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Months after the military coup, poverty and hunger are soaring in the agricultural heartland – out of view of most humanitarian aid plans.

By Chanaka Wickramasuriya “Mahaweli mahaweli mahaweli”….. Virtuoso pandit Amaradeva’s classic resonates out there as the author traces this river; geographically, along the topographical contours of this varied land, and historically, along its intricate relationship with this island’s both ancient and contemporary civilizations. The Mahaweli, or literally ‘the great sands’, is not just a river. And […]

Two newly discovered Day-gecko species have been named ‘Gunasekara’s Day-gecko’ (Cnemaspis gunasekarai) and ‘Gunawardana’s Day-gecko’ (Cnemaspis gunawardanai) to honour leading environmental activist, conservationist and former Customs Deputy Director Samantha Gunasekara and leading environmental activist, conservationist and Environmental Lawyer Dr. Jagath Gunawardena.The two new species had been discovered by a four-member team which included...

Program/Project Management Job in Myanmar about Coordination and Water Sanitation Hygiene, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from Solidarités International; closing on 04 Aug 2021

Myanmar Agriculture Machinery Market Outlook to 2025 - Government Initiatives for Modernizing the Agriculture Process and Ease of Financing will Boost the Growth in the Myanmar Agriculture Equipments Market: Ken Research Key Findings Power tillers, tractors and threshers are the most common equipments used in the Myanmar agriculture machinery segment. Out of these, Power Tillers are the most selling agricultural equipment in the region. The agriculture equipment market in Myanmar is currently ...

Rural water supply schemes for climate-vulnerable communities in the dry-zone Format Ensuring water security for agricultural productivity, community wellbeing & resilience Anuradhapura, Vavuniya & Puttalam, Sri Lanka, 6 April 2021: The world over,water is under extreme threat from a growing population, increasing demands of agriculture, and the worsening impacts of climate change. In 2017, 29% of the world’s population did not have access to drinking water that was free from contamination an...

news The Rise of Sri Lanka: Singapore’s New Business Companion Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) Sri Lanka has been the source of numerous Western media articles describing it as a ‘victim’ of China’s Belt & Road Initiative, and especially debt trap issues over the countries South-Eastern Hambantota Port and Airport. As I have been saying – I maintain two houses and own a boutique hotel in the country and know of these matters – the real story is not how Western media h...

HomeOpinionThe elephant is in the room and will not go away The elephant is in the room and will not go away 31 December 2020 02:33 am - 0       No. Not THAT elephant, nor the one which turned itself into a telephone. Neither are in the room. The compass is not in the room either and there’s palpable evidence that even the lotus bud has got displaced. That’s if ‘people’ constitute ‘the room.’ These days, the proverbial elephant in the room is the Coronavirus. The room is enor...

Grandes Serres in Paris: Stepping into a tropical world The Connexion uses necessary cookies to help us provide you with a better user experience. By continuing to use this website, you accept our use of cookies. Accept Grandes Serres in Paris: Stepping into a tropical world Jane Hanks heads indoors to explore the exotic plant collections housed in Paris and elsewhere around France 17 December 2020 The Grandes Serres in Paris are part of the Jardin des Plantes belonging to the Muséum National ...