Photo courtesy of NBC News “I heard that Gaza has been very unlucky, for them … They live like they are living in hell. Gaza ...

Photo courtesy of FT The Galle Literary Festival took place in the heart of Galle’s fort, inviting diverse voices in poetry ...

The second term of President Donald Trump, a convicted felon and a man of contradictions with fascist traits, is proving to be a bonanza to American billionaires and corporate moguls and disaster… ...

US President Donald Trump has ordered a 90 day pause on all foreign assistance and aid programmes, with a few exceptions. The pause is supposedly for the US government to take an… ...

After armed men stormed into her house in the middle of the night and dragged her son Richard de Zoysa away, Dr Manorani Saravanamuttu made frantic phone calls pleading with the authorities to tell ...

The recent arrival of a boat full of Rohingyas in the country raises some associated questions. What is the responsibility of the government towards such vulnerable visitors and what was the fate of ...

Photo courtesy The run-up to the birth of Jesus was punctuated with pauses. Mary’s pause After the Angel visited her, Mary could not say what she would have liked to have said….

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What does a second Donald Trump presidency really mean, especially for women and minority rights not only in the US but also globally? (Un)fortunately, we have a considerable number of precedents to ...

“Thought for Nihal has a pictorial dimension, animated by light and shade, whatever the nature of the subject or object – scared or profane. He has the innate ability to give himself up to a ...

Emeritus Professor Sarath Kotagama needs no introduction to any in the conservation community of Sri Lanka. Not always seeking populism but preferring pragmatism, whether one agrees with him or not ...