Whose “bomb” is it anyway?
By Under Dog Is anyone else out there in the least bit suspicious about the real origins of the bomb at Fort Railway station that did no damage when the station was…
By Under Dog Is anyone else out there in the least bit suspicious about the real origins of the bomb at Fort Railway station that did no damage when the station was…
Malinda Seneviratne Yesterday the proclamation of independence, The cloud burst on drought-ridden histories, The feverish composition of anthem, the dance of peacocks, The sunrise greeted by a 21-gun salute The colouring of…
By Packiam Where to start, what to write…. 2007 gone, 2008 started. When I ask myself what I wish in year 2008 I sincerely, hardly find any answer for myself. However, lot…
By Niresh Eliatamby I was rather surprised at the public statement by the Minister of Mass Media & Information that only those who have been granted Media Accreditation Cards by the Government…
Sunila Abeysekera, a recipient of the prestigious Human Rights Defender Awards by Human Rights Watch, speaks on the year that was and what lies ahead in 2008 . In her interview, Sunila…
by Lionel Bopage Any government genuinely looking after the interests of its people would stand for pluralism and the fundamental democratic and human rights of its people. Thus that government will be…
The final results of the rough-and-ready Groundviews poll are now available here. The wording was taken from CPA’s Peace Confidence Index (PCI) poll, of which the ethnic breakdown for this same question…
A video interview on the present situation in the embattled city of Jaffna in the North of Sri Lanka with Ruki Fernando from the Law and Society Trust. Ruki recently wrote to…
Shirley Chisholm- American Politician, the first African-American to win a seat in the United States Congress I like to share the daily experience of being a Tamil in Sri Lanka. The Tamils…
4 young artists in Sri Lanka respond, through their art, and are shaped by the of a country in conflict and a society in turmoil. Through their work, audiences enjoy and appreciate…
Muttukrishna Sarvananthan I am not sure how and why Norway got involved in the Sri Lankan conflict. However, I have read in couple of academic articles that peacemaking in internal conflicts is…
Photo credit: Tim Hetherington, 2007 from HRW website This afternoon we are gathered to celebrate and pay tribute to two Sri Lankan human rights defenders: one a fearless group that has exposed…
The Sunday Times (Wijeya Newspapers) has a children’s section titled FUNDAY. The December 9th FUNDAY carried a continuing series from the Mahavamsa titled . The article has some choice bits of FUN…
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, Sri Lanka’s first citizens journalism website (http://www.groundviews.lk), is pleased to announce that it is a recipient of a 2007 Award of Excellence in the Nonprofit division of the Society for New…