The political meaning of the retreat in London
Image courtesy ITV News DBS Jeyaraj[1] DBS Jeyaraj is not a representative of the Tamil diaspora that has set out to wage war against the government of Sri Lanka. He is a…
Author: Sunanda Deshapriya
Mr. Minister, my name is Sunanda Deshapriya. I am not a terrorist.
Photo courtesy JDS An Open Letter to Minister Keheliya Rambukwella Mr. Minister, I don’t know whether you have seen the film called In it, the main character played by popular actor Shah…
Sri Lanka and the death of Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi was captured alive and killed thereafter. This is a fact that no one contests today. Even the killer himself accepted the responsibility in front of a mobile camera. Once any…
Media Development Authority: Another name for media control in Sri Lanka?
The recent announcement of Government of Sri Lanka’s (GOSL) intention to establish a Media Development Authority (MDA) in Sri Lanka could be taken as an indication of its approach towards media in…
The Tamil Issue: The Political Football of the Presidential Election
The 5th Presidential election in Sri Lanka is heading towards a photo finish. In this context once again the Tamil issue has become the political football in Sri Lankan politics. Let’s have…
The case of Jaseekaran and the Rule of Law in Sri Lanka
The case On 26 October 2009, B. Jaseekaran and V. Valarmathi were released as the state council withdrew the charges filed against them. Both of them were partners of journalist J. Tissainayagam…
The abduction, assault, arrest and defamation of the Sudar Oli Editor: Questions for the Sri Lankan Government
The police informed courts they have no charges against Mr. Vithyatharan the Editor of both news papers, after detaining him for two months. On 24th of April, he was acquitted by Courts.…
Post-CFA politics, war and peace in Sri Lanka: A few thoughts
I wrote some a few thoughts this morning in response to the Government’s decision, taken last night, to withdraw from the Ceasefire Agreement with the LTTE signed in February 2002. This significant…
The killing of journalists and the Media Minister’s comments
My article published in Vikalpa, in Sinhala, deals with this government’s deplorable record of securing and strengthening media freedom in Sri Lanka in2007. My immediate response is to the Media Minister’s contestation…
Another face of corruption – The breakdown of the medical profession
My article deals with the decrepit condition of the medical profession in Sri Lanka today. Notwithstanding the dedication of some in the profession, the overwhelming perception is that the profession is reaked…
Manufacturing claymores in the Sinhala media – Media ethics withering on the vine
The 14th of August was an eventful day. According to the Sinhala media, the Police “discovered” claymores and explosives at the Ideal Lodge in Wellawatte on this day. As was discovered later,…
A lying, conniving JHU and Kotakadeniya
The recent furore over the sale of duty free vehicles by the JHU is fodder for my latest article. There are several versions to this. The Ven. Rathana thero asserts that the…
Dallas – Are you listening? Part II
පුරවà·à·ƒà·’ සටහන්: ඩලස් ඔබට ඇහෙනවà·à¶¯? My first post on public transport in Sri Lanka (see Dallas – Are you listening?) ended with a challenge to the Minister of Transport to do something…
Dallas – Are you listening?
My article is based on vignettes of commuting in public transport. The first short story is on a trip down South to see my mother and the travails of a journey from…
(Rajapakse) & Co.
A Tragi-Comedy in Three Parts Act I “& Co.” is a political satire on Swarnavahini that’s quite hilarious, until of course we realise we are essentially laughing at the tragedy that is…