The peaceful and orderly conduct of the recently concluded local government elections, which were held without the large-scale abuses of state power or otherwise that marred previous electoral cycles, has marked a refreshing change from the past.

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector continues to maintain its recovery momentum as it recorded US$ 256.7 million in earnings for April 2025, a 13.7 percent increase year-on-year (YoY).

Upon the critical need to ensure a legally mandated 25% quota for women’s representation in local government bodies, following the recent local authority elections, the Mannar Women’s Development Federation sent an urgent letter to the Election C

In August last year, I travelled to Hiroshima and Nagasaki as part of the UNODA Youth Leaders Fund for a World Without Nuclear Weapons inaugural cohort. I received the opportunity as a volunteer youth coordinator for Sri Lanka Campaign to Abolish Nuc

The world cannot remain silent when two nuclear powers—India and Pakistan—are gearing up for war. Such a conflict is in the interest of neither the two countries nor the rest of the world. A nuclear war, in which there are no winners but only los

The much disputed Mannar-Puttalam road via Wilpattu National Park yet again made headlines when President Anura Kumara Dissanayake recently said that the government is considering ways and means of reopening this road. The road, which was initially b

A university is an institution for academic development and the promotion of a critical learning environment. Hence, universities should be an exemplary place, way beyond the social norms. It’s a place where the cream of students are identified in

Horton Plains Naional Park, a world heritage environmental zone rich in biodiversity is now endangered by fast spreading invasive alien plants, much to the alarm of the environmentalists and those depending on tourism. Jinapriya Gallage, a reputed

“He was stripped naked in public and they kept banging his head on one wall and the other. They have pricked him using a safety pin. Then he was thrown inside a cupboard.

A rise in illegal confectionery products entering Sri Lanka’s local market is posing significant challenges for the legitimate businesses and creating health risks for the consumers, a top industry representative warns.

During the first Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence against Children on 7-8 November 2024, the Government of Sri Lanka pledged to complete the legislative process to ban corporal punishment in all settings by mid-2025

Sri Lanka currently hosts over twenty different lotteries conducted by the government-owned National Lotteries Board and Development Lotteries Board. The enthusiasm with which people gather around sales kiosks to buy tickets and check results clearly

Illicit cigarettes continued to erode the tobacco monopoly of Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC, with a significant 19.6 percent Year-on-Year (YoY) growth and soaring to 1.16 billion sticks in 2024.

Minh Tue is a Vietnamese who describes himself as an ordinary learner and practising what Buddha has taught in scripture.

I was recently invited to give a talk as part of the centenary celebrations of the Colombo Public Library.

Many sports activities take place during the Sinhala-Hindu New Year in April. Among some of the robust sports activities on the cards during the festive season is tug of war. It is also considered as one of the traditional sports activities in this i

Kumana National Park is known to be home to the world’s second-largest population of leopards (Panthera pardus kotiya)

As the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics mourn and tens of thousands of people queue to say their last goodbyes to Pope Francis at St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, orphaned are the many causes that the pontiff championed throughout his papal miss

The Temple of the Tooth has begun the public exposition of the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha, taking place from April 18th to 27th. This veneration is being held at the request of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, with the primary aim of overco

Despite its growing impact, the Electronic waste or E-waste problem in Sri Lanka remains largely under-recognised and downplayed. This environmental concern receives less public awareness and government attention when compared to issues such as plast

The dawn of the New Year 2025 is further glorified by the meritorious ‘Exposition of the sacred Tooth Relic of the ‘Gautama Samma Sambuddha’ at the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, beginning April 18 to April 27.

Sri Lanka will not host Russian charter flights during the off-season due to diminished demand and a lack of summer promotions, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

The Colombo Cinnamon Round Table 4 (CCRT4) is a network of professionals and community leaders dedicated to social service, leadership, fellowship and networking initiatives.

For several years since the tragic Easter Sunday attacks, which marked their 6th anniversary this week, a section of the Catholic church and assorted groups wanted us to believe that nine suicide Islamist terrorists—who pledged their allegiance to

In the emerging era marked by Trump’s tariffs and politically motivated sanctions, the Global South, which has been struggling to come out of isolation and poverty, has no option but to reduce its dependence on the Global North. It has to seek way

While the economy of Sri Lanka has achieved some degree of stabilisation after the most dire crisis in history, progress along a growth trajectory remains a clear imperative. Fragility of the current situation has been massively increased by the deva

As the vibrant hues of pink and yellow flowers paint the island nation in the month of April and the celebration of Avurudu is still on, Sri Lanka joins the global community in commemorating International Mother Earth Day on April 22, 2025. This year

Six years have elapsed since the deadly Easter Sunday carnage left a permanent scar on the country’s political and national security domain.

In April 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka resulted in the signing of seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between New Delhi and Colombo.

The excitement around Sri Lanka’s World Cup victory in March 1996 that created overwhelming interest in cricket. The great Aragalaya protests in July 2022, when hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of Colombo chased away an authoritarian