At 70, Sri Lanka has accomplished a lot in its seven decades as an independent nation. Credit: World Bank Like many Sri Lankans across the country, I joined Sri Lanka’s 70th Independence Day festivities last week. This was undoubtedly a joyful moment, and proof of the country’s dynamism and …
INTERPOL had issued a ‘Red Warrant’ on former Sri Lankan Envoy to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga, naming him as a fugitive wanted by the Sri Lankan authorities, Police Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara announced. Ex-diplomat Weeratunga was wanted in connection with certain …
Sri Lanka. It has been over a decade since VENT’s last visit to Sri Lanka. We felt it was definitely time for a return, and the group and I were very happy we did. Sri Lanka is an amazing tropical destination located just south of India and offers some great birding in combination with some awesome wildlife …
A few days ago I was asked: “What are the biggest takeaways from Sri Lanka’s recent Local Government Elections? … Sri Lanka, under Rajapaksa and also under Sirisena-Wickremesinghe runs with Sinhala Buddhist Extremism; India under Modi with Hindutva Dominance, Myanmar now with Aung San …
In Sri Lanka, cohabitation became a political reality for the first time in 2001, when the then President Chandrika Kumaratunga dissolved parliament and called for general elections, only to see her rival Ranil Wickremesinghe’s United National Party polling 45.62 percent of the registered votes and …
It was the Joint Opposition which contested the Local Government elections under the name of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) that initiated the mess by a totally irrelevant demand for the Government to resign. It made this demand as it had swept the…
EN-Projects designs, builds and equips hospitals in developing countries around the world. We have been successfully operating in Sri Lanka for over six years and are looking to recruit an experienced and multi-talented individual to co-ordinate our ac…
( February 23, 2018, Boston, Sri Lanka Guardian) What makes people happy? This question can be difficult to answer. Happiness has been discussed throughout history. Philosophers, thinkers and activists, such as Aristippus, Aristotle, Zhuangzi, Jean Jac…
HI all Cant make our minds up. Im trying to look for some good videos of recent trips to Unawatuna and Hikkaduwa to decide where to stay. anyone have any on you tube or a recent blog? would be so helpful if someone could do a ‘real video’…
England Lions coach Andy Flower has backed left-arm spinner Jack Leach to make an impact in Sri Lanka later this year. England are scheduled to visit Sri Lanka later this year for a full tour and Flower, who is overseeing Leach’s development in West Indies recently, believes the 26-year-old is quite …