Discussion in Charana TV with journalist Amila Jayasekara and the President of the Federation of Univeristy Teachers’ Association, Prof. Barana Jayawardena on how out-migration of Sri Lankan professionals may affect Sri Lanka – 2023
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https://fgs.cmb.ac.lk/iwd-2024/
Coordinator of the Women’s Day public celebration organised at the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo – 2024
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https://www.youtube.com/live/MaIwwleNVxY
What impact Sri Lankan immigrants does towards 2024 presidential election in Sri Lanka? A TV program at Sirasa TV with Omaya Kovilgoda on 2nd of September, 2024
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ITN Panorama program on Sri Lankan immigrants’ returning for vote in 2024 elections. Co-resource person – Dr Udan Fernando. Program moderation – ITN chairman – Mr Sudarshana Gunewardena – 2024
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Public commentary about how the anti-immigrant riots in England affects Sri Lankan migrants – at Neth FM on August, 2024
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Public commentary about what is happening in Bangladesh to Neth FM on August, 2024
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Public commentary on how 2024 US election would affect Sri Lanka – to Neth FM on August, 2024
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Doramadalawa program in ITN with journalist Hasintha Hettiarachchi on Migration on July, 2023
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Discussion with the Youtube channel TYPICAL COLOMBO on November 2023 on Sri Lankan migration due to economic crisis.
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Discussion on Sri Lanka’s foreign policy “The dangers of Sri Lanka becoming someone else’s hub” at Sirasa TV o 17th May, 2023. Co-discussants – Dr. Dayanath Laksiri Mendis, Dr. George Cooke, Mr. Kusum Wijethilaka and Dr. Harinda Vidanage
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Speaker at the panel 02 – ‘A reading of the Aragalaya’ at the Conference “The Sri Lanka that the struggle envisioned” – 09th April, 2023. Co-speakers – Prof. Arjuna Parakrama, Dr. Prabha Manuratne, Ms. Swasthika Arulingam
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Discussion: The crisis, strike and suppression: by Open University of Sri Lanka on 14th March, 2023
Co-panelists – Prof. Arjuna Parakrama, Dr. Mahim Mendis and Dr. Dileepa Witharana. Moderated by Dr. Athulasiri Samarakoon
Discussion – The struggle, power and the people by Law and Society Trust – on 31st March, 2023. Co-speakers – Dr. Dileepa Witharana, Melani Gunathilaka, Rev. Wekadawala Rahula, Shenu Perera, moderated by Vidura Munasinghe
Discussion on Ragging in Universities based on “Ei.. First Year” video by University of Kelaniya, October, 2022, organised by Colombo Think Tank. Link for the discussion:
Was the struggle a failure? A discussion with Omaya Kovilgoda at Sirasa TV on October, 2022. Link: https://www.facebook.com/NewsfirstSL/videos/639451097588317
A public tutorial about the term ‘Nation-State’ in the context of Ukraine. Moderated by Upul Shantha Sannasgala. Featured together with Chamara Sumanapala, Damith Kethaka and Sachith – May, 2022.
(https://www.facebook.com/NewsfirstSL/videos/363377689137656)
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A discussion with Upul Shantha Sannasgala, reviewing our own educational journeys with Dr. Anil Perera and Dr. Mangala Katugampala on May, 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhEGenxS-yc&t=954s)
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Quoted in the South China Morning Post by Maria Siow in May, 2022 about Sri Lanka’s relations with China during the times of economic crisis
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‘Sri Lanka: Gota Go Home’ – Article published in Asia Media Centre, New Zealand – 12th April, 2022
Link: https://www.asiamediacentre.org.nz/opinion-and-analysis/sri-lanka-gota-go-home/?stage=Live
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How does the current crisis affect the Sri Lankan image? Jathika Mehewara TV Program, Sirasa TV/ TV I, April, 2022, hosted by journalist Omaya Kovilge
Link – https://www.facebook.com/NewsfirstSL/videos/363377689137656
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How to resolve the current crisis? – Panel, Kantha Satana, Sirasa TV/ TV 1 – April, 2022 (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIoxdYz9uJk)
Fellow panelists: Prof. Geethani Bulathkulama, Department of Economics, University of Rajarata; Mrs. Achala Senevirathne, Lawyer; Mrs. Tikirimali da Silva and hosted by journalist Chethana Liyanage
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How Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka are seeing their relationship with China and India? Panel organized by Atlantic Council on March, 2022
Full panel can be viewed from here: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/southasiasource/how-maldives-nepal-and-sri-lanka-are-seeing-their-relationships-with-india-and-china/)
Panelists: Hoodh Ibrahim, Executive Director, Maldives Island Conservation Project
Dr. Anil Sigdel, Founder & Director Emeritus, Nepal Matters for America
Dr. Pavithra Jayawardena, Senior Lecturer
Department of International Relations, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo
Moderated by
Dr. Rudabeh Shahid, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center
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“Would our foreign policies ultimately sell us?’ Interview for Ada news paper on 24.01.2022
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Discussion about ‘Sri Lanka’s Geopolitics – What will happen to Sri Lanka with Sino and Indo interventions?’ at Mawatha program – Sirasa TV on 30th December, 2021. Co-discussants: Mr. Gamini Wijesinghe – Previous Auditor General, Prof. Turney Pradeep and Dr. Shantha Gamlath .
Full program on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oitwTMuT_Ys&t=6774s
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TV program – Janatha Mehewara – at Sirasa TV on 10th January, 2022, discussing about the relevance of geo-political analysis to understand Sri Lanka’s positioning in world politics today.
Full program on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YfQa92_cNE&t=28s
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Discussion about ‘Sri Lankan immigrants and their desire to intervene in making decisions about Sri Lanka’ – with Eranda Ginige and Anushi Hakmanage on 18th September, 2021. Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97IaOLaVc_I
Flyer for the discussion
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Radio discussion at Lakhanda about Sri Lankan immigrants, with Eranda Ginige and Mayuri Liyanage on 03rd October, 2021: https://www.facebook.com/LakhandaRadio/videos/646054759714222
https://www.facebook.com/LakhandaRadio/videos/646054759714222
Interview with Journalist Anushi Hakmanage at Jayamage TV on the contemporary issues in the educational sector in Sri Lanka. Telecasted on 6th January, 2021. The Youtube link: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9zbD7H8ZA4&t=2265s
Radio interview with Dharshana Ashoka Kumara in SLBC – Sankathana Program on Global Migration trends and Issues in 2020. Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnr1RJYd8a4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1XxlIa0z15H_qnO8KvSiSPTauMYLNyW454UtEtbECCM-ecB69k8L1MblI
Radio interview with Dharshana Ashoka Kumara in SLBC – Sankathana Program on Citizenship in 2020. Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bkEZid29Dk
“ශ්රී ලාංකික වැඩ බිම් තුල විදෙස් කම්කරුවන් සිදු කරන්නේ කුමක්ද ?” (What do foreign workers do in Sri Lankan work places?) මාධ්යවේදී තරින්ද ඇල්විටිගල සමග විනිවිද සම්මුඛ සාකච්චාව – TTV News, 28.01.2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPNNNaeRKL4&fbclid=IwAR2M61s-kaHBqrECQnjUVGvb6pm_Y-bRvkrmQ2oX-n6EP6Qez0Sa5_zjehs&app=desktop)
Sri Lanka in Contemporary Global Geopolitics, Organised by the University of Peradeniya, July, 2021
Post-Christchurch Era: New Zealand and Extremism – A panel discussion organised by the Department of International Relations, September, 2021
‘Why Gender Matters?’ – A panel organised by the Faculty of Management, UoC – for the undergraduate community of UoC, July, 2021
Monthly session for Youth Political Leadership Program by Sarvodaya, July, 2021
