The Pathfinder Foundation and the Embassy of the United States of America in Sri Lanka have launched a lecture series marking the 250th anniversary of American independence, opening with a discussion on
Around 100 activists gathered on Thursday in Jakarta to protest a government plan to grant late authoritarian leader Suharto the status of national hero, reflecting broader concerns about historical revisionism in Indonesia.
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The Jammu Massacre, in which over 250,000 Muslims were slaughtered, remains an indelible scar on the collective memory of Kashmiris. November 6th, 1947 known as Youm-e-Shuhada or Jammu Martyrs’ Day not only
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Egyptian heritage campaigners have declared a turning point in their long-running effort to bring home ancient treasures held in Western museums, including the Rosetta Stone in London, following the official opening of
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Summary: In this essay, Martina Moneke explores what America can learn from the decline of the Roman Republic. She examines how inequality, political factionalism, and unchecked ambition eroded civic trust and institutional stability
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Editor’s Note: The following article was originally printed in New Lanka magazine in the mid-1950s. Any attempt to write of the character of a people is bound to be inadequate. Mistakes are
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Israeli researchers have identified five million of the more than six million Jews killed during the Holocaust, marking a historic milestone in Yad Vashem’s decades-long mission to restore the names and stories
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Editor’s Note: This essay was originally published some seventy-five years ago in The New Lanka, October 1950 edition. Its reflections on governance, morality, and the responsibilities of leadership remain strikingly relevant today.
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Six days had passed since Lalith became the leader of the Democratic United National Front, or UFP. At that time, President Premadasa suddenly decided to hold the provincial council elections. When Premadasa
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“O my Sustainer! Open up my heart to Thy light and make my task easy for me, and loosen the knot from my tongue so that they may fully understand my speech.”
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Egypt is set to make history this weekend with the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a vast cultural landmark on the Giza plateau that has been two decades in
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