07/27/2011 – Groundviews

Corruption, Development, Human Rights, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Vavuniya, War Crimes

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with TNA MP Suresh Premachandran on the LG elections, Parliamentary Select Committee and Political Solution

caught up with TNA Member of Parliament Suresh Premachandran, who spoke to us about the nature of election violations that occurred in the Northern Province prior to the 23rd of July and…

Groundviews on 07/27/201107/27/2011

Colombo, Elections, Features, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Polls, Post-War, Reconciliation

Chandrika Kumaratunga’s Morning After Thoughts and The Local Authorities’ Elections in Sri Lanka

Photo courtesy Eranga Jayawardena/The Associated Press President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga always wrote well and spoke eloquently when she resisted a propensity to be overly loquacious. While her recent peroration contains many intelligent…

Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka on 07/27/2011

Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Features, Identity, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Justice Palakidnar Memorial Oration: Economic Development, Inclusive Societies And Peace

[Editors note: Full text of speech delivered at the Justice Palakidnar Memorial Oration in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 24 July 2011 by former President of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Photo from…

Groundviews on 07/27/201107/27/2011

Colombo, Features, Identity, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation

Back to Basics: The Need for an Honest Conversation About ‘Sri Lankanness’ and ‘Sri Lankan identity’

Photo credit Sri Lanka Guardian pages are engaged in an important debate on the nature of Sri Lankan identity, a debate that is not new but rehearsed as a response primarily to…

Aachcharya on 07/27/201107/27/2011