Locked up in Lebanon
With fistfuls of dollars, the Middle East beckons the hapless and humble women of Sri Lanka. These women -- wives and mothers -- leave the country’s shores with visions of returning with gold and goods. They hope to build brand new homes, equip them with wide-screen colour TVs (even though some of them may not even have electricity in their villages), large refrigerators, blenders and ... Full Story

‘Thank God, I was captured by the Taliban — and not by the Americans!'
When they caught her on the wrong side of the Pakistan-Afghan border, the Taliban thought Yvonne Ridley was a US spy. The Twin Towers had just come down and war was brewing… this was not the best time to be arrested for hanging around with a camera sans a visa. Full Story

‘All they want is to live a few more years’
It is as usual another busy morning at the Nephrology clinic. There is, as always, a motley crowd of patients, their ages ranging from less than one year to over eighty. The patients who have undergone renal transplants can be identified by the masks they wear. Full Story

The bane of bronchitis
After the first whiff of cigarette smoke, the coughing spasm takes her. It doesn’t let go and soon seems to acquire a life of its own. She coughs and coughs as her concerned family stands by, helplessly trying to offer her water. She can barely see them; her eyes are red and watering continuously. After more than five minutes of coughing, her body can’t take it anymore and she faints. Full Story

Saying it with shades
One year ago my best friend turned up for a rugby match wearing the biggest sunglasses I'd ever seen… and no I am not exaggerating.… Full Story

Floating in Gold
Introducing this year’s youngest and most commendable Sri Lankan swimming teams in the history of our participation in the South Asian Games…. Full Story