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Colombo, Galle, Human Rights, Matale, Matara, Peace and Conflict, Post-War

One Thousand Moons, and a Thousand Moons More

News broke on the morning hours of October 18 that Shehan Karunatilaka had become the first Sri Lankan author since Michael Ondaatje to win the Booker prize. The following hours, days and…

Pranith Wirasinha on 11/08/202202/10/2023

Ampara, Anuradhapura, Batticaloa, Colombo, Features, Galle, Gampaha, Hambantota, Identity, Jaffna, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Mannar, Matale, Matara, Moneragala, Nuwara Eliya, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Polonnaruwa, Presidential Election 2015, Puttalam, Trincomalee, Vavuniya

#icanChangeSL & #wecanChangeSL: Shaping a new Sri Lanka

Engage with this campaign in Tamil (புதிய இலங்கையை வடிவமைப்போம்…) or Sinhala (ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අනාගතය හැඩගැස්වීම සදහා…) too! ### The Presidential poll of 8 January 2015 inspired the largest number of voters in Sri Lanka’s…

Groundviews on 02/04/201502/11/2015

Colombo, Development, Economy, Galle, Human Security, Matara

Review of ‘Right of Way: A journey of resettlement’

I was delighted when asked to review . At the time of review, the publication was not in the public domain, and given what I had seen of Sharni’s previous work, I…

Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa on 01/15/201201/15/2012

Ampara, Batticaloa, Development, Disaster Management, Features, Hambantota, Human Security, Kandy, Kegalle, Matale, Matara, Moneragala, Nuwara Eliya, Politics and Governance, Polonnaruwa, Trincomalee

On Flooding and Disaster Management

Photo courtesy www.facebook.com/battipeople Over the last two days, torrential rainstorms in the Central and Eastern province have caused severe flooding, landslides and an overwhelming humanitarian crisis with 758,000 people affected island-wide (according…

Groundviews on 01/10/201101/10/2011

Advocacy, Ampara, Anuradhapura, Batticaloa, Colombo, Districts, Galle, Gampaha, Hambantota, Human Rights, Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Jaffna, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Mannar, Matale, Matara, Media and Communications, Moneragala, Nuwara Eliya, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Polonnaruwa, Post-War, Puttalam, Reconciliation, Trincomalee, Vavuniya, War Crimes

Needed: An Agenda for Reform on Groundviews

Whilst it is not clear as to whether we would be voting in both the presidential and general elections on the same day, it is clear that we will be voting in…

on 11/06/200911/05/2009

Galle, Hambantota, Matara, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

What now about the Rajapaksa regime, after the South?

What now about the Rajapaksa regime, after the South ? It was Velupillai Prabhakaran the late Tamil Tiger leader who once said the Sinhala people have only a short memory. Perhaps it…

Kusal Perera on 10/11/2009

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