Tamil political parties and politicians are seeking political advantage from Thileepan’s death. Last year, Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Minister Ramalingham Chandrasekaran was prevented from entering the Thileepan memorial in Nallur on
Tamil political parties and politicians are seeking political advantage from Thileepan’s death. Last year, Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Minister Ramalingham Chandrasekaran was prevented from entering the Thileepan memorial in Nallur on
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Climate change is causing losses that extend beyond homes, crops, income and physical infrastructure, with communities experiencing damage to mental health, cultural identity, social cohesion and ways of life that are difficult
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The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
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Glaciers throughout the region have thinned by approximately half a metre each year since 2000, Immerzeel says. The glacier close to the collapsed slope retreated more than 300 metres between 2010 and
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In a wide-ranging conversation, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani reflects on the unsettled nature of identity, the limits of historical truth and the moral responsibility of writing about people who can no longer speak for
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Sri Lanka’s 2020 National Action Plan for Human-Elephant Conflict was comprehensive, but its incomplete implementation left important gaps in protecting elephants along roads and railway lines. Strategic patrols could provide a practical,
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Titmus asked, “Why are we still living in a world where you can profit off women's bodies and continue to sexualize women's sports?” Kramer responded, “This is what women in sports look
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David Szalay is a quiet man, seemingly comfortable with solitude and silence, whose existence has been somewhat unsettled by winning the Booker Prize. As El País reports in its interview with the
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Venerable Dr. Walpola Piyananda and Venerable Dr. Madawala Seelawimala have been honoured in the United States for what organisers described as 50 years of dedicated service to Buddhism and humanity. The commemorative
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In Sri Lankan society, the betel leaf is not merely a plant leaf, but a paramount cultural symbol intertwined with our rituals, customs, and hospitality. A sheaf of betel leaves holds a
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The rules governing global shipping are breaking down, according to 18 of the world’s leading maritime nations, which have warned that wars and the rapid expansion of a shadow fleet operating beyond
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The Episcopal Church has a Very Reverend Dean who trans-identifies as a man. The Dean is married to a woman who also trans-identifies as a man and is a Lutheran pastor. So, what
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Sri Lanka is not a country to be rushed, particularly in its southern reaches. That is the central impression conveyed by El País in its latest travel feature on the region: beyond
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Editor’s Note: The following excerpts have been adapted from the author’s speech delivered at the Colombo South Rotary Club at the Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo. Cyclone Ditwah made landfall on the eastern coast
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For Nilmini and her neighbours in Kolakanawadi village in Welikanda, a drink of water has become something that must be obtained through a daily struggle. What for many people remains an ordinary
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