Photo courtesy of The New York Times On May 27 the Ministry of Mass Media convened a discussion on the National Media Policy, ...

A recent IPS study brings out the reality of Sri Lankan Female Migrant Workers (FMWs), particularly those engaged in domestic work across the Middle East. These women juggle multiple roles across ...

It started with a simple but powerful feeling that we, as queer people from the Malaiyaga community, deserve to be seen and ...

Photo by Mia Abeyawardene In the Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka, where the Gal Oya meets the sea, farmers, fishermen and ...

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Photo courtesy of India Today When a child speaks up about sexual abuse, the world often reacts to the story only at its most tragic endpoint - when it’s too late. But what I need the public to ...

How do we end ragging at our universities? It is a question that never goes away and one that re-appears every time a student is killed. Charith Dilshan took his own life, a decision preceded by ...

Sri Lanka was ranked as the 121st least corrupt nation out of 180 countries according to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. Sri Lanka scored a 32 on a scale ...

“They were careless people… They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people ...

The legacy of the civil war still haunts communities across the country. Despite Sri Lanka’s ethnic, religious and cultural diversity, lingering ethnic tensions have deterred investment, hindered ...

Constitutional reform has been a consistent demand of the citizens of Sri Lanka, most of whom firmly oppose an all-powerful president who is free of the checks and balances imposed by a strong ...

I was feeling extremely lucky to be part of the Sri Lankan NGO delegation representing Women’s Action Network (WAN) at the 9th periodic review of the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination ...