This International Women’s Day 2026, we move beyond celebration and into documentation. Women Who Did It Anyway is a curated article series featuring women who progressed not because conditions were perfect, but because they chose to move forward anyway.

This week’s Watchlist is basically about perspective - what we choose to see, and what we only understand later. Inside the Manosphere looks at a very current, very online world that’s shaping how young men think today, while Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model takes us back to a show many of us grew up watching… and gently asks, “Why did we think that was okay?” One is unsettling in real time, the other is unsettling in hindsight — an

We love the idea of girls supporting girls. It looks good on Instagram, sounds empowering in captions, and feels like something we should all believe in. But not every female friendship is soft, safe, or supportive. Some are draining. Some are competitive. And some are quietly toxic in ways that are hard to explain but impossible to ignore.

Friday Sari Project founder Mehala Ford is steadily emerging as one of the few independent champions working to secure meaningful international visibility for Sri Lankan craft, often doing so with remarkable personal commitment and, at times, her own financial resources. In a landscape where Sri Lankan makers possess extraordinary heritage skills yet often lack structured overseas representation, Ford’s efforts have become both timely and signifi

Resilience in the Face of Adversity Ms Shyara Seneviratne

This International Women’s Day 2026, we move beyond celebration and into documentation. Women Who Did It Anyway is a curated article series featuring women who progressed not because conditions were perfect, but because they chose to move forward anyway. Across industries, from entrepreneurship to corporate leadership, these women navigated systems, expectations, resistance, and trade-offs. Their stories are not motivational slogans. They are

Sri Lankan audiences are in for a spectacular theatrical experience this April as the international cast of La Bamba! The Song of Veracruz takes the stage at City of Dreams Sri Lanka, hosted at The Forum, Cinnamon Life, Colombo. The West End–licensed production brings together world-class performers from the UK, Europe, and North America alongside Sri Lankan talent, promising a truly global musical event.

Designing and installing the main door and frame is an essential part of building construction. Adopting the correct dimensions, materials, and placement ensures that the house benefits from positive energy, which, over time, positively affects the occupants.

The ferry leaves from wharf 3 circular Quay Sydney . It’s mid-week and mid-day, so only thirty percent full. Departure time is fixed. It’s the first day of autumn, the first day of March, Mad Hatter’s Day. We, Jezzabel, Hiranthi, and I, step off the ferry at Manly after twenty-six minutes on the sea. We book a table at Hugo’s restaurant facing Manly Cove, for later in the day. This gives us four hours to walk Manly, some say that’s all the time

As the US-Israeli war on Iran enters its 21st day, with the conflict increasingly spilling across the region, Anusha David poses a pertinent question to a cross-section of eminent persons, who voice their opinion on its impact on Sri Lanka and the situation ahead of us.