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Journalism for Citizens. The 2024 presidential election marked the first major electoral event following the aragalaya and the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Muslims Returning to Jaffna Face Many Challenges to Exist
Apr 13, 2024 · In October 1990 some 75,000 to 100,000 Muslims in the Northern Province, about five percent of the province’s total population, were forcibly expelled from their homeland by the LTTE. In some places,…
JVP’s Unmistakable Turn - Groundviews
Feb 14, 2024 · Amid the buzz surrounding the presidential race this year, the visit of the JVP-led National People’s Party (NPP) to India has raised much attention. As Sri Lanka plunged into a historic economic…
The JVP and Ethnic Relations: Walking a Tightrope to 2024 (Part 3)
Sep 18, 2024 · Photo courtesy of JVP. As Sri Lanka approaches the 2024 presidential election, the NPP is positioning itself as a major contender. In the previous articles (part 1 and part 2), we explored the JVP’s historical trajectory and its evolving stance on ethnic relations.This third analysis looks at the NPP’s current manifesto, “A thriving nation, A beautiful life”.
Waiting for a Democratic Opposition - Groundviews
Oct 20, 2024 · The point had been made often enough. Without a Gotabaya Rajapaksa presidency, there wouldn’t have been an Anura Kumara Dissanayake presidency. For the NPP/JVP to go from 3 percent to 42 percent in four plus years, the system had to be broken from within by the very leaders entrusted with its care ...
A.K. Dissanayake Leads in Presidential Election Voting Intent
Sep 12, 2024 · Photo courtesy of The Leader. The Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) MRP provisional estimates of presidential election voting intent for August 2024 show NPP/JVP leader A.K. Dissanayake and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa led in voting preferences of all adults ahead of the September presidential election.
#GotaGoHome Archives - Groundviews
Sri Lanka has taken the (rather delayed) initiative to seek International Monetary Fund (IMF) aid and assistance to cure the economic crisis. Before I delve into what the IMF conditionalities and its…
Sajith Premadasa Leads in Presidential Election Voting Intent
Aug 1, 2024 · Photo courtesy of The Leader. Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) MRP provisional estimates of Presidential Election voting intent in all adults in June show that support for SJB leader Sajith Premadasa increased to 43% (+4) but decreased for NPP/JVP leader AK Dissanayake to 30% (-6) compared to May.
Saving Sinharaja: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Groundviews
Apr 13, 2021 · The Sinharaja Rainforest has been in the public eye for a few weeks now. Is it being threatened by encroachment and development? Will it lose its UNESCO World Heritage status? Are there…
Survey Reveals Dramatic Shift in Voting Patterns - Groundviews
Feb 22, 2023 · Assuming general election voting intent transfers to voting in local authority elections due in March, our January polling suggests that the SJB and the NPP/JVP between them will win the plurality in most local authorities and wards.