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In conversation with Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu: The resolution in Geneva and its discontents
Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu is the Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives, the institutional anchor of Groundviews. He is...
Continue reading »After the fuel hikes and slide of rupee: State of Sri Lanka’s economy and future prospects
Dr. Neavis Morais is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Open University of Sri Lanka, and in this interview...
Continue reading »changeABLE cohesion: Dance and disability
Groundviews caught up with Gustavo Fijalkow, one of two (the other being Gerda König) responsible for the concept behind ‘changeABLE...
Continue reading »Choosing What to Believe
Photo courtesy of Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte [Editors' note: The article below was sent to us by a regular contributor to the...
Continue reading »Who really supports reconciliation in post-war Sri Lanka?
The official media page of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) tells its own story. It’s blank. There’s literally...
Continue reading »Sri Lanka’s massive power and energy crisis: No easy answers, no immediate relief for consumers
Asoka Abeygunawardana, is the Executive Director of the Sri Lanka Energy Forum and an Adviser to the Minister of Power...
Continue reading »Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished: Unofficial video now online
Channel 4′s new documentary on Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished aired for the first time in...
Continue reading »Culture & culture: 14 March to 19 March
Dinner review Jack Tree, Park Rd., Col 5 Gray cement all around, dark green trim (to emulate a Jak tree...
Continue reading »New censorship of SMS news in Sri Lanka
A fax issued by the Media Centre for National Security today commands that “any news related to National Security and...
Continue reading »Women’s Day 2012: Concerns, challenges and opportunities from Sri Lanka
For years, Groundviews has featured content that probes gender from a Sri Lankan perspective. For Women’s Day 2012 we have...
Continue reading »Youth unemployment in Sri Lanka: The foundations of violence?
In an interview broadcast on public TV recently, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Studies at the Open...
Continue reading »Culture & culture: 14 to 29 February
Since Legenda Aurea provided no connections whatsoever with sentimental love, appropriate lore was embroidered in modern times to portray Valentine...
Continue reading »Who Killed Razeek? And Why? Unanswered Questions Two Years After His Abduction
(Editors’ note: The report below is a follow-up from the last update about Mr. Pattani Razeek’s case, which was published...
Continue reading »The End of War in Sri Lanka: Reflections and Challenges released as iBook
From 19 – 27 May 2010, Groundviews ran a special edition on the end of war in Sri Lanka. Over this week alone,...
Continue reading »In conversation with Prof. Harendra De Silva
In this video, Prof. Harendra De Silva – one of Sri Lanka’s best known paediatricians – speaks about the challenges...
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