Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

A Vacuum in the Democratic Discourse as Displayed by the Killing of Vidushan

Admin August 30, 2021

Asanka Abeyratne            In Sri Lanka, torture and death in police custody have become commonplace practices over the last few decades. Almost all of the recent killings targeting underworld suspects in police custody were justified by the logic of “firing in

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Chinese and Tamil language confusion and the new crisis

Admin August 30, 2021

C.J. Amarathunga Several incidents of replacing the Tamil language with Chinese in the name boards of some projects funded by China were reported recently. One such incident was reported from the Colombo Port City project. The name board in its central garden area was in English, Sinhala, and Chinese. The Tamil language was not there, […]

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Provincial Councils, the Covid-19 Pandemic and the People

Admin August 30, 2021

C. J. Amarathunga       It has been over a year since Sri Lanka first faced the Covid-19 pandemic. At the time of writing, the country continues to be entrenched in a severe crisis. People’s lives are almost at a standstill due to constant closures and travel restrictions. Daily wagers have their revenue streams […]

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Conversion Costs Formula Example

Admin August 28, 2021

That’s why it is vital to keep a tab on metrics such as conversion cost. It can help you have these crucial discussions at the right juncture, and it also keeps your marketing teams on their toes. Moreover, it can help you turn your struggling campaigns into profitable ones. For instance, depreciation and electricity bills […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Child Labour: Slavery in the 21st Century

Admin August 27, 2021

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe  Waking up early in the morning to walk 4-5 KM to school through unpaved, deserted roads and wooded patches in poor lighting – and often without a proper breakfast – is the common plight of a majority of children in Sri Lanka’s estate sector. The descendants of labour brought down from India and […]

Gender and Identity

I successfully fought battles outside but faced shocking challenges within the workplace

Admin August 27, 2021

Krishni Kandasami Ifham           There are many obstacles when working as a journalist in any part of the world but a female journalist faces greater challenges due to the inherently patriarchal nature of the field.    l started my journey as a journalist by joining a major Tamil newspaper at the peak […]

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Among the pages of a newspaper – With one memory…Lessons learnt from Nugelanda and the Pillayaradi fields…

Admin August 27, 2021

C. Dodawatte One day in the late nineties, I visited the village of Nugelanda on a reporting assignment. I cannot recall the exact dates, perhaps it was the year 1999. Nugelanda is a rural village in the Uhana Divisional Secretariat in the Ampara District. It was a border village that was frequently attacked by the […]

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Sinhalese Journalists in Defending the Rights of Tamil Journalists

Admin August 27, 2021

R. Bharathy At about 7 AM on 29 August 2006, a media friend who contacted me disclosed a shocking incident that had occurred a few hours earlier: that Nadaraja Guruparan, the News Manager of Suriyan FM, had been abducted. The abduction had taken place in Mount Lavinia when, having left home at about 4.30 AM, […]

Gender and Identity

Tamil women and Journalism

Admin August 27, 2021

Gowri Maha Even though Tamil women receive education and are in employment society, in general, continues to assess them based on their role in the family unit. Therefore, the skills these women showcase through professional achievements often tend not to get appreciated. The situation of the average man, however, is quite different. Their skills, abilities, […]

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A Journalist’s Long Quest for Peace During the War and After

Admin August 27, 2021

Sampath Deshapriya As the political emergency that engulfed the entire country during the 1988-89 period was coming to an end, the “Yukthiya” (Justice) newspaper, which was launched in an Aloy Avenue office, Kollupitiya, was printed and distributed fortnightly. I joined the editorial department of this newspaper as a novice writer during the first half of […]