20 April 2010
Here is a short clip from a primetime sitcom of the BBC1 where Tamil Tiger protests of last year got mentioned in the context of a white middle class British family. Although it was brief, I found it amusing So to bring all you Sri’s back home upto speed Outnumbered is a British Comedy [...]
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06 February 2010
“The Eton of Sri Lanka” the BBC has for once managed not to offend me. In fact I am quite flattered; as I too am an old boy of this amazing educational institution. I still remember my first day at Royal. Scared of the prospect of education I gripped tightly onto my black school bag [...]
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30 January 2010
Ok let me make my intentions of this post very clear… I wish to make a case for a Parliamentary TV Channel in Sri Lanka. I for many years have been frustrated with the fact that I have no way of seeing what happens inside the parliament. An ordinary citizen who is supposed to be represented [...]
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24 January 2010
Results are announced and the people are in premature jubilation. As they look to the horizon with their eyes lit with the prospect of "believable" change, it is not the firecrackers deafen their ears; but bullets. Bullets being sprayed at innocents resisting the orders to keep calm! But how can they?
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19 January 2010
Sri Lanka now a presidential representative democracy, used to be ruled under the commonwealth of Britain. During the British Raj, the established aristocrats were torn apart of their prominence, and was replaced by new era of pro-empire capitalistic feudalism. This was done partly due to the evangelical motives of the Raj and to balance out the rising influence of the independence movement which would eventually shake the very foundations of the ‘crown colony of Ceylon’ in 1948.
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19 January 2010
It is the Soldier… It is the Soldier, not the minister Who has given us freedom of religion. It is the Soldier, not the reporter Who has given us freedom of the press. It is the Soldier, not the poet Who has given us freedom of speech. It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer Who has given us freedom to protest. It is [...]
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08 January 2010
Firstly you can't ignore the sandy beaches of Jaffna and coral reefs that still lay unspoilt. Those will in the long run, provided that fear continues to be a thing of the past for Jaffna; attract good hotels and resorts to it's shores. That would Increase the productive potential of the 'jaffanese' economy and also boost the vital accomodation capacity of the city if it is to host a big event.
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