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The Past Is Never Dead
William Faulkner
(Requiem for a Nun)
The government recently announced a decision to import 6,000 metric tons of Basmati rice from Pakistan under the provisions of the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement.
Responding to a question from the press, Mass Media Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella offered his explanation.
“O
ur “Paddy Farmers” were not getting a high price for their crops. The
idea is to import Basmati rice for those who seek it which in turn will “reduce the competition for local rice variants. “
Almost immediately, a quipster on some social media which I don’t recall ( I am not savvy with the stuff and rely on my granddaughters to follow these gems) responded: