Meet ‘Madame-Sir’, Sri Lanka’s First Woman Diplomat
Abeysekera has avoided the danger of many reminiscences of being overly nostalgic. This trap she cleverly sidesteps through her gift of laughter at the little pinpricks that came her way.
Teen Loan Programs Can Do More Damage Than Good
No microfinance programme focuses solely on teenagers. In most countries, it is illegal to set up a contractual loan agreement with anyone under 18, though some microfinance organisations still lend to teenagers under the radar. This means that, in
Women Hurdle Health Challenges to Save Manipur
Those on the frontlines of the struggle for justice in this violence-prone region have lived with deteriorating health for years. Take the Meira Paibis 'torchbearers,' a women's group that has a presence in almost all the nine districts of the st
Kerala Excludes Women From Politics
Political parties of all hues, whether Left, Right or Centre, have denied women adequate representation despite women having proved their administrative skills after winning Panchayat elections, where they have been given 50 per cent representation.
Going to a War Zone
Iran has already shown it will stop at nothing, now fully aware the USA has no deterrence power over its agenda. Flexing a naval muscle and sailing via the Suez Canal was just Iran's latest show of force.
