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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. ...

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2. COVID-19 Revives Racism Against Asian-Australians and Threatens Relations with China

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) – Australia is entering what observers here say could be a deep recession, the first in almost 30 years. It was the rise of China that helped this sparsely ...

Created on 21 May 2020

3. COVID-19: Should Economy Have Priority Over Migrant Workers' Health?

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) – Many critics have described labour migration as the 21st-century slave trade and Covid-19 crisis has exposed this stark reality. Eastern European migrant ...

Created on 13 May 2020

4. COVID-19: We Need A Vaccine for The Mind

(COVID-19)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 40th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, the flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous ...

Created on 03 May 2020

5. One Year on, Easter Bombing in Sri Lanka Continues to Puzzle

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 39th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, the flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous ...

Created on 26 April 2020

6. COVID-19 Could Lead to Better Protection of Biodiversity and Wild Animals

(COVID-19)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 38th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous articles. ...

Created on 10 April 2020

7. COVID-19: Sinophobia Threatening to Endanger Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention

(COVID-19)

Viewpoint by Kalinga Seneviratne* SYDNEY (IDN) – With the spread of COVID-19 to Europe and the US a bout of Sinophobia seems to have infected the western media. On March 29, Australia's 60-minute progra ...

Created on 04 April 2020

8. COVID-19: Bio-Warfare Conspiracy Theories Need Investigation

(Health & Well Being)

Viewpoint by Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) – With the new coronavirus now known as COVID-19 becoming a global pandemic affecting countries around the world, with epicentres in western countries, various ...

Created on 26 March 2020

9. Coronavirus Exposes Australia's Economic Dependence on China

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — Australia hasn't had a recession for 29 years. Economists are now warning that the coronavirus (COVID-19) is almost certainly driving the country towards it and thu ...

Created on 07 March 2020

10. Sri Lanka Challenges UN Human Rights Council's Impartiality

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) — Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Relations, Dinesh Gunawardena, has officially withdrawn from the co-sponsorship of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolutio ...

Created on 04 March 2020

11. Epidemic of Domestic Violence Shocks Australia

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) —The gruesome murder of a 31-year-old mother Hannah Clarke and her three small children aged 6, 4 and 3 years, by her estranged 42-year-old husband Rowan Baxter, a ...

Created on 22 February 2020

12. Australia Battling Devastation Wrought by Worst Ever Bushfires

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) – Australia’s worst summer in living memory has burnt over 18 million hectares. The UN Environments Programme (UNEP) estimates that more than 5,900 buildings including ...

Created on 25 January 2020

13. World Powers Come to Woo Sri Lanka

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne COLOMBO (IDN) – Two months after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa assumed office on November 18, 2019, the Indian ocean island republic of Sri Lanka has had the unique distinction ...

Created on 23 January 2020

14. Globalization of Job Market Riles Singapore Locals

(Asia-Pacific)

... to the talent pool,” says Tan. [IDN-InDepthNews – 19 January 2020] Photo: Santosa island and Singapore harbour one of the busiest ports in the world. Credit: Kalinga Seneviratne | IDN-INPS IDN is flagship ...

Created on 19 January 2020

15. Grassroots Buddhism Flourishes in the Outskirts of Bangkok

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 37th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous articles. ...

Created on 09 December 2019

16. Rajapaksa’s Election Win in Sri Lanka Exposes Bankruptcy of ‘Velvet Revolutions’

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – International news reports about former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s rise to power in Sri Lanka project him as a human rights violator who ...

Created on 28 November 2019

17. Rajapaksa Win Heralds A New Era for Sri Lanka

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – The emphatic win by former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential elections held in Sri Lanka on November 16 could herald in a new era for the ...

Created on 18 November 2019

18. Mega Development Project at Buddha’s Birthplace

(Asia-Pacific)

Might Become Dalai Lama’s New Home By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 36th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. ...

Created on 06 November 2019

19. Trump’s Absence at ASEAN Summit Shifts the Focus to Asian Giants

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – Ever since the U.S. was invited to join the East Asia summit that is held in conjunction with the annual ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit, ...

Created on 04 November 2019

20. Bangladesh Buddhists Live in the Shadows of Rohingya Fear

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 35th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous articles. ...

Created on 11 October 2019

21. Government Exam for Journalists in Nepal Riles the Profession

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne KATHMANDU (IDN) – The democratically elected Communist Party government in this former Hindu Kingdom is trying to change decades old media laws that were enacted before the digital ...

Created on 06 September 2019

22. After Kashmir Sikkim Buddhists Fear Losing Their Special Constitutional Rights

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 34th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous articles. ...

Created on 04 September 2019

23. Costly City Housing Threatens Farming in Southern Kazakhstan

(CENTRAL ASIA)

... gs and meat in the town. Credit: Kalinga Seneviratne | IDN-INPS Their story reflects major phenomena in this southern Kazakhstan farming community where increasing unaffordability of land in the city dri ...

Created on 09 August 2019

24. Scepticism About President Duterte's New Unit to Protect Overseas Filipinos

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne MANILA (IDN) – With his approval ratings at an all-time high for a Filipino leader, President Rodrigo Duterte has thrown his weight behind a proposal by his former aide and newly-elected ...

Created on 20 July 2019

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

47. 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

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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