negligence of authorities to provide a solution.

The National People’s Power (NPP) Government is under fire these days after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) summoned a Newspaper Editor to question him over a news item published in his paper. The Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Sri

Studies indicate a surge in the conversion of people from the Anglican and other Protestant churches to the Catholic church in the UK and the US. The converts are mainly young people but there is also a growing number of ordained Anglican priests amo

The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), in collaboration with GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH) embarked on a trailblazing initiative to explore avenues for gainful employment of persons with disabilit