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Cheap mass rail transport not Expressways is the WAY for the FUTURE … Expressways = carmageddon
Chandre Dharmawardana, courtesy of the Island, 27 Nov. 2011 The Southern Expressway is an example of the government’s policy “to ensure that all segments of the country receive the dividends of development”, as stated in the Daily News article announcing … Continue reading
Renton de Alwis on Channel 4’s One-sided Blindness
Renton de Alwis, Daily News, 22 June 2011 With the Channel 4 ‘spin’ of telecasting the ‘Killing Fields of Sri Lanka’ programme last week, we were once again reminded that relating only one side of the story can be as … Continue reading
Reviewing Eelam War IV, 2006-09: A Think-Piece drafted in May 2011
Michael Roberts, 23 July 2011 In May 2011, in the context of debate and emotions arising from the Moon-Darusman report and the anniversary of the final blow against the LTTE regime, I drafted a “Think-Piece” for my own edification. This … Continue reading
A memorable evening with General Sir John Kotalawela, Part I
Neville Jayaweera, courtesy of the author and The Ceylankan: Sir John, Dudley and the Abortive Military Coup of 1962 It was on a hot summer’s evening in 1974, on the manicured lawn of Sir John’s sprawling farm in Brogues Wood … Continue reading
The FUTURE: stress electric trains not expresssways for densely-peopled Lanka
Chandre Dharmawardena, courtesy of Sunday Leader … ALSO SEE http://dh-web.org/place.names/posts/dev-tech-2009.ppt ” Unfortunately, the VIPs always think of expressways with the freedom to horn their hubris and launch their luxury limousines. Even the train service from the Katunayaka airport to Colombo … Continue reading
Circumscribing Tiger Networks in Europe
Ravinath Aryasinha: Text of the speech by Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU Ravinatha Aryasinha, at the European Corporate Security Association (ECSA), Brussels on March 23, 2011 Pics from Daily News In May … Continue reading
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