Sri Lanka’s post-1978 political history offers a curious pattern: constitutional amendments designed to strengthen those in power have often produced consequences that later weakened or destroyed them. From the Second Amendment and
Women and Child Affairs Minister Saroja Savithri Paulraj recently proudly declared that the national election wins, secured by the National People’s Power (NPP) last year, transformed the country for the better by
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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, leads the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, a militia that now controls roughly half the country amid a civil war that has killed tens
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A decade-long effort to steer the planet away from the most catastrophic impacts of climate change has stumbled, with the Paris Agreement’s most ambitious target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C now
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Nearly one-third of solicitors’ firms in England and Wales have breached anti-money laundering (AML) rules in the past year, according to new figures from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). As reported by
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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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Singapore has announced plans to preserve the home of its founding prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, as a national monument, marking a significant turn in the long-running dispute among his children. Acting
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In a landmark medical achievement, a team of researchers spanning thousands of miles created a gene-editing therapy designed for a single baby, KJ Muldoon, in a record-breaking six months. The therapy, an
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Sri Lanka’s hotel and tourism sector, a vital foreign exchange earner, faces a mounting labour shortage. A new study by the National Human Resource Development Council (NHRDC) warns that unless urgent measures
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More than half of all adults in Britain are now using ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence platforms to make financial decisions, a study has revealed, highlighting how quickly AI is influencing everyday
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On October 26, 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group originating from the Janjaweed militias, seized control of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. This event marked the total loss of
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Some teachers retire. Some stay on too long. And then there is Austin Sarat. This weekend I traveled to Amherst College for a celebration of Austin’s fifty years in the Amherst classroom.
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In the city of Cúcuta, Colombia, the streets are lined with anonymous apartment blocks, their windows blacked out and metal gates bolted tight. Inside, each room is numbered, and in every one,
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I was born and grew up in New York City. I rode the subway to school way, way downtown. School buses were for sissies. I was a typical New York City tough
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The recent eviction drive in Assam targeting Bengali-speaking Muslims has exacerbated the ethnic divide in India. Nationalist groups and government authorities have initiated the selective campaign. According to reports, the eviction drive
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