310kg natural blue sapphire found in Sri Lanka
Local gemologists, who have examined the sapphire, said it was one of the rarest gems in the world as it weighed more than 300kg.
Sri Lanka
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka govt seeks Indian lifeline
Finance Minister Rajapaksa is scheduled to meet Indian Premier Narendra Modi, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and other officials.
Forest Governance in Sri Lanka: A political conundrum?
It is clearly evident that Sri Lanka faces a formidable challenge in environmental governance in trading off her critical environmental interests with those of rapid development.
Democratising university spaces to recognise sexual harassment and sexual violence
Change has to come from women, students, minorities, and those placed on the lower rungs of the hierarchy, academic and non-academic, in a spirit of collaboration.
Constructive dialogue necessary beyond international community
There is a need to change the present constitutional framework which is overly centralised and unsuitable to a multi ethnic, multi religious and plural society.
Caught between devil and troubled waters for fishermen hit by X-Press Pearl disaster
With the enforcement of the fishing ban, the fishing community suffered several shocks overnight.
Medical specialists warn of another Covid-19 wave
Another surge followed by a lockdown will be the last nail on the coffin of an already battered economy.
Sri Lanka’s push for 100% organic agriculture could end up as a national disaster
Five months after the decision was announced, the entire agriculture sector is in a crisis.
Lanka records its first Sextuplet birth
Three boys and three girls were born to a 31-year-old woman.
