The scarred forests of Kebiliththa in Sri Lanka’s Monaragala District are slowly showing signs of recovery nearly five years after large-scale illegal clearing shocked conservationists and...
Chinese Two Sessions, the most consequential political gatherings in China, have drawn comparatively limited attention this year, overshadowed by escalating military operations in Iran conducted jointly...
I was pleasantly surprised to be invited to the launch of a book by an Indian writer recording visits to Colombo, evidently a labour of love...
The United States and Israel launched coordinated air attacks on Iran. The build-up by the US, including moving two carrier groups into the region, alongside relocating...
BOOK REVIEW All lives are epic, even those that are brief. Epic lives are not always written, for not everyone is a writer or feels compelled...
Trump launches “preemptive” combat “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran The constitution of the United States mandates that the president can declare war only with Congress’s statutory...
I observe him with a lot of respect. I admire him as an absolute professional, multitasking without end for 18-20 hours of the 24- hour-day, continuously...
On 17 February, the Indian Navy posted a cheerful message on X. “Welcome!” it wrote, greeting the Iranian warship Iris Dena as it steamed into the...
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” ––George Orwell, Animal Farm When I wrote in this column an essay on 4th...
Sexual education is a vital component of holistic education, contributing to physical health, emotional well-being, gender equality, and social responsibility. Despite its importance, sexual education remains...