Stories about Sri Lanka from July, 2007
Sri Lanka: Illegal Abortions
Beyond Borders on the consequences of abortion being illegal in Sri Lanka – pointing out that the 300,000 illegal abortions in the country are a silent genocide if a person believes that the fetus is a human being.
Sri Lanka: Children and the homeland
Whisperings on raising children far away from where the parents come from.
Sri Lanka: English and Universal Language
A Janusis on the prevalence of English, the cultural and historical backdrop of the “universal language”.
Sri Lanka: Rallies and Traffic
Indi.ca on rallies and the issues with traffic sluggishness that results from these rallies.
Sri Lanka: Arranged Marriages
London, Lanka and Drums on arranged marriages, the author's changing views over the years.
Sri Lanka: On blogs and writing
London, Lanka and Drums reflects on the Sri Lankan Blogosphere and writing.
Sri Lanka: Thoppigala and the aftermath
Lanka Whistle-Blower examines the aftermath of the government's “victory” at Thoppigala.
Sri Lanka: Fresh Off The Boat
At Found In Ceylon, Adams talks of the F.O.B feeling, Fresh Off the Boat – and yet, picking up mannerisms and aspects of culture.
Sri Lanka: Music
London, Lanka and Drums on music and its importance to Sri Lankans.
Sri Lanka: Blogs and Plagiarizing
Extremes of Truth on main stream media plagiarizing from blogs.
Bahrain: Sri Lankan Maid to be Executed in Saudi
Esraa from Bahrain links to a news article about a Sri Lankan maid facing execution in Saudi Arabia.
Sri Lanka: Education and Tamils
education forum asks if Tamils were squeezed out of higher education because of standardisation.
South Asia: Doctors in the UK
With doctors in the NHS being connected to the terror plot in the UK, The Daily Rhino on the politics of healthcare and NHS.
Sri Lanka: Free Media
A Voice in Colombo on the state of free media in Sri Lanka, and if it really is free.
Sri Lanka: Passport Office
cerno on going to the Sri Lanka Immigration Passport office. The bloggers calls it a drama in two acts!
Sri Lanka: Media and Ethics
groundviews on media – “While attention is concentrated on the growing challenges to free media – and rightly so given the growing repression and censorship – less attention is paid to the unprofessional conduct of media that in their careless abandon of the rights of readers and contributors exacerbates significant...
