Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is heavily influenced by seasonality, with peak tourist seasons leading to a surge in demand for workers, followed by periods of low activity. This cyclical employment ...

When at a loose end I am in the habit of pulling a book out of my bookshelf to browse through. I do it with both pleasure and profit; passing time gives perspective, offering new insights to books ...

It was an economic order built on a mixture of imperialistic and entrepreneurial edifices aimed at the financialization of most of the world’s economies and allowing banks and other financial ...

The introduction by the NPP government of the “Clean Sri Lanka” campaign has been hailed as a fulfilment of an election promise. However, doubts have also arisen whether this project is sincere or ...

In Sri Lanka, discussions surrounding Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and Cyber Gender-Based Violence (CGBV) often remain shrouded in silence due to deep-seated cultural taboos. This ...

A shadow of discord crept to form a year ago between the United States and India, ignited by whispers of an assassination plot in New York. The accusations, though improbable, revealed underlying ...

Old records and references provide exciting and thought-provoking information which help us to learn from the past mistakes and move forward eliminating those that arise in the process. In particular ...

Encouraged by the Presidential address delivered as a Christmas message to the people of Sri Lanka by the Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the President of Sri Lanka, the Asian Human Rights Commission ...

Hon. Minister Saroja Savithri Paulraj, There is a category of women and children who do not receive the attention they justly deserve. It is strange but true that there is no mention of this category ...

In recent days, the remarks made by the Honourable Minister of Health and Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, during the inauguration of a new building at Apeksha Hospital, have ignited a firestorm of ...

The reassertion of democratic polity in Sri Lanka during the year 2024 is the signal achievement of the people of the country, more than its political class. They had shown that the Aragalaya protests ...