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By Sarath Amunugama Excerpted from volume ii of his autobiography With the TULF losing support of the youth, politics in the northern peninsula took a violent turn. Frustrated by educational policies of the Government and no longer dependent on the South for employment they looked to militant activity in the Palestine Liberation Organisation as a […]

We are members of a Sri Lankan debt justice collective that worked together with Debt Justice UK to campaign for meaningful debt relief for Sri Lanka. Using our relationships with the academic world, we mobilised a collective letter of 182 academic signatories from the disciplines of economics, international development, political economy and social sciences more […]

Lucas Helps Dogs – a small charity ran by three friends who organise spay, neuter and rabies vaccination clinics, have just returned from Sri Lanka.

Prashan De Visser, a distinguished proponent of youth-led reconciliation, activist, speaker and professor of conflict transformation, launched his first book, “Pheonix Generation”, amidst a special ceremony at the BMICH Cinema Lounge on the 30th of March 2023. De Visser is also the President and Founder of Sri Lanka Unites (www.srilankaunites.org) and Global Unites (www.globalunites.org), both...

Gujarat Titans have signed Sri Lanka limited overs skipper Dasun Shanaka to replace the injured Kane Williamson in IPL 2023. Williamson suffered a knee injury on the opening night against Chennai Super Kings and wasn’t available to bat. The New Zealander was subsequently ruled out of the tournament recently and returned home. Shanaka, who has […]

A sports player from Manipur has narrated her ordeal wherein she has to earn extra money by weaving clothes to make ends meet despite her representing India on the international platform.

By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana The three meritorious practices (Punna Kammas) the Buddha advocated for the purification of our existence are generosity (Dana), ethical conduct (Seela) and meditation (Bhawana). Dana and Seela are considered essential foundations for meditation, which when practised rigorously can lead to the total detachment of mind. But this can be achieved only […]

Prashan De Visser, a distinguished proponent of youth-led reconciliation, activist, speaker and professor of conflict transformation, launched his first book, “Pheonix Generation”, amidst a special ceremony at the BMICH Cinema Lounge on the 30th of March 2023. De Visser is also the President and Founder of Sri Lanka Unites (www.srilankaunites.org) and Global Unites (www.globalunites.org), both...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Forbes has listed Sri Lanka as one of the 23 best places to travel around the world in 2023. Forbes said that Sri Lanka was chosen by - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.

By Tim Russell “Rasai” is Sinhalese for “delicious”, and if you’ve spent any time in Sri Lanka it’s no doubt a word you’ve heard a lot, for Sri Lankan cuisine is one of Asia’s most underrated. Sri Lankan food is spicy, robust, filling and very, very tasty, whether you’re eating at an upscale restaurant like […]