Observations on communal violence erupted today in Sri Lanka
2019-05-13
Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe Anti Muslim communal violence erupted in few parts of the island of Sri Lanka for at least the third time after Easter Sunday terrorist attacks by Muslim extremists linked to ISIS, National Thawheed Jamaath and another unknown extreme cell. Sources from the ground said that police andContinue Reading
Mothering; a short movie on first periods of a girl
2019-05-12
This movie is about a girl experiencing the first periods in her first night at a house where she is offered foster care. She is nursed by the elderly woman in the house at a time she needs lot of love. The director says, “I remember when I was aboutContinue Reading
Sword කඩුව
2019-05-10
When a sword is hanging over your head, you must wear a helmet over your brain and not another sword. ඔබේ හිස මතින් කඩුවක් එල්ලෙන විට ඔබ කළ යුත්තේ ඔබේ මොළය මතින් හෙල්මටයක් පැළඳීම මිස තවත් කඩුවක් හරඹ කිරීම නොවේ.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka to start over again from scratch
2019-05-01
K.G. Philip Shantha There are two points needed to be considered seriously in this political context of Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday bomb attacks that took more than 250 lives and injured over 500. First point, recently I spoke to a rural political activist for his attention on aContinue Reading
Social media ban in Sri Lanka should not be active over a long period – Free Media Movement
2019-04-27
Free Media Movement (FMM) of Sri Lanka states that the social media block that has been imposed as a temporary solution after the Easter Sunday series of bomb attacks, should not be active over a long period. (Article continued after the advertisement) “Justifying the social media block, authorities stated itContinue Reading
What we and the government can do to control social media
2019-04-26
Government has blocked major social media in Sri Lanka but the leading social media influencers log into it via VPN and continue as they are. President Maithripala Sirisena announced that the government is having discussions with social media companies to seek their support to regulate them. First of all, weContinue Reading
Social Media partially blocked; another afternoon blast in Sri Lanka
2019-04-21
Hours after the series of bomb attacks in Sri Lanka in the morning of Easter Sunday, another explosion was reported in a hotel near National Zoological Gardens at Dehiwala, south of Colombo city. At least two persons have died. (Update: Reports around 3 p.m. said another blast has taken placeContinue Reading
Series of massive explosions in Colombo on Easter Sunday; Large number of deaths
2019-04-21
At least six bomb blasts were reported in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Video evidence from a church in Negambo showed apparently dead or seriously injured. At least three of these blasts have taken place in Christian churches. They are Kochchikade St. Anthony’s church in Colombo city, Katuwapitiya St. Sebastian’sContinue Reading
Who created the ceiling art of the UN Human Rights Chamber in Geneva
2019-03-21
The ceiling creates the feeling of a cave with multi-colour stalactites. They look different in colour and shapes according to the place the viewer sits. Stalactites are tapering structures hanging from the roof of some caves. They are formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water.Continue Reading
