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A Voice That Found Its Home:

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Founded in 2022 by student Oneli Nonis, the Gavel Club of St. Bridget's Convent has grown from a small idea into a leading platform for young speakers and leaders. Marking its of... Read More


'The evolution of disinformation' in Baltic States and lessons from Lithuania

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Disinformation is the order of the day for Lithuania, a Baltic State that has a long history of dealing with Russian aggression and has been on the frontlines in combatting Kreml... Read More


Advice to young writers: "Don't lose your heads when flowers bloom"

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Sepalika is the name of a flower. It also evokes songs by Srilankan singers Karunarathna Divulgane and Jayasiri Amarasekara. And don't get this mixed up with a teledrama called S... Read More


Prevention Is Better Than Cure

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- I recently read in the Daily Mirror that outpatient department (OPD) visits in our country outnumber the total population by six times. The government now plans to establish both... Read More


The National Social Protection Strategy: Acute need to reduce caregiving burden of migrant worker families

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- October 29 marks the International Day of Care and Support. This article looks at the government's new social protection strategy, and whether its promise of 'leaving no one behi... Read More


The blurred line between ratings and ethical reporting

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- It has now become a norm to have extremely sensitive videos, either of fatal road accidents, CCTV footage of robberies, murders and various other crimes aired on mainstream media... Read More


England opt to bowl against South Africa in Women's World Cup semi-final

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in the first semi-final of the Women's World Cup in India's Guwahati city on Wednesday. T... Read More


Red Shirts see Danger ahead of New Season

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- One of the leading contenders of the new rugby season, CR and FC, will have to come to grips with a series of major injuries ahead of the start of the inter club League tournamen... Read More


Sri Lanka's ageing rate among highest in Asia

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Sri Lanka has been identified as one of the countries with the fastest-growing elderly populations in Asia, health officials said yesterday. Community Health Specialist Dr. Nish... Read More


Nationwide anti-drug campaign 'Ratam Ekata' launches today

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- The government's new national program to eradicate drug abuse, titled "Ratam Ekata - National Mission," is set to launch today under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissa... Read More