Sri Lanka's monks appear to be a contradiction of what we would expect from the representatives of the Buddhism. They play a significant role in Sri Lanka's ongoing conflict. "Monks of War" - produced by Aljazeera English - gives a us a unique and shocking perspective on Sri Lanka's Buddhism.
PUNKASILA is a fluid and collaborative project which includes graduates and current students from Yogyakarta (Indonesia). They perform in military fatigues, have guitars shaped like automatic weapons and sing humourous and provocative songs about Indonesian politics and culture. Recently they made the news after receiving a A$10,000 arts grant.
Maya Arulpragasam aka MIA has just released her second album Kala. Her work is fresh, provocative and original and she's a 'refugee' from Sri Lanka.
Have you become a passive zombie? Through a three-part documentary recently screened on BBC, Adam Curtis explores the idea of freedom.
PUNKASILA is a fluid and collaborative project which includes graduates and current students from Yogyakarta (Indonesia). They perform in military fatigues, have guitars shaped like automatic weapons and sing humourous and provocative songs about Indonesian politics and culture. Recently they made the news after receiving a A$10,000 arts grant.
