What’s missing out there? People or Politics?
Featured image courtesy The Hindu R, Sampanthan, Leader of TNA and ITAK – www.seithy.com / 2015 December 23 “Thamil Makkal Peravai” (TMP) prompted this essay on Christmas Day. I checked up on…
Sri Lanka
Building Colombo into a Globally Competitive City
As Sri Lanka transitions towards peace, it’s time to discuss what cities of the future will look like. Colombo has numerous problems caused by urban sprawl – flooding and traffic congestion being…
#HRDaySL: A Conversation On Freedom
Picture of Human Rights Day protest in Mannar courtesy TamilGuardian Yesterday (December 10) was Human Rights Day. The theme this year, according to the UN was ‘Our Rights, Our Freedoms. Always.’ Since…
Citizens Call For More Participation, Transparency In Megapolis Plan
Picture courtesy wrmpp.gov.lk A group of citizens, headed by Jayantha Dhanapala, Prof Savitri Goonesekara and Sunil Siriwardena have written to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe requesting for more transparency and public participation in…
Corruption: Where is Sri Lanka Now?
December 9 is global Anti-Corruption Day. To mark the occasion, used Twitter’s new poll feature in order to gauge what our followers felt about corruption. Since the option to add short polls…
Time the People said a loud and a firm “NO” to Medics without Ethics
Picture courtesy NewsFirst Mission statement – Handbook (2014) for Students of Colombo Medical Faculty I respect the medical profession when it respects the “Oath of Hippocrates“. I will respect them if they…
The Leaders of this Country and a Nameless Dying Woman
Featured image courtesy Al Jazeera The Citizens Demand the Right to know As citizens of Sri Lanka we know only two facts about the Nameless Dying Woman in Saudi Arabia. One, that…
De-stigmatising HIV On World AIDS Day
Today (December 1) is World AIDS Day. According to reports, approximately 4 people are diagnosed with HIV every week in Sri Lanka, with an estimated 5 more going undetected. The National STD/AIDS…
A Tale of Taxation – A rundown on Budget 2016
In the wake of the Budget being presented in Parliament, spoke to several people, including economists, trade union representatives and government officials, on their thoughts– from positives to reservations. Senior Economist –…
Standing Tall: A study of Women In Need’s dedication to combating violence against women
Featured image courtesy Amalini de Sayrah Yesterday (November 25) marked the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women. To mark this day, decided to study an organisation dedicated towards combating violence against…
Civil Society in the East appeal to UNWGEID for Demilitarisation
Featured image courtesy RightsNow Members of civil society, including families of those disappeared in Batticaloa, Ampara and Trincomalee have come together to issue a statement to the UN Working Group on Enforced and…
A study on Skype Chat as a tool for Public Discourse
Picture courtesy androidcentral Recently, Skype launched its new public group chat tool, which allowed even those who weren’t registered Skype users to chat with others, and for free. Around the same time,…
What does hate speech mean to you?
Featured image courtesy Huffington Post Monday (November 16) marked the International Day of Tolerance. This day is particularly relevant to Sri Lankans, as the Government announced legislation to curb hate speech recently….
Prospects for good governance and national reconciliation post the August 17th elections
Featured image courtesy Newsfirst. Leonard Cohen[1] Giuseppe di Lampedusa[2] The genesis of this paper was a recent trip we took to Lanka as election observers for the August parliamentary elections. During the…
Standing up to the Age of Emotions
Featured image of Paris attack memorial courtesy Norway July 23, 2011 A 32-year-old Norwegian suspect has been arrested after at least 87 people were killed in two attacks in Norway courtesy Colombo,…
