#Cyclone Ditwah
Laments rising from disaster and the resonance of collective empathy
Community participation, volunteer service, and social unity By Kaushi Jayawardena Some lessons are taught to us by nature in the harshest ways and...
New challenges for the media in the face of disasters
The decisive role of the media in providing accurate information to the public during disaster situations By Kaushi Jayawardena “News media do not...
Cyclone Ditwah: More than 3,000 survivors await relief
By Methmalie Dissanayake Three months after Cyclone Ditwah triggered devastating floods and landslides across Sri Lanka, thousands of families remain displaced, with many...
Broken lines: Disaster miscommunication in Sri Lanka’s up country
By Lughadarini Yogaraja On 15 January 2026, as Sri Lanka marked Thai Pongal, members of the Malayah (Hill Country Tamil) community gathered at...
Building disaster resilience: Need for more practical implementation and community coordination
Going beyond facing emergency situations to build strong mechanisms with State and community participation By Kaushi Jayawardena The trembling shock from a disaster...
Rebuilding or repeating old sins?
In moments of national tragedy, language matters. Words like ‘rebuilding,’ ‘solidarity,’ and ‘national effort’ carry emotional weight. They appeal to collective memory, shared...
Enter the Oligarchs: Sri Lanka’s new face of crony capitalism
By Vox Civis It was the late J. R. Jayewardene who once observed with characteristic cynicism, that socialism tends to last only until...
Rebuilding Sri Lanka’s farming after Ditwah: A reform agenda, not a repair job
By Vimlendra Sharan Three months after Cyclone Ditwah swept across Sri Lanka in late November 2025, the headlines have moved on. In many...
