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The commission that learnt lessons

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Sampath Deshapriya Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) was defeated by Sri Lanka’s state military 18th May 2009 after a three-decade war. After that, Sri Lanka government was internationally accused of violating human rights. Six such charges were raised, and if five of them were proved, it
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Name Boards: The Fate of the Tamil Language!

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Keerthika Mahalingam The usage of language is at the forefront of escalating racist issues in Sri Lankan society. In 1956, the ‘Sinhala Only’ Act was introduced by the late Mr S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, who laid the foundation for the Sinhala-Tamil ethnic issue and later evolved into a three-decade long war. Today, despite the end of the […]
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The Future of Sri Lankan Cinema in the COVID-19 Era

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Keerthika Mahalingam “Cinema is the dream that thousands of people gazing at once” – Bertolucci, Italian film director and screenwriter If there is one medium that is more powerful than social media today, it is the cinematic medium. Even the daily lives of people in Asian countries can be seen through cinema today. Against this […]
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Let’s face hate speech!

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What is hate speech? The United Nations Strategy and Action Plan on Hate Speech defines what hate speech is as follows. “Any communication in the form of offensive, pejorative or discriminatory language that refers to an individual or a group and attacks on the basis of their religion, race, nationality, caste, color, lineage, gender or […]
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The Deplorable Situation in Sri Lanka’s Vegetable Trade

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Keerthika Mahalingam “It is unfortunate that no matter how many attempts are made to bring vegetables to the market and sell them, the public is not inclined to buy them. We can’t see the vegetables rot. So we offer a lower price in bulk”, said Sagarika. Sagarika runs a small vegetable business in the Wellampitiya […]