October 28, 2007
Milk Powder Shock.
The scarcity of milk powder in the market has finally ended but only because the price has being raised by nearly 30% Sri Lanka produces the best tea in the world but most Sri Lankans only get to drink the...
Posted by raditha at 8:08 AM
October 27, 2007
Complete Loss of Credibility.
Moderates everywhere take government news releases with a pinch of salt. Here in Sri Lanka even die hard supporters of the government learnt to do that long time ago. But until the attack on the Anuradhapura airport, it wasn't difficult...
Posted by raditha at 12:44 PM
October 22, 2007
The LTTE planes come calling
Six months ago the LTTE airforce attacked Colombo. That was news but hardly anyone was talking about it at the time. The cricket world cup final (which many couldn't watch because of the enforced blackout) was what was on everyone's...
Posted by raditha at 6:09 AM
October 21, 2007
Cement and Milk powder
What has cement and milk powder in common? There is a huge shortage for both. The cause is the same government regulations. The price of milk powder, like the price of cement is controlled by the government. The consumer affairs...
Posted by raditha at 10:14 AM
October 17, 2007
The Deep
The Deep by Mickey Spillane is the second novel by that name which I have read. The other being a story about a giant squid by Peter Benchly. If the author is Peter Benchly there will be some association with...
Posted by raditha at 3:41 PM
October 14, 2007
Doors and Windows.
My new house is to be a green building. I had originally planned to use Aluminum for doors and windows. But try as I might, I could not find a design that seemed attractive. Most designs would tend to make...
Posted by raditha at 1:02 AM
October 10, 2007
Child Killed for Stealing slice of bread.
There is a disturbing news item in todays paper that a child has been beaten to death over a slice of bread. Well that is really disturbing. You automatically start of thinking the high cost of bread is behind it....
Posted by raditha at 4:25 AM
October 8, 2007
No more Fort Burghers
I am very sad to say the last of the Galle Fort Burghers passed away last Thursday. Anton Ferreira, former teacher of St. Aloysius College was well past 80 when he survived the boxing day Tsunami. The tsunami caused extensive...
Posted by raditha at 3:01 AM
October 4, 2007
JVP suckered.
The war mongering JVP , a former terrorist organization has fallen into their own trap. In the late 90s there was an uprising in the country organized by the JVP. The then government (a UNP government) crushed it brutally using...
Posted by raditha at 2:40 PM
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