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
Changing the world begins with changing our minds. In the midst of growing global crises, including climate change, increasing polarization, inequality, and an overarching sense of disconnection from those around us and
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On 26 October, Caroline Willemen of Médecins Sans Frontières stated that Israel continues to use the need for humanitarian aid in Gaza as “means of pressure”. “The humanitarian situation in Gaza has not improved significantly”,
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An alarming new Oxfam report warns of an ever-deepening divide between Asia’s rich and poor. The wealthiest 10% capture 77% of the region’s income, while over half a billion people survive on
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France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron has once again found herself at the centre of a wave of online rumours questioning her gender – a conspiracy theory that began circulating shortly after Emmanuel
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Editorial In Sri Lanka’s tragic modern history, we often speak of the horrors inflicted upon the Northern Muslims in October 1990, given two hours to abandon homes, livelihoods, and lifetimes of accumulated
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Meta Platforms Inc., Snap Inc., and ByteDance’s TikTok have announced they will comply with Australia’s upcoming social-media ban for users under 16, setting aside prior objections just weeks before the law comes
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by Durga Dr Gwen Adshead’s Four Questions About Violence is one of those deceptively calm titles that conceals a detonator. It’s a book written by a forensic psychiatrist who has spent decades
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“The transnationalization of crime can itself be the product of state foreign and migration policies.” ~ Michael Ahn Paarlberg (2022) The recent targeted killing in Fresno, California, United States (US), linked to
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The United Nations Human Rights Office has reported alarming accounts of summary executions and other grave violations committed by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) amid their recent territorial gains in El Fasher,
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by Durga Dennis R. Dalton’s Unit 33 reads like a moral experiment conducted under the cover of a thriller. The book’s sleek façade—its crime scenes, its corporate espionage, its terse dialogue—conceals a
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by Luxman Aravind In 1956, the Betrayal of Buddhism: Report of the Buddhist Committee of Inquiry was not just a religious document; it was a mirror held up to a nation that
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Damascus — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government is presenting ambitious economic plans aimed at rebuilding the war-torn nation, but foreign investors remain cautious, according to a report by the Financial Times. A
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On October 27, 1947, Kashmiris worldwide observe Black Day as the beginning of India’s unlawful occupation of the region. The occupation, which included human rights violations, was imposed under oppressive laws. On
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The Central Bank bond scandal of 2015 remains Sri Lanka’s most notorious financial fraud, and its transnational ramifications continue to test the limits of international law. Despite Sri Lanka’s decade, long pursuit
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Britain’s top psychiatrist has issued a stark warning over the dangers of high-strength cannabis for young people, saying the drug is causing long-term brain damage and dramatically increasing the risk of psychotic
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