Sri Lanka spotlight: From crisis to 2024 election

Photo shows a rubber dinghy moving through high floodwater. A man in Sri Lanka Army uniform is in front, along with a volunteer in civilian clothes. There are two more male civilian volunteers in the back. The dinghy has a woman, child and man being rescued from floods. All three wear orange lifejackets. This is in Wellampitiya, Sri Lanka
Politics
Cyclone Ditwah and Sri Lanka’s disastrous flood mismanagement
By
Raisa Wickrematunge
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake repeats his predecessors’ mistakes in his response to flooding and landslides, which have caused hundreds of deaths
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Why the Women’s World Cup matters to us – and to you!
By
Raisa Wickrematunge
Himal Southasian's coverage of the 2025 ICC Women's World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka
An archaeologist at the the Chemmani mass grave site excavates partially unearthed human skeletons from the sandy ground, with numbered evidence tags placed near the bones.
Politics
More mass graves at Chemmani and Sri Lanka’s old failures of justice
By
Ingrid Massagé
An observer of the 1999 Chemmani exhumations reflects on newly uncovered mass graves and Sri Lanka’s continued failure to deliver justice for Tamil victims of war-time crimes
India’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana with mascots of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup before a match at Indore. The tournament has seen the presence of women not just on the field but as umpires, match referees, officials and commentators.
Podcast
Sharda Ugra on the rise (and the challenges) of women’s cricket: State of Southasia #35
By
The Editors
The sports journalist discusses the lazy marketing of ICC Women’s World Cup, pay disparities between men and women cricketers and the change to the game in recent years
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