Groundviews - Journalism for Citizens
WEBThe Need for Humanitarianism is Greater Than Ever. Former High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadako Ogata, said there were no humanitarian solutions to humanitarian problems because what they required were political solutions. When states and governments fail their citizens, endangering their…. Groundviews on 08/30/2024.
About - Groundviews
WEBNov 26, 2019 · About. Groundviews. on 04/10/2008. Image shows version 2.0 of the site, launched in 2009. Groundviews is a citizens journalism website based in Sri Lanka. The site uses a range of genres and media to highlight alternative perspectives on governance, human rights, the arts and literature, peace-building and other issues. Disclaimer.
Thirty Years On: Pain of the Northern Muslims is Forgotten
WEBOct 12, 2020 · Black October 1990 began in the Jaffna peninsula with the expulsion of the Muslims of Chavakachcheri on October 15 and ended with the Muslims of Jaffna town on October 30. Some 75,000 Northern Muslims from five districts were dragged into Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict when they were forcibly expelled from their Northern homeland by …
Author: Michael Meyler - Groundviews
WEBThe Extraordinary Life, Times and Talent of Laki Senanayake. Laki is seated on a black, high-backed, padded executive swivel chair. He is bare-bodied, in a bright red sarong, dappled sunlight catching his white beard. On the table in …
Sajith Premadasa and A.K. Dissanayake Tied in Voter Poll
WEBMay 30, 2024 · The Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) MRP provisional estimates of presidential election voting intent in April 2024 show support for NPP/JVP leader A.K. Dissanayake dropped to 39% levelling with SJB leader Sajith Premadasa. Support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe increased to …
Other State Forests and the Conservation of Sri Lanka’s Rainforest ...
WEBNov 23, 2020 · These forests contain 94% of the 830 flowering-plant species endemic to the island 4 and more than 80% of the island’s approximately 200 endemic land mollusc species 5. The Wet Zone covers about 13,000 km 2, that is less than 20% of the total area of the island 6,7. Remarkably, many Sri Lankan endemic species …
Drowning in Debt, Women Farmers Take a Firm Stand
WEBApr 6, 2021 · Be the first one! Trapped between unscrupulous microfinance companies and duplicitous governments, Sri Lanka’s rural women farmers are drowning in debt. Over 200 have committed suicide, some with their young children; families have been wrecked and hard-earned possessions lost as they struggle to …
Saving Sinharaja: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Groundviews
WEBApr 13, 2021 · The Sinharaja Complex of forests is the largest, and one of the most critical, protected areas in the Wet Zone of Sri Lanka. It is the last remaining, relatively undisturbed, remnant of a tropical humid evergreen forest. Straddled between the Ratnapura, Matara, Kalutara and Galle Districts, the forest complex spreads in an east-west direction ...
Uthayan in Jaffna: All the news that’s fit to print, and then some
WEBNov 29, 2014 · We still face threats. We are still feeling the fear,” said 35 year old Thevanayagam Premananth, the editor of Uthayan newspapers. We talked in his office, part of the compound that had once been the torture chambers of the Tamil Tigers. A mug with “Happy birthday to the best editor in the world” printed on it rested on top of some old ...
Survey Reveals Dramatic Shift in Voting Patterns - Groundviews
WEBFeb 22, 2023 · The latest Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) carried out by the Institute for Health Policy (IHP) by the polling in January 2023 shows the NPP/JVP and SJB running neck and neck in a general election with voting intentions among likely voters at 32% and 31% each respectively. Both are ahead of …
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