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Colombo, Media and Communications, Science and Technology

In conversation with Harsha Purasinghe: Tech entrepreneurship and innovation in Sri Lanka

Both the LinkedIn and Twitter profiles of Harsha Purasinghe note that he is Founder & CEO of Microimage, Microimage Mobile Media and WSO2 Mobile. He is in short a serial technology entrepreneur…

Groundviews Groundviews on 12/15/2013
Colombo, Media and Communications, Science and Technology

Looking Back at Six Decades of Lankan Journalism: What went wrong?

Edwin Ariyadasa, who completed 91 years on 3 December 2013, is one of two grand old men of Lankan journalism still practising their craft (the other being D F Kariyakarawana, also 91)….

Nalaka Gunawardene Nalaka Gunawardene on 12/04/201312/04/2013
Colombo, Environment, Science and Technology

What is this about Dicyandiamide?

Featured image courtesy 3News Is this is a legitimate problem or it is a problem created by the nationalists who want to get a competitor out of the way? I am confident…

Gladys Samuel Gladys Samuel on 08/24/2013
Colombo, Development, Economy, Education, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Science and Technology

Strengthening innovation in Sri Lanka: In conversation with Anushka Wijesinha

Anushka Wijesinha is a Research Economist at the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka and is one of the most prominent voices in Sri Lanka today championing innovation. We begin by…

Groundviews Groundviews on 04/07/201304/07/2013
Colombo, International, International Relations, Peace and Conflict, Science and Technology, UN Panel Report, Vavuniya

Eating properly and smiling: The evasive Valerie Amos on Twitter

On 18th December 2012, at around 10pm in Sri Lanka, Valerie Amos, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator took to Twitter, ostensibly to answer questions related to the…

Groundviews Groundviews on 12/19/2012
Colombo, Development, Science and Technology

In memory of Ray Wijewardana

Image courtesy One day in year 2005, Ray visited the University of Moratuwa as the chancellor. I think it was an official meeting to organize an innovations exhibition showcasing the work done…

Thrishantha Nanayakkara Thrishantha Nanayakkara on 11/17/201211/15/2012
Colombo, Education, International, Science and Technology

A Child of Apollo Salutes His First Hero: Remembering Neil Armstrong

When Neil Armstrong took that first ’small step’ on to the Moon, at 10.56 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 20 July 1969, a quarter of humanity — following it live on…

Nalaka Gunawardene Nalaka Gunawardene on 08/28/201208/27/2012
Colombo, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Science and Technology

Stand Athwart Censorship in Sri Lanka

In Tom Stoppard’s superlative play, , Ros shouts “Fire!” and when questioned by Guil, Ros reassuringly responds, “It’s all right – I’m demonstrating the misuse of free speech. To prove that it…

Nigel Nugawela Nigel Nugawela on 07/18/201207/18/2012
Colombo, Environment, Politics and Governance, Science and Technology

The Green Revolution and Rio

It has been many years of writing in the Sri Lankan media of the stupidity of the so-called Green Revolution that successive governments in Sri Lanka aided by their ‘knowledgeable ‘ scientists…

Ranil Senanayake Ranil Senanayake on 06/21/201206/21/2012
Colombo, Politics and Governance, Science and Technology

Surrendering Airwaves & Liberty to Nepotism

Frequency Allocation- A Grand Corruption? Understanding the State capture by Kleptocrats does not require a dedicated study; it is easily recognizable.  For the benefit of keen students of governance, let me begin…

J C Weliamuna J C Weliamuna on 06/11/2012
Colombo, Development, Jaffna, Politics and Governance, Science and Technology

Sri Lanka’s Census 2012: What should have been asked? What could have been done better?

Conducting a census is an important activity for any country as the data gathered from it would serve as the foundation for policies, development related activities and future planning of not only…

Iromi Perera Iromi Perera on 04/17/201204/17/2012
Colombo, Science and Technology

A Tale of Three Telescopes and a Blind News Media

Every newshound must survive a ‘lean news’ day. Most know what to do when that happens: sniff around, or dig deeper. But like our canine friends, newshounds too occasionally bark up the…

Nalaka Gunawardene Nalaka Gunawardene on 10/04/201110/04/2011
Colombo, Development, Healthcare, Politics and Governance, Science and Technology

Subsidizing Addiction?

It was with this that I opened my article on ‘wildlife conservation’ in 1979. I was being confronted to a national extinction of the in-situ wildlife populations within anthropogenic ecosystems. In other…

Ranil Senanayake Ranil Senanayake on 07/02/201107/01/2011
Colombo, Development, Education, Media and Communications, Media and Communications, Science and Technology

ICTs, science fiction and disasters: A conversation with Nalaka Gunawardene

I last spoke to Nalaka Gunawardene on public television in February 2009. Nalaka’s varied interests and experience is hard to pin down, but the issues he most often writes on are anchored…

Groundviews Groundviews on 05/12/2011
Colombo, Science and Technology

The Storyteller of Public Science

Veteran journalist Tambiaiah Sabaratnam, who has died aged 79, was a pathfinder and leading light in Sri Lankan science journalism for over a generation. Throughout his long association with the English and…

Nalaka Gunawardene Nalaka Gunawardene on 03/12/201103/12/2011

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