May 31, 2025

Kathika

Kathikava is a series of webinars carried out by the National Movement for Social Justice every Sunday from 5-7 pm (IST). These have been conducted almost every Sunday since November 29, 2020 on contemporary topics with contributions from experts or stakeholders related to each topic. The topic, the list of panelists and a full video of each is made available here.

Blog / Kathika / Sinhala / Society / Uncategorized

Kathika #226 : Using Section 120 of the Penal Code to Suppress Ideas

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Kathika #226 : Using Section 120 of the Penal Code to Suppress Ideas
දණ්ඩ නීති සංග්‍රහයේ 120 වගන්තිය අදහස් මර්දනය සදහා යොදා ගැනීම | May 25, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1336161687447951
MODERATED BY : Ms. Gayathri Nawarathne
PANEL:
Mr. Sudarshana Gunawardena, Former Chairman, Independent Television Network
Ms. Bhagya Senevirathne, Attorney at Law
Mr. Shehan Malaka Gamage, Social Activist

Blog / Children / Kathika / Sinhala

Kathika #225 : How to Secure Children’s Rights

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Kathika #225 : How to Secure Children’s Rights
ළමයින්ගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් තහවුරු කරන්නේ කෙසේද? | May 18, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1235579221611916
MODERATED BY : Ms. Gayathri Nawarathne
PANEL:
Ms. Sajeewani Abeykoon, Attorney-at-Law, Legal Aid Commission
Ms. G. M. C. N. Pathiraja Menike, Principal, Meegoda Dharmaraja Vidyalaya

Blog / Electoral Reforms / Kathika / Sinhala / Uncategorized

Kathika #224 : Results of Local Government Elections and Future of Councils

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Kathika #224 : Results of Local Government Elections and Future of Councils
පළාත් පාලන මැතිවරණයේ ප්‍රතිඵලය සහ සභාවන්හි ඉදිරි පැවැත්ම | May 11, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1290254992438477
MODERATED BY : Ms. Gayathri Nawarathne
PANEL:
Mr. K.W. Janaranjana, Attorney-at-Law and Ediitor in Chief, Anidda News Paper
Mr. Dharmasiri Nanayakkara, UN Consultant at Nil

Blog / Economy / Kathika / Sinhala

Kathika #223 : Importance of GSP+ Tax Concession and European Union

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Kathika #223 : Importance of GSP+ Tax Concession and European Union
GSP+ බදු සහනයේ ඇති වැදගත්කම – එහිදී යුරෝපා සංගමය අපේක්ෂා කරන වගවීම | May 04, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1724538101471604
MODERATED BY : Mr. Harindra B Dasanayake
PANEL:
Dr. Harsha de Silva, MP, SJB Parliament of Sri Lanka
Ms. Subhashini Abeysinghe, Director, Research Verite Research

Blog / Governance / Kathika / Sinhala

Kathika #222 : The Future of Local Government in Sri Lanka

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Kathika #222 : The Future of Local Government in Sri Lanka
පළාත් පාලන ආයතනයන්හී අනාගතය | Apr 27, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1657759478438567
MODERATED BY : Mr. Lasantha de Silva
PANEL:
Dr. Sujatha Gamage, Director General TVEC (Former) and Co-founder, Education Forum Sri Lanka
Mr. Naleen Pushpakumara, Secretary, Deraniyagala Pradeshiya Sabha
Mr. Dharmasiri Nanayakkara, Deputy Commissioner (Former), Local government, Western Province

Agriculture / Constitution / Kathika / Sinhala

Kathika #221 : Act to be Implemented to Recover Stolen Property

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Kathika #221 : Act to be Implemented to Recover Stolen Property

සොරාගත් දේපළ පවරාගැනීම සඳහා ගෙන ඒමට නියමිත නව පනත | Apr 06, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1439238227454796
MODERATED BY : Mr. Harendra B Dasanayake
PANEL:
Mr. Sarath Jayamanne, President’s counsel and Former DG, Bribery Commission of Sri Lanka
Ms. Hashani Pathirana, Attorney at Law
Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Founding Chair, LIRNEasia

Blog / Governance / Kathika / Sinhala

Kathika #220 : Future of debt-burdened state media

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Kathika #220 : Future of debt-burdened state media
ණය බරින් මිරිකෙන රජයේ ආයතන අතර රාජ්‍ය මාධ්‍ය ආයතනයන්හී අනාගතය | Mar 30, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1320017455890349
MODERATED BY : Mr. Lasantha de Silva
PANEL:
Mr. Sudarshana Gunawardena, Former Chairman, Independent Television Network
Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Founding Chair, LIRNEasia
Ms. Inoka Sathyangani, Former Chairperson, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation

Blog / Electoral Reforms / Kathika / Sinhala

Kathika #219 : Need for an Independent Prosecutors Office for Sri Lanka

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Kathika #219 : Need for an Independent Prosecutors Office for Sri Lanka
බල අරගලයෙන් ඔබ්බට (පළාත් පාලන මැතිවරණයේ දී අපේක්ෂා කරන වගවීම) | Mar 23, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/2132797790491180
MODERATED BY : Dr. Sujatha Gamage
PANEL:
Mr. Rohana Hettiarachchi, Chairperson, PAFFREL
Mr. Mahinda Deshapriya, Former Chairman, Election Commission of Sri Lanka
Mr. Manjula Gajanayake, National Coordinator, Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV)
Mr. Harendra Banagala, Legal Head, CaFFE Sri Lanka

Blog / Governance / Kathika / Sinhala

Kathika #218 : Independent Prosecutor’s Office (The purpose, Practicality & Get Justice)

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Kathika #218 : Independent Prosecutor’s Office (The purpose, Practicality & Get Justice)
ස්වාධීන අභිචෝදක කාර්යාලය – යෝජිත යාන්ත්‍රණයේ අරමුණ, ප්‍රායෝගිකත්වය හා යුක්තිය ඉටුකරවා ගැනීමට ඇති ඉඩකඩ | Mar 16 , 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/986068203482107
MODERATED BY : Ms. Gayathri Nawarathne
PANEL:
Mr. Darshana Kuruppu, Attorney at Law
Mr. Bhadraka Manamendra, Attorney at Law

Blog / Governance / Kathika / Sinhala / Uncategorized

Kathika #217 : Sri Lanka’s Policy on Migrants

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Kathika #217 : Sri Lanka’s Policy on Migrants
සංක්‍රමණිකයන් පිළිබඳ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ප්‍රතිපත්තිය | Mar 09 , 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1376585026854134
MODERATED BY : Ms. Gayathri Nawarathne
PANEL:
Mr. Ruki Fernando, Advisor, INFORM Human rights Organization
Mr. Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe, Former Provincial Councilor