Hiding Behind Covid-19
Covid-19 has played havoc with the world order, but for the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime, it is a Godsend! And so, instead of the usual...
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Where I share straight facts about events in Sri Lanka, my country of origin, and other topics that inspire me. For those interested in human rights, journalism and the thoughts of a Sri Lankan-Canadian who's lived and worked in different parts of the world. Read on, enjoy and engage.
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COVID-19 Vaccinations - Poor Show, Sri Lanka!
"We do not need vaccines we have other methods of controlling it." That was Vasudeva Nanayakkara thundering in parliament one day in...
Will the Human-Elephant conflict ever be resolved?
2019 recorded the highest number of elephant deaths in Sri Lanka. And though 2020 had a better record, with 83 elephants dying in the...
Does the Administration have the Will and Courage to make things Right?
When in late March Sri Lanka was unable to marshall enough support to defeat the United Nations Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) Promoting...
Reactions to a murder-suicide question Sri Lanka's moral compass
When a headless body stuffed inside a travelling bag was discovered on Dam Street in Colombo at the end of February, it did not seem to...
The Truth, Nothing but the Truth, Demands the Cardinal
Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church has declared March 7, Black Sunday. The church is calling on the faithful to attend Sunday Mass attired in...
Where is the usual public outrage over the destruction of Nature Reserves and Wildlife?
India’s farmers have been on the streets for several months protesting the passing of three farming Bills in September 2020. They believe...
Cosmetic Changes do not build inclusiveness
Sri Lanka has been an ‘independent’ country for 73 years! Thankfully, this past February 4th, the day Sri Lanka marks its independence...
In Pursuit of a genuine Republic
Sri Lanka cut its cord to Monarchic rule forty nine years ago: with it came a change of name from Ceylon to Sri Lanka, and a new...
Erasure does not Bring Closure
There was a post, more like a fence post, a silent sentinel at the main junction of my home town; a post I hardly looked at, though,...
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