Floods, Landslides & Urban Chaos: Why Sri Lanka Must Reinvent Its Disaster Infrastructure
Cyclone Ditwah has done more than disrupt daily life. It has exposed the fragility of Sri Lanka’s infrastructure a system that buckles under pressure, collapses under intense rainfall, and leaves communities stranded when they most need protection. Flooded highways, submerged neighbourhoods, collapsing bridges, and paralysed transport networks are no longer occasional disasters; they are predictable […]
The Antibiotic Crisis in Sri Lanka: Why Your Health Depends on Understanding This Now
A Critical Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotic Misuse in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka faces a silent but accelerating health emergency that threatens to undermine decades of medical progress. Health authorities have raised urgent alarms about the widespread and indiscriminate use of antibiotics across the island nation, warning that current practices are fueling antimicrobial resistance […]
Google Pay in Sri Lanka! What It Means for Everyday Sri Lankans?
Sri Lanka’s financial landscape has taken a historic step forward. Commercial Bank of Ceylon, in partnership with Visa, has introduced Google Pay for its Visa debit and credit cardholders. For the first time, Sri Lankans can add their cards to Google Wallet and make secure, tokenised payments across contactless NFC terminals, mobile apps, and online […]
Harnessing the Sun: Why Sri Lanka Should Embrace Solar Power, Government Support or Not
Why Sri Lanka Should Embrace Solar Power? – In the sweltering heat of the tropics, where the sun beats down relentlessly year-round, Sri Lanka sits on a goldmine of untapped renewable energy. With average solar irradiance levels exceeding 5 kWh/m² per day among the highest in South Asia the island nation has the potential to […]