The Black July pogrom carried out by Sinhala goons with official connivance marked the transition of Tamil minority’s ...

Scratching the Surface or Radically Overhauling? Reflections on Sri Lanka’s Education Reforms and the Discourse Around Them Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, as Minister of Education, has introduced a set of ...

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The release of this documentary comes at a critical juncture in Sri Lanka’s political history. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the National People’s Power (NPP) hold an extraordinary ...

Sri Lanka is a lower-middle-income island nation in South Asia with a mixed economy traditionally based on agriculture, manufacturing, and services. Strategically located along major shipping routes, ...

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