Opinion by Neville de Silva (london) Tuesday, August 01, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Aug 01 (IPS) – When this Indian Ocean- island gained independence from Britain in 1948 after some 450 years of colonial rule under three western powers, it was simply named the “Dominion of Ceylon”. This country which…
Opinion by Neville de Silva (london) Friday, February 03, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Feb 03 (IPS) – On February 4, Sri Lanka commemorates 75 years of Independence. But it will not be the extravaganza of the past years, the minaturised imitations of the grand displays on Moscow’s Red Square or…
Opinion by Neville de Silva (london) Wednesday, July 06, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jul 06 (IPS) – When Ceylon- now Sri Lanka- gained independence from Britain in 1948 after almost 450 years of colonial rule under three western powers, it was one Asia’s most stable and prosperous democracies. Today, after…
The protestors’ main rallying slogan is ‘GotaGoHome’ Opinion by Neville de Silva (london) Wednesday, May 04, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON, May 04 (IPS) – When I ended last month’s column hoping that April would not prove to be hapless Sri Lanka’s ‘cruellest month’ (in the words TS Eliot), I hardly…
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