‘Winning the Hearts and Minds of the Community’ Author: Dr. Kingsley Wickremasuriya Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police – (Retired) Book Review by Major-General (Retd) Lalin Fernando This is an interesting memoir of a police officer who having served in the Volunteer force may have done equally well, in either the army or the police. […]
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by Lalin Fernando This is a response to the media, the BASL and foreigners who never give up preaching on how ‘peaceful protesters’ were attacked ‘brutally’ by the Security Forces, especially at Galle Face Green on July. 22. With hundreds of thousands of protesters (Sunday Times Aug . 7) including non-nationals living on charity,, who […]
We run on this page today an article written by a retired Major General of the Sri Lanka Army who argues forcefully that the Aragalaya protesters were NOT repeat NOT peaceful. Over the weeks and months of the protest, which now appears to be fizzling out, although contrary claims that it will continue persist, the […]
In these tense and troubling times, it may help to relieve tension by indulging in a little levity. This is for those who (like me), enjoy something between a belly laugh or a polite chuckle.Dan Quale, former Vice Presidential candidate and undisputed master of malapropisms has made these celebrated remarks: “We are ready for any […]