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Cassandra recently was at the receiving end of an act of hooliganism. After the incident occurred, the thought of making it to the nearest police station and complaining did come to mind, but all three involved were unanimous in their decision that it was useless and a sheer waste of time. Also, that the hooligans […]
Cassandra is conscious that her Friday chat this year is bang within the nonagathe period of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. This is a neutral period in which people are expected to lay off from all work and do nothing except devote time to prayers, temple going and generally prepare for the start of […]
Page 3 of The Island on Monday, February 28 carried the news item I had barely listened to on TV English news the previous night. I seem to avoid watching political meetings and audience inundating rhetoric; if not promises made by one side and blame laying by the other. The headline read: ‘President denies responsibility […]
Govt. wants to build on ex-Prez Sirisena’s initiative Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris and Indonesian Ambassador in Colombo Dewi Gustina Tobing recently discussed the early convening of the third session of the Joint Commission between the two countries to be held in Colombo and the need to follow up and build on the visit of […]
Cassandra often disparages Sri Lankans’ apparently inherent traits which are not so good, sometimes even derogatory. One such is closing the door once the horse has fled and then flapping around merely screeching. Another is belated reaction and too late action which Cass’ belly aches about today. That endangered tree After that intrepid fauna and flora saver Devanee Jayathilake brought to the notice of highway constructors the fact they were about to destroy a fast disappearing species of endemic tree – Curdia zelanica – environmentalists rallied forth to swell her cry of Stop Cut...