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December 19, 2020 · 9:52 am

Outdated Colonial Political Demarcations are No Foundation for Governance

Gerald H. Peiris, in The Island, 16 & 17 December 2020, where the title runs thus: “Province-based Devolution in Sri Lanka: a Critique”  …. https://island.lk/province-based-devolution-in-sri-lanka-a-critique-2/ Preamble:  This article is prompted by the recent announcement that the Cabinet will soon consider … Continue reading →

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February 12, 2020 · 7:55 am

US Scheming Looms over India and Lanka

Shenali Waduge, in Lankaweb, 9 February 2020, where the title is “Balkanizing India: National Security dimensions for India & Sri Lanka” Indo-Sri Lanka relations have never been what either country would have liked it to be. What both countries should … Continue reading →

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September 27, 2019 · 6:31 am

“We will get You ….” American Threat at the UNHRC in Geneva in September 2011 .

Tamara Kunanayakam, in Email Memo dated 26th September 2019 responding to my two-fold query: “When precisely was it that Eileen O’Donahue (?) spat out “WE WILL GET  YOU” when you passed each other in the Geneva corridors ….  date? which … Continue reading →

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April 5, 2020 · 2:14 pm

Sunil Rathnayake’s Amnesty: Details and Context

C. A. Chandraprema, in Sunday Island, 5th March 2020, where the title is “Sunil Ratnayake: Politics of a presidential pardon” A veritable caterwaul of protest has erupted from local and international NGO quarters over the presidential pardon extended to a … Continue reading →

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December 3, 2019 · 2:16 am

Jehan Perera’s Appraisal of President Gotabaya’s First Steps

Jehan Perera, in Island, 3 December 2019, with this title: “President’s early parameters may require revision” One of the weaknesses of the previous government was its failure to have cohesive policies that it implemented with determination. Instead there was a … Continue reading →

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August 7, 2020 · 4:59 pm

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy Triangle

Austin Fernando, in The Wire, August 2020, where the title reads “Sri Lanka, India and China: Here’s What Keeps Neighbours Friendly – and What Doesn’t” The other day on the show Gravitas, it was claimed that China is pushing Sri Lanka … Continue reading →

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June 18, 2020 · 6:59 am

Attention! Streamlining the Administration vs Covid: A Public Memo for Gotabaya Rajapaksa

An Anonymous Collective of Concerned Citizen Retirees** )This Memorandum is meant to Assist the Sri Lanka Government to face the Economic, Fiscal Policy and Social impacts due to COVID-19. This is a PUBLIC SERVICE by us for the benefit of … Continue reading →

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May 22, 2020 · 2:19 pm

A Century of Cricket in Galle

EM Karunaratne,** an article abridged from Sport Down South … and made available by Oliver Guruge, another Gallilean and a keen member of the ‘Richmond Collective’ of today Facing the Fort circa 1880s or 1890s before the Esplanade emerged –– … Continue reading →

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November 22, 2019 · 2:33 pm

Facing Overt and Covert Pressure from USA

Asoka Bandarage in the  CovertAction Magazine, 19 November 2019, where the title reads “U.S. military presence and popular resistance in Sri Lanka” The Indian Ocean is one of the most contested regions in the world today. China, the United States, … Continue reading →

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January 21, 2020 · 3:29 pm

A Roaring Fire ravages the Southern Ocean Lodge and a Good Part of Kangaroo Island

Roy Ecclestone, in SAWeekend, 17 January 2020, ….”Trapped in a bunker and hoping for a miracle: The destruction of Southern Ocean Lodge” …….. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/sa-weekend/trapped-in-a-bunker-and-hoping-for-a-miracle-the-destruction-of-southern-ocean-lodge/news-story/290c766f353ce1e89d551c3d354c2b46 It was after the firestorm swept over Southern Ocean Lodge for the fourth time that one … Continue reading →

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