Colombo, Sri Lanka – July 29, 2025 – Sri Lanka Customs officials made headlines on July 25, 2025, with the arrest of a 52-year-old Canadian national at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake, seizing 5.298 kilograms of cocaine and...
In mid-2025, a striking shift has emerged in the Israel-Palestine conflict. European nations, led by France, are vocally urging Israel to ceasefire with Hamas and recognize Palestine, while the United States simultaneously sends $1 billion in humanitarian aid to...
In 2025, humanity grapples with existential crises—overpopulation, resource scarcity, and environmental degradation—prompting some to advocate depopulation as a solution. Figures like Bill Gates have been linked to these discussions, often misrepresented as endorsing drastic measures, while nature’s own mechanisms,...
In 2025, smartphones are omnipresent, celebrated as pinnacles of intelligence—AI assistants, seamless global connectivity, and algorithms that anticipate our every whim. If phones are deemed “smart,” what does this imply for humans? Are we diminished, outsmarted by our creations,...
What is life? A fleeting spark in the cosmic void, a race to death, or a canvas for meaning? Humans, cloaked in consciousness, seem distinct from other animals, yet we share the same primal drives—survival, reproduction, death. Are we...
The climate crisis dominates global discourse in 2025, with rising temperatures, melting ice caps, and extreme weather fueling urgent calls for action. Some dismiss it as an illusion, a human exaggeration dwarfed by nature’s vast, self-regulating systems—cycles that have...
In 2025, technology and its rapid developments promise a better world—smarter cities, AI-driven healthcare, instant global connectivity. Yet, beneath the glow of innovation, a darker question looms: are these advancements uplifting humanity or dumbing us down, tightening control, and...
The notion of a multipolar world order, where power disperses among nations like the United States, China, India, Russia, and the European Union, sparks fierce debate in 2025. Proponents see it as a break from U.S. hegemony, with rising...
The dream of multi-planet living—colonizing Mars, mining asteroids, or seeding distant worlds—shimmers like a cosmic promise of salvation. Visionaries paint it as humanity’s next chapter, a safeguard against Earth’s fragility, offering a bright future beyond our troubled home. Yet,...
Sri Lanka’s hope for a single “honest leader” to eradicate corruption mirrors the cultural reverence for gurus in traditional education—a deep-seated habit of placing unwavering faith in authority. This savior complex, woven into the nation’s social fabric, casts charismatic...
