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Overcrowding, drugs and system failures fueled Sri Lanka’s deadliest prison riot

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Speed Read: The Negombo Prison riot became one of Sri Lanka's deadliest prison disturbances in decades with 28 fatalities. Authorities are...

AI profiles of women on Facebook: Identity deception, sexualised engagement, and platform accountability

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Speed Read 10 Facebook profiles posing as Sri Lankan women were found to be entirely AI-generated, using fabricated identities to...

Corruption complaint casts shadow over Sri Lanka’s Guinness record dance event over fees, foreign links

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Speed Read A complaint has been filed with Sri Lanka's national anti-corruption watchdog seeking an investigation into the organization and...

Serving long-term interests through military training and hardware

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Speed Read In March, declassified archives showed how Israel secretly supplied Sri Lanka with weapons, campaign funding and military training...

As cases surge in Sri Lanka, schools and religious institutions become main dengue mosquito breeding grounds

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Speed Read Sri Lanka has recorded nearly 49,000 dengue infections and 30 deaths by June 25 this year, with more...

Sri Lanka’s Strategic Push to Export Skilled Labour

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Sri Lankan labour migration to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is a cornerstone of the Sri Lankan economy, employing...
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Sri Lanka’s emergence as a cybercriminals paradise spells doom for national security

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Speed Read Following the recent crackdowns on international gangs engaged in cybercrimes, experts are warning against existing regulatory gaps that...

Application Call: Reporting on Environmental Crises

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17–19 August 2026, Kalutara, Sri Lanka Asia is increasingly affected by tropical cyclones, severe flooding, extreme heat, and the resulting...

As El Niño whiplashes, Sri Lanka braces for scorching dry spell

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Speed Read As El Nino scorches Sri Lanka, electricity generation may drop by 127 gigawatt-hours Sri Lanka could face hotter and...

‘We escaped at midnight’: How debt bondage traps Sri Lanka’s Malaiyaha Tamil tea workers

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Speed Read: Tea workers allege debt bondage and restrictions on movement in Sri Lanka's private estates. Amnesty International documents labor abuses...

Trust as Currency: Journalism and the Value of Sincerity in the Age of AI

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Journalism’s task is not to win the race against the machines. It is to provide a sincere human account...

From Sri Lanka to Gaza’s waters: Sameera’s chilling account of detention, defiance and hope

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After days in detention and treating injured activists with improvised medical supplies, a mother of two, humanitarian worker and...
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