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Author: Laksundara

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Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

Sri Lankans voted for Sirisena: Not Tamils, Muslims, Buddhists, Christians or Sinhalese

Photo courtesy Yahoo I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can…

Laksundara Laksundara on 01/10/2015
Disaster Management, Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Vavuniya

Sri Lanka: The best humanitarian crisis business destination

It will not be long before areas in the north and east will be declared Industrial Zones or BOI areas, opening up opportunities for development. But wait; business is already going on…

Laksundara Laksundara on 08/12/200908/12/2009
Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Peace and Conflict, Vavuniya

Truth, more bitter than fiction for IDPs in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, there are events in motion that have created just the perfect environment for “event-horizons”. An “event-horizon” in the movies is usually a black-hole where any hapless space faring vessel…

Laksundara Laksundara on 04/11/2009
Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

The verdict sans representation

The Jury’s verdict comes in. “Guilty” is the call of the day. And next you proceed to execute the sentence. So it is that in a country that hardly executes convicted criminals,…

Laksundara Laksundara on 03/16/2009
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

What we do now will be remembered

“In the day that we stood on the other side and did nothing for our brother’s distress, even we were part of the cause of the distress…  Do not speak proudly in…

Laksundara Laksundara on 03/03/200903/02/2009
Colombo, Disaster Management, IDPs and Refugees, Peace and Conflict

Painting the tomb white

“You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead people’s bones and every kind of impurity.” The disturbances in Sri Lanka are slowly drawing…

Laksundara Laksundara on 02/17/200902/17/2009

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