Galle

Colombo, Galle, Media and Communications

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…

Sunanda Deshapriya on 07/13/2007

Batticaloa, Colombo, Disaster Management, Galle, Human Rights, Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict

Voices of Reconciliation Radio – New Content

Tune in and turn up the volume! VOR Radio aims to enhance social, political and cultural cohesion in Sri Lanka through podcasts in Sinhala, Tamil and English with a special focus on…

Groundviews on 07/05/2007

Anuradhapura, Batticaloa, Colombo, Galle, Human Rights, Matara, Peace and Conflict, Trincomalee, Vavuniya

Groundviews on 04/23/200704/11/2008

Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Hambantota, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Mannar, Matale, Matara, Moneragala, Nuwara Eliya, Peace and Conflict, Polonnaruwa

Crossover and Mixed Public Reaction

The latest survey conducted by the Social Indicator, the survey research unit of the Centre for Policy Alternatives reveals that Sri Lankans express mixed opinion on the recent crossover by the 18…

Pradeep Peiris on 03/09/2007

Batticaloa, Colombo, Galle, Human Rights, Human Security, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Trincomalee

White Vans, Disappearances And Abductions

Lets talk about white vans, disappearances and abductions. How much do people who don’t speak in Tamil know about these subjects, and conversely how much do people who speak in Tamil know…

Chamath on 03/05/2007

Advocacy, Galle, Hambantota, Human Security, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

The Death of a Priest

I my column for Ravaya & Groundviews this week I explore the killing of a citizen, a priest, in Jaffna. The manner in which it which it was reported in the Sinhala…

Sunanda Deshapriya on 01/24/2007

Colombo, Galle, Human Security, Peace and Conflict

Bus bombs

The south is in turmoil after bombs in buses. Allegedly the work of the LTTE, it’s bringing home, once again, the terror & anxiety that many of us thought we had left…

on 01/07/2007

Disaster Management, Galle, IDPs and Refugees

Remembering the tsunami – along the south coast…

A couple of days ago (26th), I travelled along the South Coast, leaving Colombo early in the morning. I was with a friend who had come here to film some stuff relating…

sam on 12/27/2006

Colombo, Galle, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Poverty

Thoughts For Discussion – A JVP View

I would like to throw out a few ideas for those who come from a peacebuilding paradigm for discussion if possible. My recent chat with a long-time supporter of the JVP, now…

Chamath on 12/27/2006