Peace Counts
Bad news is good news: The notion that disaster and despair are more newsworthy than peace and harmony is widely known. Countries like Columbia, Israel, Northern Ireland and the Philippines have had…
Districts
Students Missing In Jaffna
– More Information Added Feb 28 – Two students are missing in Vadamaradchi. P.Yaseetharan and K.Sivaruban, who are Uduppidy American Mission students, are missing since Sunday afternoon. Their parents have made a…
Thoughts on Chatroom, a play by Enda Walsh directed by Tracy Holsinger
Photo credit: Christian Northeast , directed by Tracy Holsinger and produced by Mind Adventures Theatre Company, was a refreshing departure from banal productions that usually feature in Colombo. Dealing with suicide and…
THE CRI DE COEUR OF A WOUNDED TIGER OR ‘TIGER IN THE NIGHT’?
The statement of the LTTE marking the unhappy 5th Anniversary of the CFA is a remarkable document. Admittedly, one has to get used to the slightly disconcerting effect of talon, tush and…
Isolation and International Relations
One of the warnings sounded by ex-minister Samaraweera was about the certainty of the international isolation of Sri Lanka if President Rajapaksa did not move to address the culture of impunity and…
Gender and Journalism
For the past three decades, journalism in Sri Lanka has been dominated by men, and as a career it has generally been discouraged amongst women. Things are changing and female journalists are…
A Citizen’s Notes – Mangala Samaraweera’s battle
An article in Sinhala that examines the fate of Mangala Samaraweera – how he got where he is and the (significant) challenges facing him in the future. Download and read the full…
Orwellian leaders and big brothers
Shot this with my mobile, caught up in a massive traffic jam in Kirulapona. A dangerous & delicious irony here. “Partly it was a sort of hymn to the wisdom and majesty…
Daily Propaganda
The Daily News is a state owned newspaper. What it publishes parrots and praises the party line and is usually taken with a grain of salt. Lately, however, it requires at least…
The Unraveling of Chinthanaya Alliances
The electoral alliances Mahinda Rajapaksa forged to win the presidency are unraveling faster than expected. The relationship with the JHU and the commitment to the unitary state apart, the key personalities associated…
What Is The Future Of The Eastern University?
The Eastern University Muslim students are trying to get transfers to other universities for security reasons following the claymore attack by the LTTE on January 31st 2007. Students outside of Batticaloa district…
“We are not willing to go back to our village, till a permanent solution for the Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lankaâ€Â
Interview was taken from: Mrs. Gopalakrishnan Kalaivani, 33 years. On 31st of January 2007 Displaced from: Manalchenai, Muthur Trincomalee Place – Welfare Centre (Cultural Hall Refugee’s Camp, Trincomalee) On the day, when…
The Weligama Declaration
Sri Lanka’s current ‘no war no peace’ situation means that it is a country constantly teetering on the edge of a full scale war. As a result, tension is always high amongst…
Colombo: Under Siege?
Colombo has gradually degenerated into a sinister looking, ‘frightened city’. During the past few months roads have been blocked, speeding convoys disrupt normal traffic, traffic is directed one way, (which is still…
THE CHALLENGE BEFORE THE UNP
Ranil Wickremasinghe made, I think, what he thinks is a speech of statesman-like prophesy, not to mention dignified grace in the face of political cuckoldry, when Parliament reconvened this week following the…