While traditional Jallikattu roars back to life in Tamil Nadu, history is being made across the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka, for the first time, is hosting its own bull-taming spectacle in Trincomalee, a testament to the shared heritage between the two regions. Over 200 bulls and 100 skilled tamers took centre stage on January 6…
Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe Sri Lanka’s recent anti-drug operation, “Yukthiya (Justice),” launched by Public Security Minister Tiran Alles and Acting Inspector General of Police Deshbandu Tennakoon, has ignited a heated debate, raising concerns about human rights and the effectiveness of its methods. While the operation boasts significant drug seizures and arrests, questions simmer regarding adherence to…
In a recent conversation with Aruna, Sudath Chandrasekara, a figure intricately linked behind the scenes of Sri Lanka’s United National Party (UNP) and closely associated with Ranil Wickramasinghe for decades, delved into various facets of his political journey, shedding light on controversial incidents and his role in the political landscape in an interview with Aruna…
In an Olympics.com exclusive, the Sri Lankan reveals how freestyle wrestling made her healthy, why she had to train in a temple, and how she won a Commonwealth Games bronze medal after four years of training on sawdust and sand. Read the full story in Olympics.com >>
Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s national emergency ambulance service, 1990 Suwa Seriya, has taken a groundbreaking step towards revolutionizing emergency healthcare with the integration of AI and mixed reality technology. Partnering with Singapore’s Mediwave, Suwa Seriya has adopted Mediwave’s Emergency Response Suite, equipping ambulances with a suite of digital tools designed to optimize response times…
Sri Lanka police arrested an 18-year-old resident of Colombo who had been sexually abusing his cousin for two years and uploaded the footage of the abuse to Google Drive. The police said that the arrest was made using a new method introduced by the Google company to the Sri Lanka Police to easily identify people who…
They were deprived of their roots in Sri Lanka, but they never felt really Swiss either: a study by doctoral student Surangika Jayarathne shows for the first time the consequences for children who were adopted in Switzerland. Read the story here>>>
“Kilmisha Udayashilan,” now known to her fans as Kilmisha “Yalisai” meaning “Music of Jaffna” won the Sarigamapa Little Champ reality show broadcast on Zee Tamil channel in India. Kilmisha is a 12-year-old girl born and living in Jaffna. She studies in grade 8 at a school in Jaffna. The final was held on Sunday, December…
– Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe Student X studied in grade 11 of Navodya Maha Vidyalaya, Dodangoda. On the occasion of the Poson festival that year, the Dodangoda police organized a lantern competition and this photograph shows the lantern rotating inside a bottle presented by the student. The design won the first prize in the competition and…
By Mohamed, 38, migrant worker from Sri Lanka December 13, 2023 Mohamed: “Migrant workers in Qatar should not be exploited and abused like I was” As Sri Lanka grappled with economic turmoil, Mohamed, 38, saw a chance to provide a better life for his family with the promise of a new job in Qatar. As…
