On the 8th of September 2022, I visited the Colombo Fort Railway station hoping to book two seats to Ella (Colombo Fort – Ella – Colombo Fort).I spoke to the officer at the Inquiries counter and presented my requirements. Immediate response was there were no vacant seats for those dates. I wanted to change the […]
“Alarm over rise in chain snatching from women, robberies and thefts” and “Records show poor attendance by parliamentarians” are two news items appeared in the Sunday Times. I wonder whether there is some connection between these two. K Siriweera
by Dr Laksiri Fernando It is not so conventional for a husband to write an eulogy or memorial for his wife. However, we have not been very conventional in life on many matters and occasions. We were born in the same area of Moratuwa, more precisely Moratuwella, in between the Panadura river and the Indian […]
Mr Editor may I hasten to congratulate you for the no-holds-barred editorial today, ‘Fleecing the hungry’ (09/09).Susil Premajantha must have entertained the many muppets seated around him as an honest man in shining armour standing up to protect the self-esteem of millions of malnourished children, Kudos to the administration where he was a part of. […]
On account of the dollar crisis, inflation (exacerbated partly due to money printing) and ban on imports imposed by the government, the prices of say vehicles for example have doubled, tripled and even quadrupled. The insured value has to be raised to the current market value and the Insurance Companies have to re-evaluate the new […]