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Who’s better at recycling – men or women? Insights on gender and reuse
By Indu Balachandran/Deccan Herald Bengaluru, March 29 – Who’s better at recycling – men or women? Insights on gender and reuse. From women’s resourcefulness in repurposing to men’s tendency to hoard medicines, this witty take on gender and sustainability offers tips to reduce waste and...
Competing by exclusion – the return of economic containment
By Milinda Moragoda/WION Colombo, March 28 – As the world navigates rising inflation, supply chain disruptions, and intensifying geopolitical tensions, a new form of economic competition is emerging—less about outproducing rivals, and more about limiting their ability to compete at all. Sustained national prosperity rarely...
‘Echo’ art exhibition recalls Sri Lanka’s troubled past
A video story for The Hindu by Meera Srinivsan in Colombo
Sri Lanka is underoing a multi-faceted reinvention
By Camelia Nathaniel/Daily News Colombo, March 24 – In the aftermath of its worst economic crisis since independence, Sri Lanka is attempting not just recovery, but reinvention. Under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the country is shaping a new national identity, one grounded in discipline, social...
How the Iran conflict is reshaping shipping and exposing Sri Lanka’s freight vulnerabilities
By Camelia Nathaniel/Daily News Colombo, March 16 – The escalating conflict involving Iran in the Middle East is reverberating across global shipping lanes, triggering higher freight rates, rising insurance costs and growing uncertainty across international supply chains. For Sri Lanka, an island nation whose economy...
Experts warn against overreliance on foreign military partnerships and stress the need for strategic autonomy.
Colombo, March 23 (CIR)– Sri Lanka’s swift and measured response to a high-stakes maritime crisis involving an Iran-linked vessel has placed the island nation at the center of a complex geopolitical moment. In this wide-ranging interview, former foreign secretary and maritime security expert Jayanath Colombage...
Chinese envoy brief about Pathfinder Foundation’s activities
Colombo, March 23 – Mr. Milinda Moragoda, Founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, discussed measures to enhance cooperation between the Foundation and Chinese think tanks and academic institutions with the Ambassador of China to Sri Lanka, H.E. Qi Zhenhong. Mr Moragoda briefed the Ambassador on the...
Can the Middle East crisis resurrect Sri Lanka’s “ghost airport”?
From "World's Emptiest" to the Gulf's Lifeboat: How a bold Sri Lankan 'Proposal' is testing the limits of Mattala (MRIA) amid the great Persian Gulf airspace crisis
Need to rethink on moon sighting method In Sri Lanka
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, March 22 – The recent controversy on social media—particularly within Tamil-language platforms—surrounding the declaration of Eid in Sri Lanka has once again brought into sharp focus a recurring tension within Muslim societies: the balance between traditional moon sighting and...
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