Sexual harassment can happen anywhere - so can your power to act. UNFPA #SriLanka w/ Ministries of Women & Child Affairs & Transport and support from Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka（在スリランカ日本国大使館), launched a national campaign to make public spaces safer. 📞 Call 109 or 1938 to report. We are #ByYourSide

From Cow Dung To Cosmos: How India Gave The World Direct-To-Home Television Exactly Fifty Years Ago Pallava Bagla speaks to Dr. Kiran Karnik a key scientist at the SITE mission

Easy access to AI is deepening existing educational problems in Colombia. Teachers report a surge in AI-generated homework and essays, while student performance on exams is declining restofworld.org/2025/colombia-…

Reality check on #lka #TrumpTariff

A decade or more ago this might have made sense. But today when easy_to-use AI tools can fabricate videos, what authentication will Sri Lanka Police do before acting on citizen submitted video “evidence” of violations? #lka #DigitalLk

Cartoon by Sajith Bandara #lka #SriLanka #Casino #CityOfDreams

Playing hide & seek with algorithmic content moderation is evolving how we communicate, with new lingo trickling offline and into mainstream: #algospeak. A bit like citizens in authoritarian regimes speaking in coded languages to avoid mass surveillance? reuters.com/lifestyle/adam…

Most people think of air conditioning when cities get too hot. But Paris has quietly built the largest underground district cooling network in Europe. It now cools the Louvre and 800+ buildings using water from the Seine. Here’s how it works:

Be worried. Be very worried when Chinese Communist Party gives governance advice to the ruling Marxists in #SriLanka. #lka #GovernanceLK #DemocracyLK

🔴If Sri Lanka is to meet the twin challenges of fiscal discipline and energy security, it must move forward—not backward. Rather than reverting to a centralized, loss-making model, the government should move forward with bold, carefully managed reforms that embrace private

📢New episode out! The Sunita Narain Show 🎙️ In this episode of the Sunita Narain Show, we discuss the final round of negotiations on the Global Plastics Treaty (INC 5.2), decode the key issues, and expectations. Watch "Planet Over Plastics" here: youtu.be/xiBdbBmPxdQ?si…

In an open letter, IMS, Al Jazeera English Committee to Protect Journalists RSF IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media and other likeminded organisations call for an end to the forced starvation and targeted killings of journalists in Gaza. We refuse to let our colleagues perish from hunger.

How different is current #lka govt when it comes to misusing draconian laws like #PTA? As Kumanan says: “For decades, CTID summons have been used as a tool of intimidation against Tamil journalists. We talk about Tamil rights, truth, justice, and accountability and we work on

#lka is getting close to #Singapore - at least in this ranking! And world No 3!

📢New series alert! Kochi, a scenic port city in Kerala, is making bold strides towards sustainable mobility and cleaner air, with an impressive fleet of electric vehicles spanning its roads, rails, and even waterways. Kochi is not just adopting electric mobility, it's

“We call upon the entire global community to recognize and stand against both the mass killings that go beyond any genuine need for national security or counter-terrorism, and the media repression intended to silence the voices of the Palestinian people who have become victims of

Beware: The more “expert” you become, the more you think you ought to know, and the more you fear your credibility will suffer if you ever admit otherwise... The lost art of admitting what you don’t know ft.com/content/2d641d… via @ft