Dilrook Kannangara Voters are unforgiving. Sri Lankan voters can be quite nasty, merciless and even violent if they realize they have been taken for fools. If a political party wins power by deceiving people through lies and false promises, depending on the severity of those lies its lifespan will be cut short. The biggest public […]

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Kamalika Pieris  2nd  REVISION.  5.4.2025. The theatre enthusiasts, who saw Maname in its maiden presentation in Colombo and before that at rehearsals in Peradeniya, saw its significance and artistic value. Many years later, this group wrote up their recollections for Sunday newspapers. They also provided contributions to publications issued to mark Maname anniversaries, such as […]

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by Garvin Karunaratne E-Con-E-News 3-9 th November in Lanka Web writes: • ‘Garvin Karunaratne writes again today. I have read his Dahanayaka & red-onion affair several times in the Island. His telephone handling at the Marketing Department’s Tripoli HQ resembles Mountbatten’s war operations room.’” We did use phones in a remarkable way to move veg […]

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Rohan Abeygunawardena The other day, while we were chatting after dinner, my friend Fasal Izzadeen asked me, Rohan, who was the best prime minister Sri Lanka ever had?” I told him I couldn’t name the best prime minister, but I could name the best prime minister Sri Lanka never had.” A bit surprised, he asked, […]

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