I never saw so many bad hats in my life. -Arthur Wellesely– Duke of Wellington-1769-1852, on seeing the first Reformed Parliament. This column dedicated to the notion of making Sri Lanka the wonder of Asia turns its spotlight today on abductions, disappearances and demands for ransom as Sri Lankan society aspires to be free of [...]
A danger foreseen is half avoided. -Thomas Fuller-Gnomologia It was reported in the media that a Sri Lankan delegation was expected to travel to Somalia to negotiate the release of six Sri Lankan fishermen abducted by Somali pirates. The Somali pirates, who have demanded the meeting with the Sri Lankan Authorities, abducted the fishermen four [...]
“Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.” – Aesop-Fables Deception This column dedicated to the notion of making Sri Lanka the wonder of Asia turns its spotlight today on confidence tricksters and ponzi schemes in order to prevent the Sri Lankan society from falling prey to such schemes. Recently a rich [...]
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thy frequent infirmities. -Bible First Epistle of Paul to Timothy. This column dedicated to the notion of making Sri Lanka the Wonder of Asia turns its spotlight today on the prevention or reduction of the distillation of illicit liquor and their sale in our [...]
‘Tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess. – John Seldon Table Talk This column dedicated to the notion on the recent spate of fatal accidents and methods of their prevention as Sri Lankan society would aspire to rid our country from such accidents. It was reported in the media recently [...]
We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow; Our wiser sons, no doubt, will think us so. -Alexander Pope-An Essay on Criticism This column dedicated to the notion of making Sri Lanka the Wonder of Asia turns its spotlight today on the presently prevailing youth unrest in Sri Lanka as the Sri Lankan society [...]
The man of life upright Whose guiltless heart is free From all dishonest deeds Or thought of vanity -Thomas Campion 1620 A Book of Airs This column dedicated to the notion of making Sri Lanka the Wonder of Asia turns its spotlight today on another malaise affecting Sri Lankan society: the ever increasing occurrences of [...]
By Lakshman Indranath Keerthisinghe – Attorney-at-Law Knowledge has outstripped character development, and the young today are given an education rather than an upbringing. -Ilya Ehrenberg 1891-1967 What I have Learned This column dedicated to the notion of making Sri Lanka the wonder of Asia turns its spotlight today on the prevention of cyber crime in Sri [...]
You may give your children your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams- Kahlil Gibran The Prophet. This column dedicated to the notion of making [...]
We feel and weigh soon enough what we suffer from others but how much others suffer from us, of this we take no heed. – Thomas Kempis The Imitation of Christ This column dedicated to the notion of making Sri Lanka the Wonder of Asia turns its spotlight today on the aspiration of Sri Lankan [...]
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