Human-elephant conflict: Abandon flawed decades-old strategy, embrace coexistence model, says expert
The present strategy pursued in managing wild elephants in Sri Lanka has many flaws, as it has failed to give due consideration to the growing body of research findings, reiterated a senior conservation biologist, showing the way forward without repeating the same failed measures. Addressing the 46th annual general meeting (AGM) of the National Academy [...]
The false promise of tariffs
By Dambisa Moyo, Project Syndicate, Exclusive to the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka LONDON – In this era of growing protectionism, defending globalisation can feel like a losing proposition. But rather than retreat from the debate, it is more urgent than ever to spell out the costs of a trade war, which threatens to accelerate [...]
Mahabodhi dispute: Buddhism’s struggle against appropriation
For Buddhists, the Mahabodhi temple represents identity, inspiration, faith and sacredness. Buddhists have the right to control it By Jadumani Mahanand For the past few decades, religion has been at the centre stage of Indian politics. It’s mostly Muslim religious places that have become contested zones. Furthermore, non-Hindu and indigenous local traditions have seemingly been [...]
Will France break away from UK, US and recognise Palestine?
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – France, a veto-wielding permanent member of the Security Council, the most powerful political body at the UN, is planning to break ranks with the other two Western members, the US and UK, and recognise Palestine as a nation state. French president Emmanuel Macron was quoted as saying that [...]
Peradeniya Alumni gather for the 36th AAUP AGM
The 36th Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya (AAUP) was held on March 23, 2025, at the Diamond Jubilee Auditorium, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. The event featured an address by Chief Guest Dr. Romesh Ranawana (Chairman, National AI Advisory Committee), who highlighted the University’s role in the [...]