The elections are over and the result was as expected by anyone who looked at the situation objectively. Over the next few weeks there will be many theories and stories of conspiracies to fill our in boxes and the mobile companies will make a fortune on SMS stories.  However people should take note of the comments made by the elections commissioner which should make all Sri Lankans think where...

With the election fever in high gear the Colomboites are praying for yet another political saviour. Many are confident of a regime change and some of us in the background who are realistic can’t help but smile. After many elections this year I haven’t got a vote which leaves me an unbiased observer to speak only of facts which I base my OWN opinion on. Yes I know a few people who haven’t got...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/travel/10places.html It is indeed nice to see our country being featured in the top spot of the 30 places recommended to visit in 2010 by the New York times. For a quarter century, Sri Lanka seems to have been plagued by misfortune, including a brutal civil war between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority. But the conflict finally ended last May, ushering in...

by Deepak Sharma at Majestic City It was Thursday December 10, the road leading to the Majestic City car park was congested and I thought that the global recession was over, they were fighting to get into Majestic City to spend their notes with Mahinda mama and the copy of the Iwo Jima monument, another original “apema ekak”. As I fought my way and reached within kissing distance of the...