GlobalVoices in Learn more »

Sri Lanka

Country archive · 96 posts


Page 3 of 16

Latest stories about Sri Lanka

11 September 2010

South Asia: Bloggers on ‘Burn a Qur'an Day'

Written by Rezwan · Protest, Religion

In the past week pastor Terry Jones caused much controversy in the US and across the world with his planned burn a Koran day event to mark the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. We will look at some reactions from the South Asian bloggers.

· 11comments · read »

8 July 2010

Sri Lanka: United Nations Office Under Siege

Read this post.
Written by Rezwan · Governance, Human Rights

A Sri Lankan cabinet minister and a leader of the political party NFF began a hunger strike outside the UN office in Colombo to protest against an UN panel set up to probe allegations of war crimes during the civil war. On 6th of July, the NFF surrounded the UN compound in Colombo and today is the 3rd day of the siege.

· 12comments · read »

3 May 2010

Technology for Transparency: The South Asian Story

Written by Namita Singh · Technology for Transparency Network
Technology for Transparency Network

Democracy is still relatively young in South Asia, and not always stable. While politicians in the region are eager to integrate technology into their policy platforms, they are less enthusiastic about its use by activists who want more transparency and accountable governments.

· 2comments · read »

18 April 2010

Bhutan: South Asian Leaders Meet For SAARC Summit

Read this post.
Written by Sonam Ongmo · Development, Environment

Bhutan is in a flurry of activity, gearing up for the upcoming SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Summit. Here the South Asian leaders will discuss about issues like climate change, poverty alleviation, economic cooperation and curbing terrorism and will try to find a common ground.

· read »

15 April 2010

Sri Lanka: A Predictable Election

Read this post.
Written by Rezwan · Elections, Governance

On 8th of April Sri Lankan voters went to vote to elect 225 representatives in the parliament to form a new government. The election saw a low turnout and was marred with violence. Sri Lankan bloggers analyzes the result and question the election process.

· 1comments · read »

25 March 2010

Sri Lanka: The Akon Controversy

Read this post.
Written by Rezwan · Breaking News, Governance

A recent video of R&B singer-songwriter Akon featuring a group of scantly clad women dancing at a pool party in front of a Buddha statue caused much uproar in Sri Lanka. This became a hot topic in the Sri Lankan blogosphere.

· 5comments · read »
Page 3 of 16

World regions

Countries

Based on the Wikipedia list of countries, details.

Languages