Prisoner on the roof Prisoners were granted extended visiting hours last week having climbed the walls to the skies. Family and friends alike joined them on neighboring buildings to chit-chat. The naughty boys were brought to heel, but not before they played with matches in the records room. – Expressway to fast food The glorious [...]
The Rajapaksa Government has found a super mantra to ward off New Delhi’s diplomatic sharpshooters interested in protecting the rights of Sri Lankan Tamils. When inquiries are made about alleged violations of Tamil rights the prompt reply is that the implementation of the 13th Amendment plus additional concessions is being considered. The Indian protectors of [...]
False paths, credulously followed… – Gunter Grass (Eulogy on Christa Wolf) By Tisaranee Gunasekara Good warriors often make bad leaders. Those who are good at winning wars are not necessarily good at governance — “with their serial signature fiascos…” The AL results imbroglio is, and seems destined to remain, unresolved. That fiasco has two components [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara in Hambantota Pictures by Asoka Fernando Who benefits, from the development work of the Mahinda Chintanaya?” the villagers in Pahala Andara Wewa from the Hambantota District, and Kandhasurindugama, from Monaragala District, ask. Sadly enough the people; who brought the Rajapaksas to power, have not benefitted, rather, the nearest and dearest of the [...]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to direct a movie with Ministers Wimal Weerawansa and Champika Ranawaka playing the lead roles, says JVP Politburo Member K. D. Lalkantha. “It will be the next attraction to be featured in film halls soon,” he said. Speaking at the annual convention of the JVP-affiliated union of the Sri Lanka Transport [...]
New Village And All That Is Cricket Mahindeer new village was spouting absolute gobbledegook last week. No sooner were the wild asses being told that heads were to roll at the board that is cricket, new village shot his mouth off again – literally – insisting no changes were to come. Hardly had he mouthed [...]
Last week Mervyn Silva was on the run. The foul-mouthed thug switched off his phones having purportedly declared that he would not speak to the media. No small wonder there. Given that Silva was under fire from men not only within his own constituency but from those very persons he had handpicked to perform local [...]
“A historic victory can wreak as much havoc as a historic defeat” Tony Judt (Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten 20th Century) By Tisaranee Gunasekara Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has spoken: the dead Tiger might arise. If the Tiger does rise from the ashes of an annihilating defeat, a lion-share of the credit for that near-miraculous resurrection would [...]
By Lakshman Indranath Keerthisinghe – Attorney-at-Law A ruler with a depleted treasury eats into the very vitality of the citizens and the country. A ruler, who impoverishes his own people or angers them by unjust exactions will also lose their loyalty. Impoverishment, greed and dissatisfaction are engendered among the subjects, when the ruler among other [...]
Raving Mad Did you know there are 350,000!! people who get rabies every year! NO joke. So next time you get bitten by a stray wash your hands with soap – then if you can get hold of the dog’s vaccination book take that along too with you for good measure and get yourself to [...]
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