Daily Mirror When the Rajapaksas were in power how did they exercise freedom and discipline? “Man, never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.’’ – Bernard Williams It is time that a debate of classical genre between freedom and discipline emerged in the socio-political spheres in Sri Lanka. Engagement of the country’s learned ones, … Continue reading
Sunday Times Satire My Dear ‘Maco’ Mahinda, I thought I will write to you when I heard that you wanted to resign if provincial councils elections are not held by November this year. Although I am not sure why you said so, I was happy that at least someone has the courage to say they … Continue reading
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Mark Landler (New York Times) When demonstrators dumped the monument to a slave trader into Bristol Harbor, they galvanized a debate that echoes conversations happening in the American South about statues of Confederate generals. Protesters throwing the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol Harbor on Sunday.Credit…Ben Birchall/Press Association, via Associated Press LONDON … Continue reading
Ending stigma (Original Title – Dawn, Pakistan) S. ZiaJune PAKISTAN ranks amongst the highest for cases of ‘honour’-based murders. The recent case of two women murdered in Garyom, Waziristan, for breaching honour has prompted the usual outrage but also sweeping analyses about how the commodification of women and mobile phones enable such crimes. Such limited … Continue reading
Daily FT TNA Spokesperson M.A. Sumanthiran A few weeks ago, Tamil news cycles were dominated by coverage of an interview given by the Tamil National Alliance Spokesperson M.A. Sumanthiran to a Sinhala media site. During the course of the interview, he made several comments which created controversy and outrage amongst Tamils. The resulting conversation in … Continue reading
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