Where to go and what to read Words by The Examiner Two meteor showers light the night sky this week; for a longer run, Abhisari, at Scope Cinemas, explores the “raw and complex lives of sex workers.” The fact-y crowd descends into Macfarlane's Read more →
Spotlight Trad farmers bet on next-gen fertilisers. Should Sri Lanka too? Words by The Examiner Conventional fertilisers aren’t very effective, nor are they environmentally-friendly. The world is shifting towards “improved” varieties. But in Sri Lanka, old-fashioned subsidies are slowing down the transition. Read more →
Constitutional Council throws out candidates for police and human rights commissions, starts again Words by The Examiner Two independent commissions — police and human rights — will be selected solely via applications rather than nominations. But the Constitutional Council was so dissatisfied with the pool, it called for fresh applications. Read more →
Where to go and what to read Words by The Examiner Where to go This evening, Saint Vajra teaches at Lakmahal and art emperor Chandraguptha opens his new exhibit at Saskia’s. Then move from your head into your body at the Tamil-Afro DJ nite. Read more →
Spotlight Double checking email addresses could’ve stopped Treasury cyber-heist; $4.6 million still unaccounted for Words by The Examiner When a fairly amateur phishing attack targeted the Treasury’s new PDMO, they didn’t notice the glaring red flags. Even after India warned them, they sent another million dollars to a fraudulent bank account. Read more →
Praja Shakthi empowers Pelawatte, not the people Words by The Examiner “We were appointed to do the JVP cadres’ bidding, not to do what the village needs,” says a former Praja Shakthi chair. The opposition argues that the poverty eradication programme is “capturing the state” and leading to “one party rule”. The NPP says Praja Shakthi law is “still under discussion”. Read more →
Where to go and what to read Words by The Examiner This evening, Project Roots goes rummaging through the diaspora's roots and routes at Hatch, Uncover sadly doesn’t strip at the JDA Perera Gallery, and the slightly inscrutable Denary Odyssey 3 at the Read more →