Month: January 2026
AKD briefs mahanayakes on post-disaster actions
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) has briefed the Mahanayake Theros and Anunayake Theros of the Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters on the government’s ongoing...
Forests: The lifeline we cannot afford to lose
Deforestation, human-animal conflict and global experiences Part 3 By Lionel Bopage The global crisis Deforestation and human-animal conflict have become dangerously intertwined as...
Climate shock weighs on Sri Lanka’s business sentiment
Sri Lanka’s already fragile business sentiment has weakened sharply in December, with confidence indicators deteriorating in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, as firms reassessed...
Condom tax and cheaper childcare: China’s plan to boost birth rates
Chinese people will pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while childcare services will be exempt, as the world’s second-largest...
The Queen of Songs of Lanka and A Few of My Experiences
By Lionel Bopage The passing away of veteran singer Mrs Latha Walpola, “The Queen of Songs of Lanka”, has created an unfillable void...
