In Sri Lankan society, the betel leaf is not merely a plant leaf, but a paramount cultural symbol intertwined with our rituals, customs, and hospitality. A sheaf of betel leaves holds a
It was in September 1990, almost 36 years ago, that the Old Dutch Fort in Jaffna — the seat of government in Jaffna and an Army camp — was attacked by Liberation
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For a nation still recovering from its 2022 economic collapse, Cyclone Ditwah was not just a weather event. It was a fiscal earthquake. When the cyclone made landfall on the eastern coast
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The Panama Canal has long been one of the world’s most important shortcuts for global commerce. Now it is facing a disruption that has little to do with war, tariffs or geopolitics
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Government of India has set the target of achieving a major leap forward in industrial, economic and social growth by the year 2047 under the title “Viksit Bharat 47”. While this move
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One of the best known and most honoured singers of Sri Lanka, Sangeetha Visharada Dr Nanda Malini — the artist who marked an entire epoch in the Sri Lankan art of song,
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The Panama Canal is reducing the number of ships permitted to pass through the waterway as unusually low rainfall linked to the El Niño climate phenomenon puts pressure on its water resources.
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At 22, Sarah Omari has exchanged her police uniform for the management of Austria’s largest brothel, a transition that raises questions about work, privilege, safety and the changing sex industry. On a
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There are moments when words seem inadequate to express the sorrow of losing an extraordinary soul. Today, we remember Major Seevaratnam Mahindan (Retd), an exemplary officer, an inspiring instructor, a devoted Catholic,
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When British traveler Wilko Wanders walked into a park in Shanghai, he expected to be just an observer, watching local people enjoy their daily lives. Surprisingly, he found himself at the center
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As tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco towards Spain’s enclave of Ceuta in a single day, the question of what borders are actually for returned with renewed force. For philosopher
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