Monthly Archives: August 2011

The sad story of Pooh:Is Sri Lanka guilty of gross neglect of its wildlife?

The Wild Life Conservation Department (WLCD) has come under sever criticism for its failure to take care of Sri Lanka’s treasures in the wild.
The latest in a series of sad tales about Sri Lanka’s neglected fauna and flora is the plight of a sick sloth bear that has been unconscionably neglected by the authorities despite […]

By Nirmala Kannangara | Published on August 20, 2011 at 3:40 am

Riots in London, grease yakkas in Sri Lanka and a pattern of growing youth unrest

The latest terror to strike the already harried people of Sri lanka are the “Grease devils.” Called that for their strange costume with face hood and greased bodies these monsters have started to spread fear in many areas across the
country. Their presence has already disrupted entire towns and the day to day activities of the citizenry and […]

By Upali Tennakoon | Published on August 20, 2011 at 12:27 am

Democracy in post-war Sri Lanka – A nation divided in opinion

According to a new survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research unit of the Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lankans are divided in opinion on the topic of reconciliation – about whether the government has done enough with regard to addressing the root causes of the conflict.
The topline survey report is available for immediate […]

By Centre for Policy Alternatives | Published on August 19, 2011 at 5:40 pm

Emergency Regulations and Local Government Elections

Colombo, Sri Lanka: CPA notes the decision of the Elections Commissioner to hold elections in October to twenty-three local authorities, after elections to these authorities were effectively postponed for more than a year through the use of Emergency Regulations. The Commissioner’s decision was made while a number of cases, including one filed by CPA’s Executive […]

By Centre for Policy Alternatives | Published on August 19, 2011 at 5:27 pm

What Sri Lanka really thinks

“Seek truth from facts” (Deng Xiaoping)
There is an extensive survey of public opinion, the results of which will up-end all conventional assumptions about what
the Sri Lankan people think and therefore how they are likely to act or react.
Blow your socks off
This is the Survey on Democracy in Post-War Sri Lanka, Topline Report July 2011, conducted […]

By Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka | Published on August 19, 2011 at 5:19 pm

Dire result of global warming

Look what happens when we cut down too many trees.

By | Published on August 18, 2011 at 8:42 pm

True Australian story

HUMOUR with Lakshman Indranath Keerthisinghe

Farmer Rod lived on a quiet rural highway near Bundaberg.

But as time went by, the traffic slowly built up and became so heavy and so fast

that his chickens were being run over at a rate of three to six a day.

So one day Farmer Rod called the local police station and […]

By Staff Correspondent | Published on August 16, 2011 at 9:32 am

Damn girls!

HUMOUR with Lakshman Indranath Keerthisinghe As laughter is said to be the best medicine, this page is dedicated to the entertainment of our readers.
I used to be like this…

Then I met a girl…

She was like this…

Together, we were like this…

I gave her gifts like this…

When she accepted my proposal, I was like this…

I used to […]

By | Published on August 16, 2011 at 9:23 am

The Hindu got it wrong: Gota is not the out-of-control brother. He’s entirely in control.

However ‘unfortunate’ the comments attributed by The Hindu to Gotabaya Rajapakse, Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, they are an important additional insight into the mind and motives of the man who designed and implemented Sri Lanka’s
victory over the LTTE. As if any further insight was needed I suppose, from the man who has so notoriously dismissed the killing of newspaper editor […]

By Gordon Weiss | Published on August 16, 2011 at 1:57 am

A brother out of control – The Hindu

Two years after defeating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and eliminating it as a military entity, Sri Lanka is still struggling to emerge from the woods on some important fronts. Two issues are predominant. One is the
nature of the peace, and the efforts by the Sri Lankan government towards a political reconciliation between the […]

By | Published on August 16, 2011 at 1:40 am