Insight

As Sri Lanka prepares to embark on its own 5G journey, it is impossible to ignore the dramatic changes 5G technology has already brought to China, transforming everything from media …

With the acquisition of the Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) by the Indian Defence Ministry’s Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., (MDSL) last week, India’s position in Sri Lanka’s maritime domain vis-à-vis rival …

With the National People’s Power Government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ascending to power with a large mandate, the public’s expectations around the oft-mentioned goal of eradicating rural poverty …

In July 2024, this writer first reported that the traditional Hindu pilgrimage known as the ‘Kataragama Pada Yatra’ which traces a sacred route from Jaffna to the Kataragama temple was …

The decades-old land dispute in Kankesanthurai has reignited tensions between local villagers and Buddhist temple authorities, raising serious concerns about the validity of both parties’ claims. While the temple asserts …

In the quiet surf town of Arugam Bay on Sri Lanka’s East coast, nestled among coconut trees and backpacker cafes, a small building with a mural of Hebrew lettering on …

Twelve-year-old Ahmad Zeidan’s mother was shot and killed in front of him as she tried to secure food for her starving family at one of Gaza’s new US-backed distribution points. …

The decision of the National Peoples’ Power (NPP) to present Ms. Vraîe Cally Balthazaar, a Burgher, for the Mayoralty of Colombo, and get her elected, signifies the party’s makeover as one …

Twenty-one years have passed since the murder of Ayyathurai Nadesan, better known as ‘Nellai Nadesan,’ considered the first journalist killed under the then United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Government. While …

As Sri Lanka deals with a dengue epidemic, expert public health officials must approach the battle against infectious diseases. Prof. Neelika Malavige of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, …