Wolves and their packs have been a topic of many discussions for centuries. Their pack behavior has been likened to human communal patterns and wolves have been considered to be spiritual guides in many ancient communities. Few months ago we debunked a miscaptioned image related to a wolf fight in Sinhala as seen here. On […]
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Poya Day which coincides with the monthly full moon is considered a sacred day for Buddhists in Sri Lanka. In observance with national laws which are in place to safeguard Buddhism in the country, no meat or liquor is sold on Poya days. Many clad in white and observe fast or engage in religious activities […]
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While university/higher education is provided free of charge by the government of Sri Lanka, many private universities also offer paid degree programmes in the country. Medical education has been a bone of contention locally, especially a few years ago when a private university, namely SAITM attempted to set up a private medical faculty in Malabe. […]
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George Floyd, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 25th May, after a police officer Derek Chauvin had knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes. Ever since these horrifying scenes of the police officer kneeling on the face of hapless George Floyd started circulating, riots erupted across the USA in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak With […]
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A social media post has been circulating widely around the world across social platforms with regards to the current Education Minister of France Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, claiming that she was once a sheep herder in Morocco. The post, first seen on popular social media group The Science Facts appeared with two photographs side by side; one […]
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Nuwara Eliya is one of Sri Lanka’s most loved holiday destinations. Located in the hill country, its cool climate was sought after even during colonial times. Among the locale’s wildlife attractions are many bird and mammal species endemic to Sri-Lanka, including wild boar, sambar and barking deer. In this context we noticed a viral Facebook […]
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Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 response from the state was an immediate lockdown for nearly two months which is just now beginning to ease in several parts of the country. While some argued that the state imposed curfew was a harsh one, limiting citizen mobility and access to essential services, others appreciated the government’s swift action to […]
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Sri Lanka’s national highways have been rapidly developing since the end of the country’s 26 year long civil war in 2009 with the help of several funders including the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. The new and reconstructed roads have helped improve livelihoods and lower the cost and time of transporting goods to several […]
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The natural world of flora and fauna contain many amazing sights. The plant world is especially interesting because we generally associate trees as inanimate beings and yet find plants like the carnivorous Venus Flytraps among them. In the same way while we associate flowers to be small, delicate things, giant flowers as heavy as 15lbs […]
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Alongside the growing COVID-19 pandemic and its resultant lockdown, much debate is happening around its positive impacts to the environment as a result of minimized human activity in many parts of the world. While many posts are circulating on social media about the positive impacts to the environment, some fact checks have debunked many such […]
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