Sri Lanka

Lethwei martial art, psychedelics and definitions of depression

17 November 2023

Asia: lethwei martial art in Myanmar and the successes of Afghan cricket

Hot desking, fonio and peacekeeping missions

7 July 2023

Sea level rise: threats and solutions

Remote spies, dodgy pesos and nappy-blended concrete

1 June 2023

Modern slavery and slave work on Sri Lankan tea plantations

Tuk-tuks, café con piernas and events in Sudan

21 April 2023

Crisis in Egypt and Pakistan and debtors around the world

Tibet, the Coriolis effect and friends for health

7 April 2023

Human rights in Asia: Tibet, India and Myanmar

LGBTQ+ rights, basic income and shorter working hours

4 November 2022

Unconditional basic income and a four-day workweek

377. The Law on which the Sun Never Set

In the 19th century, the British brought the so called ‘sodomy law’ to all its colonies. 161 years later, LGBTIQ+ community in some 30 countries still fights to Repeal It.

Inside elephant territory

Inside elephant territory

Sri Lanka records the highest number of elephant deaths in the world. It became an alarming conservation concern in the island that involved 121 people and 407 elephants killed in 2019 and 318 elephants and 112 people killed in 2020 despite COVID-19 lockdown. Meet the Sri Lankans who are helping to reduce hostilities with jumbos using GPS collars, electric fences, handmade gadgets and alternative cropping.

Biopirates of the Indian Ocean

Biopirates of the Indian Ocean

A visual journey through the iconic cases of biopiracy in Sri lanka. The article also explores four successful cases fighting biopiracy in India, Peru, Ethiopia and Brazil.