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Peace and Reconciliation

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Naveen Silva It has been 10+ years since the end of a 30-year armed conflict that was triggered due to ethnic tensions. However little has been achieved so far in terms of peace-building and reconciliation. This implies that the end of a long conflict itself will not lead to peace and
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Why should disinformation be countered? (Analysis on Impacts of Disinformation in the internet era)

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Viranjana Herath Although disinformation is not a novel concept, it has become a burning issue with the development of internet-based media platforms. How does disinformation make adverse impacts both in international and domestic scenarios? In this regard, identifying disinformation is essential because there are several related terms such as fake news, disinformation,
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Tackling Hate Speech and Fake News

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Lilani Dias ‘Viral’ in today’s society has far reaching implications  than what the word would otherwise mean. In the 21st century’s technological era, we live in glass houses where each and every one of us are, in one way or the other, ‘online’, and ‘trending’ on differing levels. In such a society, hate speech and […]
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Establishing True Peace Among Communities

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Tharindu Jayanath “The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.” – Thich Nhat Hanh Peace is an ever-sought phenomenon throughout the world for centuries. Living a peaceful life is considered a fundamental right of every citizen. Peace has been defined in several ways based on the […]
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Buddhism’s Teachings on Fake News

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Amanda N. Perera Dissemination of Fake News has a deep archive. Anything from “Vidane vomited seven crows” to “poison mixed into waterways by extremists” is fake news. News is synonymous with credible reports, announcements, and press releases. But this is not always the case. The government has issued myriad legal guidelines on tackling fake news. […]
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800 Enmeshed in Hate Speech

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Ahsan Afthar Biographies of many people with great achievements in their real life and have found a place for themselves in history have been made into movie films. M.S.Thony, Manikarnica, Soorarai Pottu, Mahanatti and Dirty Pictures are some of them.  In this line, the life history of the great spin bowler in the Sri Lanka […]
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Covid 19 Pandemic and Reconciliation

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Sunimal Hettiarachchi Covid 19 pandemic is spreading all over the world creating many other pandemics. Racism, localism, indigenous rivalry, fake information and mythical beliefs are the other pandemics arisen with Covid 19. Those pandemics are spreading hand in hand around the world along with Covid 19. Covid 19 was originated in Wuhan, China. As it […]