What to do during a power cut? Lets face it, none of us are enjoying the long power cuts and it’s just been announced that the power cuts will last for 10 hours per day! So to make this ordeal a bit better and so much more bearable we’ve compiled a list of things to […]
Advocata Institute Logo via Gnei Sumhiya Sallay Article By Thamali Wijekoon On the 7th of March 2022, the Advocata Institute – an independent think tank working to promote sound public policy ideas for a freer and a more prosperous Sri Lanka- launched a research study on ‘Gender Discriminatory Labor Laws in Sri Lanka and Female […]
In today’s ever-connected reality, especially amidst the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be hard to disengage from negative inputs – or any kind of input for that matter – and this constant flow of information from all angles has left us more afraid, more anxious, and less confident overall. Conversely, we’re still left […]
Break The Stereotype or Become The Stereotype By Shamindri De Sayrah What if she doesn’t want to get married? So what? What if she doesn’t want to be a mother? It’s her decision. What if she wants to be a mother alone? She doesn’t need anybody else. What if she choses education over having a […]
#NOගුටි Launched to End Violence Against Children in Sri Lanka SCC with CPA Appoints the Child Protection Goodwill Ambassadors, a first in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, February 21, 2022 – The Stop Child Cruelty Trust (SCC) with the Child Protection Alliance (CPA) launched #NOගුටි, the National Campaign to End Violence Against Children on February 21, 2022, at […]
Is Plus Sized clothing just a PR stunt for some? by Shamindri De Sayrah When I’m scrolling through Facebook or Instagram, I come across a wide variety of clothing brands. Photoshoots featuring models wearing all the latest collections. But what I rarely come across from most clothing stores, especially big branded stores in Sri Lanka, […]
More than Seizures – by Shamindri De Sayrah January 20th 2022. That was the day I was officially seizure free for 1 year, for the first time in my life, I had gone an entire year without ending up in an emergency room. Although for the first time in a long time, things were going […]
How to show your Sri Lankan parents you’re independent… “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.” — Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre. One of the main problems we have here in Sri Lanka is that Sri Lankan parents don’t allow their kids to be […]
THE KING’S MAN REVIEW “The King’s Man”, Is a prequel in the Kingsman series, and, unlike the previous two movies, this one fails to excite- for the most part. The first two Kingsman movies are so loved due to cool, suave characters, exhilarating action, and suspenseful spy work. “The King’s Man” is devoid of almost […]
The Art of Going Back: How Nostalgia Sells How many of you (like me) spent your New Year hunting down Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts? 20 years later, the fans of the franchise reunited as one to watch their beloved cast go back to where it all started. However, we weren’t watching a movie, but […]
