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#uதுකම් (#Duty): By Laleen Jayamanne Somewhere online, I found this simple but startling composite, multi-scripted, word-slogan of the aragalaya; (#duty#යුතුකම්). Written with letters (akshara), drawn from all three languages of the country, it appears to be by an anonymous artist during the earlier GOTAGOGAMA PHASE of the aragalaya. It’s a key word expressing an ethical […]
By Lynn Ockersz For the Isle’s local Sires, On whom the reins of power, Were bestowed with caution, By a tactically retreating empire, The umbilical tie with the latter, Was never brought asunder, For, the departing big power, Wanted a faithful local agent, And our Brown Sahib class, With its zest for adulation, Meets the […]
In a classified diplomatic cable from Colombo, wartime US Ambassador here Patricia Butenis categorized President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa and common candidate at the 2010 presidential poll General Sarath Fonseka as war criminals. The cable released by whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, written by Butenis weeks ahead of the presidential poll conducted […]
Sri Lanka is currently suffering an economic, political and human rights crisis. In recent months, countless people have taken to the streets to call for reform, accountability for corruption, and for urgent government action to protect their rights.