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Bullying, often normalised as part of the university subculture, has long been entrenched in Sri Lanka’s public universities. However, this deeply rooted practice has led to devastating consequences for students …

The May 2025 local elections in Sri Lanka became the most legally contentious in recent history, with over 400 nomination lists rejected and more than 200 court cases filed before …

A Commando in an elite Sri Lankan Police unit, Sameera Dilshan has an unusual mission — to reclaim farms poisoned by salt, a long-standing problem now accelerating due to Climate …

After nearly five years of import restrictions, the Government has opened the gates to the global automobile market. As of February 1, 2025, all types of vehicles are once again …

Rarely does Sri Lanka’s fractious Parliament speak with a single voice, yet last week Cabinet Ministers, Marxists, Sinhala-Buddhist nationalists, Tamil lawmakers and Muslim party leaders, gathered in Colombo to mark …

As our news feeds overflow with reports of the latest Israeli airstrike or diplomatic manoeuver, it is easy to lose sight of the foundational injustice at the heart of the …

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, has made history as the first American to ascend to the Papacy. His inaugural Holy Mass is scheduled for today, marking the commencement …

On the early morning of May 11, 2025, a CTB bus travelling from Kataragama to Kurunegala veered off the Nuwara Eliya – Gampola main road in the Gerandi Ella – …

The Government has promised a swift investigation into the whole saga of the sexual and mental abuse of a 15-year-old schoolgirl from Kotahena who later took her life. The Government …

On May 14, 1965, a group of revolutionary-minded youth, led by comrade Rohana Wijeweera, founded the ‘Movement’ which would later become the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). Emerging amidst growing disillusionment …