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Easter Sunday attacks case: Victim survivors, religious leaders express mixed reactions over recent verdict

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Easter attacks memorial at St. Anthony's Church, Kochchikade (Pix by Kithsiri De Mel) On September 22, 15 individuals accused for their roles in plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday... Read More


"Sri Lanka is experiencing heavy weather in Geneva as a result of govt.'s broken promises" Prof. G. L Peiris, Former Minister

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- The 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is currently underway in Geneva. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk released a comprehensi... Read More


The international audience doesn't understand the scale, brutality and complexity of Sri Lanka's armed conflict - Gen. Shavendra Silva

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- Former Commander of the Army and Chief of Defence Staff General (Retd.) Shavendra Silva is a battle-hardened military leader with an illustrious career spanning nearly 41 years.... Read More


"I respect the pain experienced by all communities affected by the conflict" - Gen. Shavendra Silva

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- Even though 17 years have elapsed since the end of the armed conflict, many affected communities in the North, East and even in the South are still suffering. In an exclusive in... Read More


The 'Youthquake' and rise of the Fifth Estate in Asia

SriLanka, Sept. 11 -- The emergence of the digital media ecosystem has challenged legacy media or the Fourth Estate, to a point where it is now becoming an information battle. Social media in particul... Read More


Could Sri Lanka face climate catastrophes similar to Nepal ?

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- The catastrophic Nepal floods is a stark reminder about people's struggle for survival amidst rapid climate change events. The floods were triggered on Wednesday (August 26) afte... Read More


Ahangama beachfront businesses and their struggle for survival

Sri Lanka, Sept. 2 -- In an attempt to clear out unauthorised structures along Sri Lanka's coastline, the incumbent government is in the process of removing them and enforcing the law. Recently, at le... Read More


Enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka : Grieving families of missing persons still await closure

Srilanka, Aug. 28 -- Families of individuals subjected to enforced disappearances have been engaged in a lifelong struggle to unearth what happened to their loved ones during different conflict period... Read More


"Cyclone Ditwah exposed critical structural gaps in Sri Lanka's early warning architecture" - Prof. Amaratunga -

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- In this exclusive interview with the Daily Mirror, Dilanthi Amaratunga, professor of Disaster Risks and Climate Resilience at Loughborough University, UK, one of the world's most... Read More


HEC reaches tipping point: Fresh proposal aims to foster human-elephant coexistence in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- Sri Lanka has lost nearly 3500 wild elephants and at least 1500 people as a result of the aggravating human-elephant conflict (HEC) between 2015 and 2024. Official figures indica... Read More