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Month: September 2011

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Month
Identity, Language, Peace and Conflict, Poetry, Politics and Governance

Cheran

He is writing history, where he lives, when he travels, to Denmark, Singapore, Tamil Nadu, Toronto. Edward Said wrote about Palestinians, Rudramoorthy Cheran, Tamils. News that my friend has suffered a mild…

Indran Amirthanayagam Indran Amirthanayagam on 09/28/201110/12/2011
Colombo, Development, Features

Ray Wijewardene: An Extraordinary Thinker and Tinkerer

Ray Wijewardene in his study at Colombo home, playing with pet squirrel. Larger photo in the background is that of Sir Charles Hayward of Firth Cleveland Group. Photo courtesy http://www.raywijewardene.net. A website…

Nalaka Gunawardene Nalaka Gunawardene on 09/28/201109/28/2011
Colombo, Elections, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Milinda Moragoda’s ‘Right to Information’: A sordid record of its real nature and limits

The Hansard of 20th September 2011 records a question posed by Dr. Harsha de Silva in Parliament over the campaign finances and the asset declaration of Mayoral candidate Milinda Moragoda. See high…

Sanjana Hattotuwa Sanjana Hattotuwa on 09/26/201109/26/2011
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance

Fundamental questions for AJM Muzammil and the UNP

Last Friday, I was slated to interview the UNP’s Mayoral candidate AJM Muzammil on public television. After his media manager expressed a keen interest and confirmed his participation, Muzammil backed out the…

Sanjana Hattotuwa Sanjana Hattotuwa on 09/26/201109/26/2011
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

A Review of ‘The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution: Substance and Process’

Photo courtesy Vikalpa September 8, 2010 marked a watershed event in the constitutional history of Sri Lanka. The enactment of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution on this ill-fated day brought to…

Gehan Gunatilleke Gehan Gunatilleke on 09/26/2011
Colombo, Elections, Features, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Hacking mayoral campaign promises

Photo from Asian Mirror In Open-source policy formulation for Sri Lanka’s capital, an article published on the Lanka Business Online website recently, the Head of the Policy Planning Group, Milinda for Mayor Campaign…

Sanjana Hattotuwa Sanjana Hattotuwa on 09/25/201109/25/2011
Colombo, Diplomacy, International Relations, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Religion and faith

Authoritative Ethical Realist Reads Rajapaksa’s Role

The Pope with Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith Though my political approval of and personal liking for Mahinda Rajapaksa, (certainly in relation to his competitors and immediate predecessors) are shared by nine out of ten…

Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka on 09/25/201109/25/2011
Ampara, Development, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Trincomalee, Vavuniya

Land in the North and East of Sri Lanka: Concern and confusion over Government circular

Image credit Jeremy Suyker, via Foto8 The Government recently unveiled a policy regarding land in the North and East through the introduction of a Cabinet Memorandum (memo) titled ‘Regularize Land Management in…

Bhavani Fonseka and Mirak Raheem Bhavani Fonseka and Mirak Raheem on 09/24/201109/23/2011
Colombo, Education, Features, Politics and Governance, Post-War

An appeal against infringement of university autonomy in Sri Lanka

The Ministry of Higher Education has issued a directive that all state universities should hire the services of Rakna Lanka Ltd for provision of security services. The undersigned of the University academic…

Groundviews Groundviews on 09/23/201109/23/2011
Colombo, Diplomacy, Human Rights, Human Security, International, International Relations, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

A Kunanayakam by any other name?

Mercenaries with misplaced consciences appear to be leading Sri Lanka’s latest band of apologists. Seldom does a hired hand leave such a damning trail as does Tamara Kunanayakam, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Sri…

Thamarai Thamarai on 09/22/2011
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

The rich man in his castle, The poor man at his gate

Photo courtesy JDS This was a part of well-loved hymn I would love to sing during the early years of my school career. I cannot actually remember whether these words were omitted…

Kumsyoh Kumsyoh on 09/22/2011
Colombo, Features, Gender, Human Security, Identity, Politics and Governance

Are there really gay Sri Lankans?

As I write this, friends and people I have worked with, are living in fear. In truth, since Saturday before last (10th September) when Rivira published their exposé on condoms and lubricating…

Hans Billimoria Hans Billimoria on 09/21/2011
Colombo, Identity, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Because I was asked to be silent

Portrait of a card-carrying Sri Lankan patriot. ### I am not a patriot. I am not a patriot if it means that to be a patriot I must deny that innocent people have…

A.M. Ranawana A.M. Ranawana on 09/20/201109/20/2011
Colombo, Corruption, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Local government elections: Military puppeteers, elected puppets, right to information and people’s liberties

[Editors note: The author is at the time of writing, the head of the Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council (SJKMC) campaign committee for the UNP. Groundviews is critical of all political parties and candidates, but not…

Harsha de Silva Ph.D. Harsha de Silva Ph.D. on 09/20/2011
Colombo, Identity, Religion and faith

Sinhala Buddhist Rationale In An Omnivorous Society

Photo courtesy Ada Derana My new neighbour, a quiet middle class, young Sinhala Buddhist professional from beyond Matara, who started constructing his own house, brought down a “Kattadi mahathtaya” from his village…

Kusal Perera Kusal Perera on 09/17/2011

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