Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
Data scientist and editor-in-chief. Formerly at LIRNEasia’s Data, Policy and Algorithms team, working on misinformation, information control, resource-poor languages and social networks. Bylines at ForeignPolicy, Wired, Slate. Forbes 30 Under 30.
කොළඹ කෙසේ වෙන්න තිබුනේද? මේ ඒ පිලිබඳ විපරමක්
මේ වසරේ අපි කොළඹ නගරයේ අතථ්ය අවකාශයේ නියෝජනයක් නිර්මාණය කිරීමට කටයුතු කලෙමු. අපි මේක කරපු විදිහ ගැන ගොඩක් විස්තර මෙතනින් බලාගන්න පුළුවන්.
இருந்திருக்க வேண்டிய கொழும்பு
இந்த ஆண்டு மெய்நிகர் இடத்தில் கொழும்பு நகரத்தின் பிரதிநிதித்துவத்தை உருவாக்க நாங்கள் ஆயத்தம் செய்தோம். இதை எப்படிச் செய்தோம் என்பதைப் பற்றி இங்கே சொல்வதன் மூலம் நீங்கள் நிறைய விவரங்களைத் தெரிந்து கொள்ள முடியும்.
The Colombo That Might Have Been
We spent the last few months creating a representation of the city of Colombo in virtual space. Let's explore what we learned.
Salt Water Pilgrims - Migration Visual Novel
Team Watchdog brings you "Salt Water Pilgrims", an interactive visual story bringing to life the hard choices, heart breaking circumstances, and life threatening journeys faced by Sri Lankan migrants. Step into the shoes of Jeevan, Kavindi, Ruban and Suresh, and see how long you can survive as you look for a home away from home, if you ever do.
The Boat People
For years, Sri Lankans have risked everything, trying to escape their homeland. Crushed by a failing economy, cold-hearted politics, and the brutal realities of world events, many venture into the unforgiving sea. Few return. This is their story.
#AskWatchdog AI
Meet WatchDog AI, Sri Lanka's own search engine powered by large language models. While it might not have all the answers, WatchDog AI helps you find the sources you need to quench your thirst for knowledge. We would usually say "ask your burning questions", but it can accommodate your ambitious ones too!
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Inflation Tracker
A fluctuating economy means that the cost of living keeps changing. At Watchdog, we decided to put together long-term data on one of our most basic requirements: food.
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இலங்கையில் போக்குவரத்து வேகமற்றது, வேதனை தருவது
தகுதி வினைத்திறன் என எதுவுமற்ற பணிச்சுமை மிகுந்த இலங்கையின் போக்குவரத்து முறைமைகள் தொடர்பானதோர் அலசல்.
Too Slow Too Furious
Inside Sri Lanka’s incompetent, inefficient, and increasingly overloaded transport systems.
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ඔට්ටමාවාඩි සැනසුමක් අහිමි මළවුන්
මෙය කොවිඩ්-19 නිසා මියගිය අය සඳහා ශ්රී ලංකාවේ අනිවාර්ය ආදාහන ප්රතිපත්තිය සහ ඒ වටා ඇති භීතිකාව පිළිබඳ කතාවකි.