On Friday, get schooled by Nandalal Weerasinghe on economic growth and AI, Uditha Devapriya on Martin Wickremesinghe, or Sumathy Sivamohan on education reforms. Or bunk this adult education, and go for magic box mixup at

Education reforms are underway — the most significant in the recent past. But can they reform history textbooks, which despite incremental improvements remain nostalgic, nationalist, and sometimes straight-up racist?

The attorney-general is caught in a social media storm criticising his choices in longstanding high-profile investigations. He defends his decisions to The Examiner. Meanwhile, the justice ministry awaits comments on the draft bill for a new independent public prosecutor’s office.

For Arvind Subramanian, former chief economic adviser to the Indian government, the true test of Sri Lanka’s recovery from the economic crisis isn’t found in today’s stability, but in the country's future collective memory.

This evening: stomp-stomp revolution, a ‘matri-anarchy’ rave at the Rio. In English, Colomboscope’s closing party.  But before they sail back to Java (passing the Colombo boat show), get your steps in at their curated

Ramani Jayasundere, chair of the inaugural women's commission, resigned today, barely four months since her appointment. Her departure follows the government’s failure to operationalise the commission.

With their people-centric design, Torrington, Summit, and Senanayake flats persuaded residents out of houses and into apartments. Low rise flats offer a solution for cities’ high densities without resorting to the cold, dead shell of high rise towers. But soon they may be lost.

Multiple lab tests confirm the import of low quality coal at the dawn of the new year. The supplier previously failed to meet tender conditions for rice shipments. Experts worry about environmental damage.