Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Sections
    • A-Z of Sri Lankan English
    • Banyan News Reporters
    • Longing and Belonging
    • Long Reads
    • LLRC Archive
  • Authors
  • Editors
  • Special Editions
    • End of war | 5 years on
    • 30 Years Ago
    • Mediated | Art
    • Moving Images
    • End of War
    • Remember the Riots
  • About
  • Contact
  • Site Guidelines
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • Subscribe: RSS | EMAIL
  • ARCHIVES
Groundviews

Author: cyberviews

Year
Month
Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance

Induction of the 24th President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka: A false start

On the 8th of February 2018, the induction ceremony of Mr. Jagath Perera as the 24th President of Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka (ICASL) was held at the Hilton Grand Ballroom. As a…

cyberviews cyberviews on 02/13/2018
Colombo, Elections, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

Democracy has triumphed: Will the opportunity be seized?

Photo courtesy VOA News The New Year 2015 began yesterday, 9th January 2015! Though there were the traditional celebrations on the 1st, these were on a subdued note, given the fears and…

cyberviews cyberviews on 01/10/2015
Colombo, Development, Politics and Governance

Walking Paths, Floating Fish

Walking Paths I live in the vicinity of the Attidiya-Bellanwila wetlands. This wetland was home to several species of aquatic birds, many varieties of endemic fish and a host of amphibious creatures ranging…

cyberviews cyberviews on 12/29/201412/29/2014
Colombo, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

Condolence Messages for Nelson Mandela

Photograph via CNN In the aftermath of the passing away of one of the world’s greatest statesmen and Nobel laureate, Nelson Mandela, it was most intriguing to read the condolence messages that…

cyberviews cyberviews on 12/09/201312/09/2013
Colombo, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Wishes for a peaceful and a happy New Year from the President

I probably was one among millions of people in Sri Lanka privileged to receive a SMS from the President, wishing me “a peaceful and a happy New Year”. (A large majority who…

cyberviews cyberviews on 01/01/2012

  • Popular
  • Recent

Popular Articles

  • Sixteen Years On, it's Time for Reflection, Not Only Celebration
  • A Missing Path Towards Unity and Reconciliation
  • Prince Salie: A story of sapphires and steamships
  • Israeli Tourists Spark Tensions in Arugam Bay
  • Good Governance, Bad Governance and No Governance

Recent Articles

  • A Missing Path Towards Unity and Reconciliation
  • Sixteen Years On, it’s Time for Reflection, Not Only Celebration
  • Documentary Explores Land Grabs in the Name of Buddhism
  • An Examination of Local Government Election Outcomes
  • Economic Toll of Urban Sanitation Failures

Facebook

Groundviews

Twitter

Tweets by @groundviews

Copyright © 2016 Groundviews. All rights reserved. All content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Web Design & Development by SABERION