Engineered, encouraged deterioration; mangroves and Easter
Rajitha Ratwatte writing from New Zealand about both his adopted country and his home country, which he seems to be very loyal to, gives print to a profound consideration which needs everyone’s attention. To end his Friday March 28 column ‘From outside the Pearl’ he states boldly and succinctly: “…. we once (around 30 years ago) had a minister of ports who had been educated at Oxford – not a gold chain snatcher.” The Oxford mentioned is the most prestigious University in Britain and the graduate Lalith Athulathmudali. Now, please remember it is Ratwatte, safe in NZ or unpronounc...