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Two Bodies Hugging Each Other in Death: The Conscience of a Conflict Reporter

Admin August 24, 2021

Namini Wijedasa My initiation into journalism happened in 1994, barely a month after turning 18. Chandrika Kumaratunga was elected President that year and she soon spearheaded a peace process to end Sri Lanka’s civil conflict. When the talks failed, Eelam War III broke out in April 1995. In

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Lost Mark

Admin August 23, 2021

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Have we understood peace & reconciliation well?

Admin August 23, 2021

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Landless Children

Admin August 23, 2021

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An Island on Fire

Admin August 23, 2021

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Collective Art of Harmony

Admin August 23, 2021

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The Question of the Future of the Keeramalai Presidential Palace

Admin August 18, 2021

N. Madiyalagan During the civil conflict in Sri Lanka’s north, lands in the Naguleswaram area in Walikamam North of the Jaffna peninsula were taken over by the military. On this land, in the J/226 Naguleswaram village officer division, a five-story presidential palace was built by the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration in 2012. 12 years after the […]

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Between Development Plans: Sri Lanka’s Plantation Sector and Its Persistent Issues

Admin August 18, 2021

Malliyappuchandi Thilakar The definition of what constitutes Sri Lanka’s Upcountry is broad and vague. Officially, the census records the Upcountry Indian Tamils as being 4.8% of Sri Lanka’s population while the “unofficial” statistic suggests this to be 8%. They live in high density in some districts while in others their settlements are more scattered and […]

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Crimes without Addresses: The State of Abused Children and Child Rights in Sri Lanka

Admin August 18, 2021

Shabeer Mohamed In July 2021 alone, four serious incidents of child abuse – among them the death of a minor employed by an MP, Rishard Bathiudeen – received nationwide media attention in Sri Lanka. This included the case of a 13-year-old girl who was sexually abused by her father and several others over six years […]

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Anti-spa Protests and Sinhala Trade Dominance in Trincomalee

Admin August 17, 2021

Neville Uditha Weerasinghe     With the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka in 2009, the Uppuveli coastline in Trincomalee became a major tourist attraction. The increase in the number of tourists visiting the Uppuveli beach resulted in a large number of resorts and hotels being built in the last few years in […]