This is the time for war time stories. Such stories quite often remind us of a saying common to many African nations: Until the lions have their own historians the history of the hunt will glorify the hunters. Already there are tomes written about the history of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka which involve [...]
Are you in need of advice? Do you, perhaps, have something that’s bothering you which you can’t share with your friends and family? Write to Aunty Pat and she will answer in her no-nonsense style, just like one of your own aunties. Feel free to write in with a pseudonym if you’d like to remain [...]
The price hikes announced by the Rajapaksa government last week are unprecedented in the contemporary history of the country. The price hike of a gas cylinder by Rs. 350; one kg of milk powder by Rs. 163; a bag of a cement by Rs. 70 was the knockout blow delivered on the hapless consumer. This [...]
“People who cannot find their way out of history are lost, and so are their nations”. Elias Canetti (The Human Province) By Tisaranee Gunasekara May, according to the government, is the ‘Month of War-Heroes’. May began with a soldier killing another soldier and turning the gun on himself. Days later a navy-man committed suicide after [...]
UNP takes to the streets against CoL SLFP goes back to the grassroots The Mahinda Rajapaksa administration is unlikely to complete the Action Plan on the implementation of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) recommendations before External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris’ visit to the US this week. The government initially decided to [...]
Watching the United National Part allegedly eviscerating itself, is fascinating because this is the party that first governed this country when the British Raj departed more than half a century ago and did it better than any of those that followed. As in the case of every political party in every parliamentary democracy of which [...]
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity -Eurepides –Helen This column no more dedicated to the notion of making Sri Lanka the Wonder of Asia as it appears to be a mere slogan propounded by an indifferent regime to the suffering of the masses turns its spotlight on the ever escalating cost of living while [...]
Going past the fish and meat counter at the supermarket on Vesak day, I found a notice “NO meat will be sold today as it is Vesak” The meat counter was empty. However, the adjacent fish counter was full of various types of fish killed, cleaned and displayed tantalisingly. Salmon was also available. 100gm of [...]
PLEDGING commitment to grassroots development so as to unlock the gates of international sport to long-impoverished village athletes is the popular opening line of most newly-elected chiefs of sport. It’s a message that might help curry favour with politicians, so, there’s no harm really in throwing in the clichéd line. After all, answerability to promises [...]
By Maryam Azwer Pictres by Pavithra Jovan De Mello The Bureau of the Commissioner General for Rehabilitation organized a three day tour for 662 ex-LTTE combatants, from Friday (April 11) to Sunday (April 13). These ex-combatants are presently undergoing rehabilitation at four centres; two of which are located in Vavuniya, and two in Welikanda. Although [...]
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