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Sri Lanka: In Iraq

Neha Viswanathan — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:06:41 +0000

groundviews on Sri Lankan mercenaries in Iraq.

Sri Lanka: Ridi Vihare

Rezwan — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:22:49 +0000

Cerno visits a historic cave temple – the Ridi Vihare -”Silver Temple” in Sinhala and writes about it.

Sri Lanka: Lunar Eclipse pictures

Rezwan — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:06:27 +0000

Shehal of kanabona.com witnessed the partial Lunar eclipse on August 17th in Sri Lanka and posts some beautiful photographs of the eclipse.

Bangladesh: Is SAARC a paper tiger?

Rezwan — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:13:13 +0000

Ahmede Hussain of Black and Gray writes on the recently concluded South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) summit in Colombo and comments, “SAARC leadership must show brinkmanship to make the region an economic powerhouse.”

Sri Lanka: A Georgia case?

Rezwan — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:04:35 +0000

Lanka Page opines that the recent incident in Georgia can be a lesson for Sri Lanka: “like in 1987, there is every likelihood that India will intervene if we too try a “Georgia.”

Sri Lanka: Against Media

Neha Viswanathan — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:49:07 +0000

Free Media Sri Lanka on a government minister organizing an anti-media protest and calling for a ban on a particular TV station.

South Asia: For Obama

Neha Viswanathan — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:45:59 +0000

Sepia Mutiny on a popular actor of South Asian origin - Kal Penn rooting for Obama.

Sri Lanka: Displaced

Neha Viswanathan — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:24:17 +0000

The ethnic conflict has left many people in Sri Lanka stranded in their own country. groundviews on the condition of some people in camps.

Sri Lanka: No Pornography

Neha Viswanathan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:44:44 +0000

Made in Sri Lanka and LirneAsia discuss the censoring of pornographic material.

Sri Lanka: Monitoring Mobiles

Neha Viswanathan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:37:42 +0000

A mobile telephony provider in Sri Lanka wants all users to include photographs in their registration documents. LirneASIA doesn't see the point of such a move.

Sri Lanka: Ceasefire and SAARC

Neha Viswanathan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:03:47 +0000

groundviews analyzes the implication of the cease fire declared by the LTTE in Sri Lanka during the SAARC summit.

Sri Lanka: 25 years after the riots

Neha Viswanathan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:01:50 +0000

ICT4Peace on the various commemorative posts on the 25th anniversary of the ethnic riots in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka: Videos on the 1983 riots

Neha Viswanathan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:19:10 +0000

The Vikalpa YouTube video channel has 30 short videos on the ethnic riots in Sri Lanka in July 1983.

Sri Lanka: SAARC and Failures

Neha Viswanathan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:16:30 +0000

groundviews on the SAARC summit in Sri Lanka and why their initiatives tend to fail.

Sri Lanka: Vehicles, energy and tax

Neha Viswanathan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:18:12 +0000

Sri Lankan economy on the possible impact of the government's decision to raise taxes on imported vehicles.