Sri Lanka’s tourism: Not giving up amidst Covid-19 uncertainty
The second-largest foreign exchange earner of the island, pre-COVID at least, the tourism industry has been backed into a corner once again due to...
LGBTQI: A marginalised community in Sri Lanka
By Bhavna Mohan
The LGBTQI community suffered two blows within a span of five days, once again bringing to the fore the constant marginalisation this...
One year after Bloody Easter: Forgive but don’t forget
By B. Mohan
The sound of church bells filled the air at 8.40 a.m. on Tuesday 21 April 2020, and two minutes of silence followed...
Young community leaders reach out
Local youth leaders in Colombo 03 have jumpstarted a community-wide effort to feed residents who have been deeply affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
Nearly...
Bereaved Povlsens greet ‘miracle’ twins after Sri Lanka bomb tragedy
Danish businessman Anders Holch Povlsen and his wife Anne are celebrating the birth of twin girls – less than a year after they tragically...
Families of missing outraged
By Easwaran Rutnam
Families of the missing are outraged by reports quoting President Gotabaya Rajapaksa saying that most of those reported missing are dead and...
The day terror struck Kattankudy
By Easwaran Rutnam
The day was 3 August 1990. The time was approximately 8.15 p.m. The place was Kattankudy. LTTE cadres entered the Meera Jumma...
Battle for land reaches boiling point
By Easwaran Rutnam in the North
Sitting under a makeshift tent in the scorching sun in Keppapilavu is Chelliah Vivekanandan. A drain separates the tent...
Trinco-5 massacre: A father’s cry for justice
A father seeking justice for his son, who was murdered in Trincomalee, is a heartbreaking story we’ve heard over and over again over the...
A new chapter for Green Cabin: A 134-year old family business
The early beginnings of this family owned business dates back to 1884, when two Englishmen and the late Mudaliya Thomas Rodrigo owned and managed...