Jack the Ripper – London’s Serial Killer

Jack the Ripper was one of the Worlds’ most infamous criminals who terrorised London in 1888. He stunned the British Government of the day,…

Sri Lankan Diplomatic Missions Abroad

A DIPLOMAT IS APPOINTED TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN SRI LANKA AND MAINTAINED BY THE GOVERNMENT. HIS SALARY…

Towards a Disciplined and Prosperous Society

A grim situation faced by Sri Lankan living in  Emilia Romagna, Northern Italy was brought to the attention of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by letter in…

Political Hullabaloo After General Election.

Dr Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe was left out entirely in the  2020 Cabinet of Ministers after working tirelessly in favour of SLPP candidates. His constituents in Maharagama…

POST MORTEM OF THE GENERAL ELECTION- 2020

The General Election in 2020 created history for many reasons. Firstly, it was held according to the Health and Safety regulations, due to COVID-19…

Politics within Politics

Sri Lanka is recognised internationally as a country that regulated and curbed the spread of the pandemic. The General- Secretary of the WHO congratulated…

After Effects of COVID-19

People in Sri Lanka were blessed not to have COVID-19 deaths spread into double digit figures akin to the USA, where approximately over 300,000…

Continuation of series 26 – The United States Renews its Rhetoric in Genea

Tamil Tigers’ Debt to America – Blog series 27  Continuation of Series – 26 – The United States  Renews its rhetoric in Geneva/ Daya Gamage…

THE UNITED STATES RENEWS ITS RHETORIC IN GENEVA

Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and as a Political Specialist with Dr Robert Boggs,…

DINA TITUS: BRING TAMILS TO MAINSTREAM

EXTRACTS FROM TAMIL TIGERS’ DEBT TO AMERICA Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and as…

DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT – WHAT NEXT?

The Sri Lanka Parliament was dissolved, and the old set of parliamentarians appears to be behaving like a disturbed hornet’s nest, with fierce competition…

ARE TATTOOS THE VOGUE

A young female tourist, known to the writer’s family, arrived in Sri Lanka, just before the Easter Sunday attacks on Churches and Tourist Hotels,…

The Difference between an Administrator and a Politician

The Difference between an Administrator and a Politician. The feature article on ” Impending General Election and Guidelines for voters to choose right the…

Ambassador Lunstead continues

EXTRACTS FROM TAMIL TIGERS’ DEBT TO AMERICA Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and as…

THE PLIGHT OF DOMESTIC AIDES IN GULF COUNTRIES

Recently a group of female domestic aids arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport on a SriLankan Airline flight from Kuwait. At the airport arrival…

Ambassador Jeffrey Lunstead’s Role.

Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and as a Political Specialist with Dr Robert Boggs,…

THE LTTE’S INDISPENSABILITY

Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and as a Political Specialist with Dr Robert Boggs,…

UNITED STATES’ ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH A FEDERAL STRUCTURE IN SRI LANKA. Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign…

The LTTE’S QUEST FOR LEGITIMACY

Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and as a Political Specialist with Dr Robert Boggs,…

U.S DID NOT WISH THE LTTE TO BE ANNIHILATED

Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and as a Political Specialist with Dr Robert Boggs,…

‏”Tamil Tiger Terrorism was never a part of the US Global War on Terror- Extracts from “Tamil Tigers’ Debt to America

Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and as a Political Specialist with Dr Robert Boggs,…

US Policy on Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Warfare

Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and as a Political Specialist with Dr Robert Boggs,…

SOLE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TAMILS- continuing interview with American Ambassador by Daya Gamage

Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and as a Political Specialist with Dr Robert Boggs,…

ASHLEY WILLS’ ACTIVE ROLE WITH NORWEGIANS

Extracts from Tamil Tigers’ Debt to America Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and as…

UNITED STATES ADVOCATING FEDERAL STRUCTURE IN SRI LANKA

Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and a Political Specialist. He retired in 1994 and…

EXTRACTS FROM ‘ TAMIL TIGERS’ DEBT TO AMERICA SERIES- INTENSE PRESSURE OF A DIFFERENT KIND

Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and a Political Specialist. He retired in 1994 and…

The LTTE SURRENDER -6

EXTRACTS FROM TAMIL TIGERS’DEBT TO AMERICA Daya Gamage worked at the American Embassy in Colombo, as the Sole Foreign Service National and a Political…

OH! What a Presidential Election

The eighth Presidential election in Sri Lanka is scheduled to be held on 16th November 2019, for which 42 candidates made cash deposits, but…

LAST CHANCE

Sri Lankan people born after 1948 must be the most unfortunate folks living on this planet, despite many narrations indicating, according to Buddhist beliefs…

AN INNOCENT HEART CONVERTED INTO SOMETHING COMPLEX

A tale of a long-distance love story. She lived in a faraway remote town hundreds of miles away from the city of Colombo, and…

HELGA WAS A NICE GAL

AUNTY HELGA WAS A STUNNING GAL! Of all my relatives, I developed a special affinity towards Aunty Helga for inexplicable reasons. True, she was stunningly…

JOURNEY TO MOTHERLAND

Praveena, a Sri Lankan expat bid good-bye to her father at the end of a six-week holiday in Colombo with mixed feelings this time. She…

MP Takes Oath in Jest?

C.V.Wigneswaran lives in Colombo intermingling with the Colombo Sinhala elite society. Both his daughters are married to Sinhalese. His ‘controversial’ speech focussed on the…

WOUND CARE & MANAGEMENT

BOOK REVIEW Dr. Athula Withanage’s latest book on ‘Wound Care and Management’, the only book ever published in Sri Lanka on wound care management…