Thirty two bachelor’s students will set off for overseas study this year, fully funded at taxpayer expense. They aren’t going to the best universities, and it’s unclear how they were selected or whether they can be compelled to return to Sri Lanka.

Women’s Day is nigh. So pink and purple are in fashion 👀, as are all things girlypop. If you’re a woman, throw some hoppers and drink some drinks tonight. Sea of Change, a worryingly

Sri Lankan food isn’t a monolith. Specific dishes like Jaffna crab curry are associated with particular communities, but regional cuisine isn’t explored. Geography and trade give rise to a distinct culinary tradition beyond the Bentara, and with it delicacies like fish ambulthiyal and kalu dodol.

The CID arrested former spy chief Suresh Sallay in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks. The police have witness statements and plan to record the Channel 4 whistleblower’s statement. Sallay’s rise in the intelligence services was marred with controversy.

Eleven years after the Bond Scam, will the EPF’s losses finally be calculated? Past forensic reports don’t tell the full tale.

The testosterone has arrived: big match season starts this weekend. Here’s how you can escape the SSC. Start with the art and jazz festival — perhaps Fairway’s contrition for  GLF. Then walk over the

Some call Tilvin Silva the phantom President. The JVP’s general secretary for thirty years, he is the party’s ‘nucleus’ and role model. The president calls him ‘aiya’. Hiranyada Dewasiri examines what Tilvin is doing with all this influence.

Parliament will vote on the new microfinance bill in March. But it could crush non-profit village lenders like women’s societies. It falls short in protecting victims from predatory lending. The bill’s ambiguity may also affect supplier and trade credit.