By Philip Fernando, Former Deputy Editor Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka ƒ”š‚ The most unforgettable headline from Egypt dazzled brightly: “ƒ”¹…”Democratic path ushered in sans violence.’ The dogma of invasions, wars or massacre of people as a pre-condition for inducting democracy fell by the wayside. The youth of Cairo, armed with nothing but Facebook and the power […]

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Author: MahamahaRaja High food and petrol prices, soaring energy bills, corruption at all levels of government including political appointments and pilfering of the public coffers by MPs and ministers, graduates without jobs, abject poverty, rising theft and mugging, and worsening inflation. Sri Lanka? No, I’m talking about Britain. They even have problems we don’t have: […]

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By Shelton A. Gunaratne ƒ”š‚©2011 Professor of mass communications emeritus@ Minnesota State University Moorhead ƒ”š‚ On Saturday (12 Aug. 1989), the day after our tiring tour of Seattle, we were back on the road exploring the backwoods of southwest Washington State along what I designated as the “Willapa Loop”ƒ”š‚”ƒ¢¢”š¬‚a route exceeding 250 miles, not counting the […]

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