ARCHIVE SEARCH

1. Kalinga Seneviratne ...

(Contacts / Board of Directors)

Kalinga Seneviratne, INPS Southeast Asia Director, Dr. Kalinga Seneviratne is a Sri Lanka born journalist, radio broadcaster, television documentary maker and an international communications lecturer. ...

Created on

2. Sri Lanka’s Strategic Location Incites US-China Rivalry

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancelled a scheduled visit to Sri Lanka on June 27 as part of his 'Indo-Pacific' tour citing “unavoidable scheduling conflicts” ...

Created on 28 June 2019

3. Borobodur in Indonesia has the Potential to Epitomise Religious Tolerance in Asia

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 33rd in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous series. ...

Created on 13 June 2019

4. Ancient Silk Route Hub Gets Ready for Modern Tourism

(CENTRAL ASIA)

By Kalinga Seneviratne BUKHARA, Uzbekistan (IDN) – The city of Bukhara was a major trading hub of the ancient Silk Routes that connected Asia to the Arab world and Europe. With the Uzbekistan government’s ...

Created on 25 May 2019

5. Buddhist Kingdom of Thailand Caters to Muslim Tourists

(Asia-Pacific)

... taking food in Bangkok. Credit: Kalinga Seneviratne. IDN is flagship agency of the International Press Syndicate. facebook.com/IDN.GoingDeeper - twitter.com/InDepthNews Send your comment: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...

Created on 12 May 2019

6. Animal Market Nerve Centre of Local Economy in Kyrgyzstan

(CENTRAL ASIA)

By Kalinga Seneviratne AT-BASHY, Kyrgyzstan (IDN) – Separated by mountain ranges from the rest of the country, Naryn province in southeastern Kyrgyzstan lies at an altitude of between 1300 to 3000 meters. ...

Created on 29 April 2019

7. Sri Lanka Easter Sunday Attacks Possibly More Than a Religious Conflict

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – “I gave leadership to the government that defeated the terrorists that no one thought could ever be defeated. From the moment this government came into power ...

Created on 25 April 2019

8. Radio Connects a Kyrgyz Community with the World

(CENTRAL ASIA)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SUUSAMYR, Kyrgyzstan (IDN) – Travelling on the new Silk Roads recently upgraded by the Chinese, one drives up through stunning mountains that are still covered by snow even as ...

Created on 15 April 2019

9. Why a White Christian Isn't Called a Terrorist

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 31st in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous series. ...

Created on 01 April 2019

10. Time to Address Socioeconomic Issues in Terrorism Reporting

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) – The reporting of the attack in New Zealand on March 15, 2019 where a White terrorist of Christian background mowed down over 50 Muslims praying at a mosque ...

Created on 21 March 2019

11. Universities Need Going to The Grassroots to Help Achieve SDGs

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SHANTINIKETAN, India (IDN) – With Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) the new trend among development communicators, are universities in the developing world equipped to assist ...

Created on 06 March 2019

12. India's Bid to Promote 'Buddhist Tourism' Encounters Hurdles

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 29th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous series. ...

Created on 03 March 2019

13. Consumerism and Proselytism Threatening Buddhism in Asia

(Asia-Pacific)

...  a keynote speech by Dr Kalinga Seneviratne, founder of the Singapore based Lotus Communication Network. “Christian threat is two-pronged,” he argued, “(one is) missionaries masquerading as welfare agencie ...

Created on 22 February 2019

14. Nalanda Grapples With Making Pali Relevant 2500 Years Later

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 27th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous series. ...

Created on 10 February 2019

15. It's Not Just About Overthrowing Maduro In Venezuela

(Latin America & the Caribbean)

Viewpoint by Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – The 'Washington Consensus' on democracy today is not about respecting peoples’ right to elect their leaders by popular vote, but how to buy these vote ...

Created on 08 February 2019

16. Myanmar Buddhists Say International Media Is 'Unfair'

(Asia-Pacific)

Viewpoint by Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 26th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. YANGON, Myanmar ...

Created on 09 January 2019

17. Wickremasinghe's Reappointment As Sri Lanka PM Opens Door To The 'Indo-Pacific'

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne COLOMBO (IDN) – For the past two months Sri Lanka’s deeply divided political community has been fighting to protect democracy in one of the oldest democracies in Asia. One side ...

Created on 27 December 2018

18. Civil and Political Rights are Also Indivisible Human Rights

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – When European gunboats went across the world, Christian missionaries who wanted to “civilize” the people – to whom the Bible was an unknown entity – ...

Created on 10 December 2018

19. ASEAN Refrains from Taking Sides as Trade Dominates Summit

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – Addressing a media conference at the close of the three-day 33rd ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Summit on November 15, Singapore’s Prime Minister ...

Created on 16 November 2018

20. Sri Lanka Needs a Consensus Builder – Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

(OPINION)

... y and the Rights of People by Friday Forum The 'CRISIS' In Sri Lanka – Invented by the Western Media by Dr Palitha Kohona West's 'Democracy' Clash With Peoples' Concerns in Sri Lanka by Kalinga Senevir ...

Created on 08 November 2018

21. Sri Lanka President Told Not to Trample on Parliamentary Democracy and the Rights of People

(OPINION)

... pala Wijayanandana. * Related articles: The 'CRISIS' In Sri Lanka – Invented by the Western Media by Dr Palitha Kohona and West's 'Democracy' Clash With Peoples' Concerns in Sri Lanka by Kalinga Sene ...

Created on 06 November 2018

22. West's 'Democracy' Clash With Peoples' Concerns in Sri Lanka

(Asia-Pacific)

Viewpoint by Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – After Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's shock decision on October 26 to appoint his political foe of recent years Mahinda Rajapakse as Prim ...

Created on 02 November 2018

23. U.S. Foolish To Start Another Cold War, Says Jack Ma

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne KUALA LUMPUR (IDN) – U.S. will suffer more from the current trade war with China, warned Alibaba founder Jack Ma addressing over 1000 business leaders, government officials and ...

Created on 13 October 2018

24. More Transparency Could Ricochet 'Debt Trap' Accusations against China

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne KUALA LUMPUR (IDN) – One of the major discussions at the 'China Conference' organized by the Hong Kong based South China Morning Post (SCMP) on October 10-11, was China's Belt a ...

Created on 12 October 2018

25. What is Buddhist in a Buddhist Film Festival?

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 25th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. SINGAPORE (IDN) – The just ...

Created on 07 October 2018

26. China-Japan Rivalry Intensifies in Asia's New Growth Region

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – While China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been in the news for a while – thanks mainly to negative reporting by the western media – Japan is slowly fundin ...

Created on 02 October 2018

27. Sri Lanka Apparently Target of an Undeclared War

(Asia-Pacific)

Viewpoint by Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) - In June this year, announcing U.S. withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Ambassador Niki Haley said, "We take this step because our commitmen ...

Created on 15 September 2018

28. The Time Has Come for 'Right Mindfulness' in Journalism

(Asia-Pacific)

... ". The aim of dialogue after all, is to enable conflict avoidance and maintenance of harmony. Dr. Kalinga Seneviratne, the prime mover behind the mindful journalism movement in Asia, opines that mind ...

Created on 11 September 2018

29. Foreigners Suspected of Using Rohingyas to Destabilise Region

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – The Myanmar government has slammed a ruling by the International Criminal Court (ICC) declaring that they have jurisdiction to investigate the deportation of ...

Created on 08 September 2018

30. Out of Africa into Asian Games Arena – 'Shameful', Critics Say

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne NEW DELHI (IDN) – It has been simmering since the Doha Asian Games of 2006, which is now perhaps coming to a boil, about whether Arab Gulf States flushed with petrodollars should ...

Created on 02 September 2018

31. 'Right To Water' Should Be A Major Human Right, Say Indonesian Women Activists

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne JAKARTA (IDN) – Indonesian women activists, fighting an uphill battle to reverse a 20-year old water privatization project signed by former authoritarian ruler Suharto with French ...

Created on 20 August 2018

32. Leading Singapore NGO Supports Free Childcare for 'Low-Income Mothers'

(Gender Equality)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) – Singapore's leading gender equality advocacy group – has called upon the government to provide fre ...

Created on 17 August 2018

33. Asia's Evolving 'Free' Trade Deal May Not Benefit Workers

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – A Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – a "free" trade agreement between the 10 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and its major tradin ...

Created on 01 August 2018

34. Experts Debate Digital Media's Role in Tackling Global Inequalities

(Reduced Inequalities)

By Kalinga Seneviratne BONN (IDN) – 'Global Inequalities' was the theme of this year's Global Media Forum (GMF) hosted by the German public international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, and much discussi ...

Created on 14 June 2018

35. Karzai Blames U.S., Pakistan For Afghanistan Chaos

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne BONN (IDN) – Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has blamed the United States and Pakistan for the chaos created in his country over the past two decades. He firmly believes ...

Created on 13 June 2018

36. Asia's Buddhists Should Step Forward to Pave the Way to Sustainable Development

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Kalinga Seneviratne* SINGAPORE (IDN) – Buddhists across Asia are going to temples, bathing the baby Buddha, giving food to monks, lighting lamps and offering incense sticks accompanied by ...

Created on 29 May 2018

37. Asian Sympathy Swinging Towards North Korea

(Nuclear Weapons)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – The frenzied moves over the weekend of May 26-27 by leaders of South Korea and North Korea to revive the on-again, off-again North Korea-US summit, and pictures ...

Created on 28 May 2018

38. Ganga Initiative Brings Culture Into New Asian Trade Routes

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 23rd in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. BANGKOK (IDN) – A recent ...

Created on 11 April 2018

39. SE Asia's 'Environmental' Monks Need International Support

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 22nd in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. BANGKOK (IDN) – A 76-year ...

Created on 28 March 2018

40. A New Book Shows Ways to 'Decolonize' the Minds of Asian Communicators

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kannan Salazar Mindful Communication for Sustainable Development: Perspectives from Asia Edited by: Kalinga Seneviratne - Lecturer, Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. ...

Created on 21 March 2018

41. The Timing of 'Communal' Violence in Sri Lanka Raises Questions

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 21st in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. BANGKOK (IDN) – The damage ...

Created on 09 March 2018

42. Australians Mobilise to Stop Indian Coal Project

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) – A peoples’ movement is gathering steam across Australia to stop a project by an Indian company to establish Australia’s biggest ever coal mining project that is ...

Created on 24 February 2018

43. Sustainable Livelihoods Behind Street Vending in Thailand

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne KHAOSAN, Bangkok (IDN) – When people talk about sustainable development there is rarely any mention of the many street vendors who make a living on streets in Thailand, as across ...

Created on 15 February 2018

44. Sri Lanka Celebrating Independence In Chains Of Its Own Making

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK (IDN) – While Sri Lanka "celebrates" 70 years of independence from British colonial rule this month, its sovereignty is being threatened as never before since gaining independenc ...

Created on 03 February 2018

45. ‘Smart Farms’ Making Thai Agriculture Sufficient and Sustainable

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 20th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. CHANTHABURI, Thailand (IDN) ...

Created on 28 January 2018

46. Successful Test Firing of India's Agni-5 Evokes No Fury

(Nuclear Weapons)

By Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK (IDN) – The successful launch of the nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Agni-5 on January 18 has hardly been noticed in Asia. The western media however ...

Created on 21 January 2018

47. Thai Doctor Creating Multi-Faceted Approach to Sustainable Development

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne CHANTABURI, Thailand (IDN) – A passionate, socially conscious doctor in this rural farming community in the north-east of Thailand is working with a school for marginalised children, ...

Created on 19 January 2018

48. Sustainability Is Developing Community From Within

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne NAMOKANDA, West Bengal, India (IDN) – Six years ago this remote village of 130 households about 80 km from Santiniketan – the hometown of famous Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore ...

Created on 12 January 2018

49. Trump’s Asian Visit Exposes U.S.-Asia Perception Gap

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK (IDN) – It is often said that since the end of the World War II, the United States has been the pre-eminent power in the Asia-Pacific region, providing the stability needed ...

Created on 21 November 2017

50. Traditional Silk Weavers in India Losing Out To New Comers

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SUALKUCHI, Assam, India (IDN) – Silk weaving is an intrinsic part of Assamese culture and the "weavers' village" of Sualkuchi is famous for its silk products, especially the Mug ...

Created on 18 November 2017