Sunday, July 31, 2022

Jungle Law Mafia and Reserved Parking

Reserving a parking spot in front of any trading establishment facing a public access road has to be done legally.

Not just with a couple of yards of rope, a few polls and a cardboard placard written in horrible-looking handwriting.

They do not even deserve to be called handwriting.

This happens often, but it is more evident nowadays with vehicles forming lines in front of fuel sheds.

Owners of some businesses are now hostile to motorists who have parked in front of their buildings, especially those who have obtained such locations without the required authorization.

With no malicious intent, I would like to share with others my personal experience only for educational purposes.

I was relieved to see the line of patiently waiting cars begin to move forward after spending the entire night in the car.

At first, the line travelled quite slowly with sporadic stops.

On this particular occasion, I was compelled to briefly stop in front of a parking space that had been reserved unlawfully.

A man rushed out, shouting loudly, asking whether I had any trouble understanding while holding up one of the scribbled cardboard posters.

My gut reaction was to ignore it because I knew the next moment the line will start to roll and I will be out of that spot.

Even when I told him we were leaving the area soon, his voice grew louder and more threatening, so I had to switch to plan B and speak to him in a language that such nincompoops would understand.

"Yes, most Sri Lankans struggle with comprehension, which is the only reason why there are so many lines for petrol, gas, and other necessities", I replied.

Despite being advised repeatedly not to do so by a large number of knowledgeable and experienced specialists, the majority chose to put their fate in the unproven, irate, insane person's hands.

Now, as a result of such a nincompoop, the entire nation is in trouble.

Thankfully, after I responded, he vanished just as quickly as he had appeared, and the line began to move along once more.

I reached the pump after a few minutes and exited after obtaining the allocated quota without needing to give any more educational speeches to others.

My advice to everyone is to keep composure and avoid caving into such idiots' demands.

Let them follow the proper protocol if they have lawfully obtained parking spaces rather than make an effort to advance jungle law.



 

Another Code to Scan in the Fools’ Paradise


To get 20 litres of gasoline, I waited in line for 24 hours.

Does it make sense?

Rs 9000 ÷ 24 Hours = Rs 375.

Is it my real worth?

I do not think so.

Even a worker with no skills is paid more than that for an hour of work today.

Imagine the number of loss of useable man hours due to this situation.

All that the population demands are to have an uninterrupted supply line and prices are at par with prevailing world market rates.

I support a full revamp of the current system for just reasons like this.

But I am glad that I changed my mind and decided to stand in line with everyone else for fuel.

My mind and body have been trained to handle such an event over the course of four decades of working overnight shifts in a variety of locations with varied weather conditions.

When they saw how long the line had already grown, some people arrived and left.

Others tried various manoeuvres to fit their vehicles in spaces, clearly kept for reasons they were either not aware of or did not comprehend.

It was a very orderly queue formed by users themselves without any outside authorities getting involved.

Some young lads started numbering vehicles in the queue with a whiteboard marker pen, but it was a futile effort after experiencing a couple of passing showers in the early morning hours.

With or without the number written on every windshield, the line survived.

It is yet another example of how society forms better self-governing mechanisms than rules formulated by so-called experts who have no practical ground reality knowledge of the subject at hand.

After having a couple of sizzling ginger teas from a Night Kade with a couple of others and becoming friends with other queue formers; we managed to pass the night without any serious issues.

That makes me think that the YouTube videos I have watched over the years “Sleeping in Cars” for various reasons, is not a good option in countries with weather conditions like ours.

With dust, heat, mosquitoes and the noises of passing vehicles, it will make it more like torture than an enjoyable experience.

The cycle continues without any hiccups or obstacles after the end of the line switches places with the beginning of the line once.

But everyone is accountable for ending this cycle.

Say "thank you" to everyone who helped make the meeting another memorable one.

Friends, goodbye until we talk again.



Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Thus Born the ARAGALAYA

It all came to a head with a liquid petroleum gas cylinder exploding in someone’s kitchen.

It was not a rare incident and a few more followed some losing their lives, others ending up with serious burn injuries and losing property as well.

Later, it was revealed that the importers were trying to maximize their profits by changing the composition of the mixture.

followed by a shortage of cooking gases (LP), and queues started forming in front of places where they dispense cylinders.

Those queues became longer, and so did the waiting time to get one cylinder, and it was not because of the length of the queues but because we had no foreign currency to import LP gases from other countries.

How many people have lost their lives queuing up for a mere LP gas cylinder? 

This was forgotten with the shortage of petrol and diesel at sheds. 

The same story of forming queues in front of sheds was repeated just like in the case of LP gas, and some lines were longer than 6 kilos at times.

Some have even started boasting that after waiting more than 36 hours in the queue, they started to secure just 10 litres of fuel.

Unfortunately, again, a few more lives were lost while waiting for fuel for days in queues.

The kids and pregnant women lost their lives due to the non-availability of essential medicines in hospitals.

Many started to indulge in panic buying, but this was for those who could afford to stock up and not those who are daily wage earners and small business owners.

All of those were purely due to mismanagement of the country’s economy by incompetent people.

Thus born the Aragalaya.

And some idiots start to ask what Aragalaya has achieved.

One is that all those who were responsible for taking the country to its knees went hiding from the public and the culmination was that the president of the country, who was elected with 6.9 million votes, had to flee the country in the guise of darkness to seek refuge in another country.

The Aragalaya was not responsible for any of the economic disasters, but it was responsible for raising public awareness.

So, in support of that, the PUBLIC come in hordes from all four corners of the country.

Now the government is using terror tactics to suppress the Aragalaya.

They may succeed in the short term, but it will not last long.

If anyone thinks that Aragalaya is a couple of ramshackle tents where hooligans in uniforms can come and destroy or beat unarmed civilians mercilessly, then they will be in for a shock soon.

ARAGALAYA will continue and it will bring the desired results as well.

But do not let this happen to your SON or Daughter.

Just a friendly prewarning to those who still support this corrupt and barbaric regime.



 āļ…āļģāļœāļŊāļē āļ¯ිāļœāļ§āļ¸ āļ´āˇ€āļ­ිāļąු āļ‡āļ­ි āļ…āļ­āļģ āļ‘āļē āļ…āļ´ේāļš්āˇ‚ිāļ­ āļ´්‍āļģāļ­ිāļĩāļŊ āļ¯ āļœෙāļą āļ‘āļąු āļ‡āļ­.


āļąāļ¸ුāļ­් āļ”āļļේ āļ´ුāļ­ාāļ§ āˇ„ෝ āļ¯ිāļēāļĢිāļēāļ§ āļ¸ෙāļē āˇƒිāļ¯ු āˇ€ීāļ¸āļ§ āļ‰āļŠ āļąොāļ¯ෙāļą්āļą.


āļ¸ේ āļ¯ූāˇ‚ිāļ­ āļ¸්āļŊේāļ ්āļĄ āļ´ාāļŊāļąāļēāļ§ āļ­āˇ€āļ¸āļ­් āˇƒāˇ„ාāļē āļ¯ෙāļą āļ…āļēāļ§ āļ¸ිāļ­්‍āļģāˇීāļŊී āļ´ූāļģ්āˇ€ āļ…āļąāļ­ුāļģු āļ‡āļŸāˇ€ීāļ¸āļš් āļ´āļ¸āļĢāļēි.


āļ¸ේ āˇƒිāļēāļŊ්āļŊ āˇ„ිāˇƒ āļ‘āˇƒāˇ€ූāļēේ āļšාāļœේ āˇ„ෝ āļšුāˇƒ්āˇƒිāļēāļš āļ¯ිāļēāļģ āļ´ෙāļ§්āļģෝāļŊිāļēāļ¸් āļœෑāˇƒ් āˇƒිāļŊිāļą්āļŠāļģāļēāļš් āļ´ුāļ´ුāļģා āļēාāļ¸āļ­් āˇƒāļ¸āļŸāļē.

āļ‘āļē āļ¯ුāļŊāļļ āˇƒිāļ¯ුāˇ€ීāļ¸āļš් āļąොāˇ€ූ āļ…āļ­āļģ āļ­āˇ€āļ­් āļšිāˇ„ිāļ´ āļ¯ෙāļąෙāļšුāļ§ āļĸීāˇ€ිāļ­ āļ…āˇ„ිāļ¸ි āˇ€ිāļē, āļ­āˇ€āļ­් āˇƒāļ¸āˇ„āļģු āļļāļģāļ´āļ­āļŊ āļ´ිāˇ…ිāˇƒ්āˇƒුāļ¸් āļ­ුāˇ€ාāļŊ āˇ€āļŊිāļą් āˇƒāˇ„ āļ¯ේāļ´āļŊ āļ…āˇ„ිāļ¸ි āˇ€ිāļē.

āļ‘āļ¸ āļ¸ිāˇ්āļģāļĢāļēේ āˇƒංāļēුāļ­ිāļē āˇ€ෙāļąāˇƒ් āļšāļģāļ¸ිāļą් āļ†āļąāļēāļąāļšāļģුāˇ€āļą් āļ­āļ¸ āļŊාāļˇāļē āļ‹āļ´āļģිāļ¸ āļšāļģ āļœැāļąීāļ¸āļ§ āļ‹āļ­්āˇƒාāˇ„ āļšāļģāļą āļļāˇ€ āļ´āˇƒුāˇ€ āļ…āļąාāˇ€āļģāļĢāļē āˇ€ිāļē.

āļ‰āˇ€ුāļ¸් āļ´ිāˇ„ුāļ¸් āˇ€ාāļēු (LP) āˇ„ිāļŸāļēāļš් āļ‡āļ­ි āˇ€ූ āļ…āļ­āļģ, āļ”āˇ€ුāļą් āˇƒිāļŊිāļą්āļŠāļģ āļąිāļšුāļ­් āļšāļģāļą āˇƒ්āļŽාāļą āļ‰āļ¯ිāļģිāļ´ිāļ§ āļ´ෝāļŊිāļ¸් āļ‡āļ­ි āˇ€ිāļē.

āļ‘āļ¸ āļ´ෝāļŊිāļ¸් āļ¯ිāļœු āˇ€ූ āļ…āļ­āļģ āļ‘āļš් āˇƒිāļŊිāļą්āļŠāļģāļēāļš් āļŊāļļා āļœැāļąීāļ¸āļ§ āļļāļŊා āˇƒිāļ§ීāļ¸ේ āļšාāļŊāļēāļ¯ āˇ€ැāļŠි āˇ€ිāļē, āļ’ āļ´ෝāļŊිāļ¸්āˇ€āļŊ āļ¯ිāļœ āļąිāˇƒා āļąොāˇ€ āˇ€ෙāļąāļ­් āļģāļ§āˇ€āļŊිāļą් āļ‘āļŊ්āļ´ී āļœෑāˇƒ් āļ†āļąāļēāļąāļē āļšිāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āļ…āļ´āļ§ āˇ€ිāļ¯ේāˇ āļ¸ුāļ¯āļŊ් āļąොāļ­ිāļļූ āļļැāˇ€ිāļąි.

āˇ„ුāļ¯ු LP āļœෑāˇƒ් āˇƒිāļŊිāļą්āļŠāļģāļēāļš් āˇƒāļŗāˇ„ා āļ´ෝāļŊිāļ¸් āļœැāˇƒී āļšී āļ¯ෙāļąෙāļš් āļĸීāˇ€ිāļ­ āļąැāļ­ි āļšāļģ āļœāļą්āļą āļ‡āļ¯්āļ¯? āˇ‚ෙāļŠ්āˇ€āļŊ āļ´ෙāļ§්āļģāļŊ්, āļŠීāˇƒāļŊ් āˇ„ිāļŸāļēāļ­් āļ‘āļš්āļš āļ¸ේāļš āļ…āļ¸āļ­āļšāļēි.

LP āļœෑāˇƒ් āˇ€āļŊāļ¯ි āˇ€āļœේ āļ¸ āļ¸āļŠු āļ‰āˇƒ්āˇƒāļģāˇ„ āļ´ෝāļŊිāļ¸් āˇ„ැāļ¯ීāļ¸ේ āļšāļ­ාāˇ€āļ¸ āļąැāˇ€āļ­ āļąැāˇ€āļ­āļ­් āļšීāˇ€ා, āˇƒāļ¸āˇ„āļģ āļŊāļēිāļą් āˇ€ිāļ§ෙāļš āļšිāļŊෝ 6āļšāļ§ āˇ€āļŠා āļ¯ිāļœāļēි.

āˇƒāļ¸āˇ„āļģු āļ´ැāļē 36āļšāļ§ āˇ€ැāļŠි āļšාāļŊāļēāļš් āļ´ෝāļŊිāļ¸ේ āˇ„ිāļ§ිāļēා āļšිāļēāļŊා āļ´ුāļģāˇƒාāļģāļ¸් āļ¯ොāļŠāļą්āļąāļ­් āļ´āļ§āļą් āļ…āļģāļą්. āļ‰āļą්āļ°āļą āļŊීāļ§āļģ් 10 āļš් āļ´āļ¸āļĢāļš් āˇƒුāļģāļš්āˇ‚ිāļ­ āļšිāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āļ´āļ§āļą් āļœāļ­්āļ­ේāļē.

āļ…āˇ€ාāˇƒāļąාāˇ€āļ§ āļąැāˇ€āļ­āļ­් āļ¯ිāļą āļœāļĢāļą් āļ´ෝāļŊිāļ¸්āˇ€āļŊ āļ‰āļą්āļ°āļą āļŊāļļා āļœැāļąීāļ¸āļ§ āļļāļŊා āˇƒිāļ§ිāļēāļ¯ී āļ­āˇ€āļ­් āļĸීāˇ€ිāļ­ āļšිāˇ„ිāļ´āļēāļš් āļ…āˇ„ිāļ¸ි āˇ€ිāļē.

āļģෝāˇ„āļŊ්āˇ€āļŊ āļ…āļ­්āļēාāˇ€āˇ්āļē āļ–āˇ‚āļ° āļąොāļ¸ැāļ­ිāˇ€ීāļ¸ āˇ„ේāļ­ුāˇ€ෙāļą් āļšුāļŠා āļ¯āļģුāˇ€āļą් āˇƒāˇ„ āļœැāļļිāļĢි āļšාāļą්āļ­ාāˇ€āļą් āļĸීāˇ€ිāļ­āļš්āˇ‚āļēāļ§ āļ´āļ­්āˇ€ුāļĢා.

āļļොāˇ„ෝ āļ¯ෙāļąෙāļš් āļšāļŊāļļāļŊāļēෙāļą් āļ¸ිāļŊāļ¯ී āļœැāļąීāļ¸් āˇ€āļŊ āļēෙāļ¯ීāļ¸āļ§ āļ´āļ§āļą් āļœāļ­් āļąāļ¸ුāļ­්, āļ¸ෙāļē āļœāļļāļŠා āļšāļģ āļœැāļąීāļ¸āļ§ āˇ„ැāļšි āļ…āļēāļ§ āļ¸ිāˇƒ āļ¯ෛāļąිāļš āˇ€ැāļ§ුāļ´් āļŊāļļāļą්āļąāļą් āˇƒāˇ„ āļšුāļŠා āˇ€්āļēාāļ´ාāļģ āˇ„ිāļ¸ිāļēāļą් āˇƒāļŗāˇ„ා āļąොāˇ€ේ.

āļ’ āˇƒිāļēāļŊ්āļŊāļ§āļ¸ āļļāļŊāļ´ෑāˇ€ේ āļ…āļ¯āļš්āˇ‚ āļ¸ිāļąිāˇƒුāļą්āļœේ āļģāļ§ේ āļ†āļģ්āļŽිāļšāļē āˇ€ැāļģāļ¯ි āļŊෙāˇƒ āļšāˇ…āļ¸āļąාāļšāļģāļĢāļē āļšිāļģීāļ¸ āļąිāˇƒාāļē.

āļ¸ෙāˇƒේ āļ…āļģāļœāļŊāļē āļ‹āļ´āļą්āļąේāļē.

āļ’ āˇ€āļœේāļ¸ āˇƒāļ¸āˇ„āļģ āļ¸ෝāļŠāļēෝ āļ…āļģāļœāļŊāļēා āļ¸ොāļąāˇ€āļ¯ āļšāļģāļŊා āļ­ිāļēෙāļą්āļąේ āļšිāļēāļŊා āļ…āˇ„āļą්āļą āļ´āļ§āļą් āļœāļą්āļąāˇ€ා.

āļ‘āļšāļš් āļąāļ¸් āļģāļ§ āļ¯āļĢ āļœැāˇƒ්āˇ€ීāļ¸āļ§ āˇ€āļœāļšිāˇ€ āļēුāļ­ු āˇƒිāļēāļŊු āļ¯ෙāļąාāļ¸ āļ¸āˇ„āļĸāļąāļ­ාāˇ€āļœෙāļą් āˇ€āˇƒāļą් āˇ€ී āļ‘āˇ„ි āļšූāļ§āļ´්āļģාāļ´්āļ­ිāļē āˇ€ූāļēේ āļŊāļš්āˇ‚ 69āļš āļĄāļą්āļ¯āˇ€āļŊිāļą් āļ­ේāļģී āļ´āļ­් āˇ€ූ āļģāļ§ේ āļĸāļąාāļ°ිāļ´āļ­ිāˇ€āļģāļēාāļ§ āļ…āļŗුāļģේ āˇ€ේāˇāļēෙāļą් āļģāļ§ිāļą් āļ´ැāļą āļēාāļ¸āļ§ āˇƒිāļ¯ුāˇ€ීāļ¸āļēි. āˇ€ෙāļąāļ­් āļģāļ§āļš āļģැāļšāˇ€āļģāļĢāļē āļ´āļ­ා.

āļšිāˇƒිāļ¯ු āļ†āļģ්āļŽිāļš āˇ€්āļēāˇƒāļąāļēāļšāļ§ āļ…āļģāļœāļŊāļē āˇ€āļœāļšිāˇ€ āļēුāļ­ු āļąැāļ­, āļąāļ¸ුāļ­් āļ‘āļē āļ¸āˇ„āļĸāļąāļ­ාāˇ€ āļ¯ැāļąුāˇ€āļ­් āļšිāļģීāļ¸ේ āˇ€āļœāļšීāļ¸ āˇ€ිāļē.

āļ‰āļ­ිāļą් āļ’āļšāļ§ āˇƒāˇ„āļēෝāļœāļēāļš් āˇ€āˇāļēෙāļą් āļģāļ§ේ āˇ„āļ­āļģ āļ´ැāļ­්āļ­ෙāļą්āļ¸ āļģොāļ­්āļ­āļš් āˇ€āˇāļēෙāļą් āļ‘āļąāˇ€ා.

āļ¯ැāļą් āļ†āļĢ්āļŠුāˇ€ āļ…āļģāļœāļŊāļē āļ¸āļģ්āļ¯āļąāļē āļšāļģāļą්āļą āļ­්āļģāˇƒ්āļ­āˇ€ාāļ¯ී āļ‹āļ´āļš්āļģāļ¸ āļēොāļ¯āļąāˇ€ා.

āļ”āˇ€ුāļą් āļšෙāļ§ි āļšාāļŊීāļąāˇ€ āˇƒාāļģ්āļŽāļš āˇ€ිāļē āˇ„ැāļšි āļąāļ¸ුāļ­් āļ‘āļē āļ¯ිāļœු āļšāļŊ් āļ´āˇ€āļ­ිāļą්āļąේ āļąැāļ­.

āļ…āļģāļœāļŊāļē āļēāļąු āļąිāļŊ āļ‡āļŗුāļ¸ිāļą් āˇƒැāļģāˇƒුāļĢු āļ¸ැāļģāļēāļą් āļ´ැāļ¸ිāļĢ āļąිāļģාāļēුāļ° āˇƒිāˇ€ිāļŊ් āˇ€ැāˇƒිāļēāļą්āļ§ āļ…āļąුāļšāļ¸්āļ´ා āˇ€ිāļģāˇ„ිāļ­āˇ€ āˇ€ිāļąාāˇ āļšිāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āˇ„ෝ āļ´āˇ„āļģ āļ¯ීāļ¸āļ§ āˇ„ැāļšි āļ¯āļŠāļļ්āļļāļģ āļšූāļŠාāļģāļ¸් āļšිāˇ„ිāļ´āļēāļš් āļēැāļēි āļēāļ¸ෙāļšු āˇƒිāļ­āļą්āļąේ āļąāļ¸්, āļ”āˇ€ුāļą් āļ‰āļš්āļ¸āļąිāļą් āļšāļ¸්āļ´āļąāļēāļ§ āļ´āļ­් āˇ€āļąු āļ‡āļ­.

āļ‘āļē āļ¯ිāļœāļ§āļ¸ āļ´āˇ€āļ­ිāļąු āļ‡āļ­ි āļ…āļ­āļģ āļ‘āļē āļ…āļ´ේāļš්āˇ‚ිāļ­ āļ´්āļģāļ­ිāļĩāļŊ āļ¯ āļœෙāļą āļ‘āļąු āļ‡āļ­.

Sunday, July 24, 2022

Adopt Jungle Law ?

A democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Or as Abraham Lincoln put it, "government of the people, by the people, for the people".

Yes, it is a real concern, when someone powerful yet does not follow the very principle tells another not so powerful to abide by the principles of it.

That doesn't mean we have to abandon our principles and adopt jungle law.

Be a hypocrite like many and preach to others what we do not follow.  

I do not think so.

What do you think?

āļ´්āļģāļĸාāļ­āļą්āļ­්āļģāˇ€ාāļ¯āļē āļēāļąු āˇƒාāļ¸ාāļą්āļēāļēෙāļą් āļ­ේāļģී āļ´āļ­් āˇ€ූ āļąිāļēෝāļĸිāļ­āļēāļą් āˇ„āļģāˇ„ා āˇƒāļ¸āˇƒ්āļ­ āļĸāļąāļœāˇ„āļąāļē āˇ„ෝ āļģාāļĸ්āļēāļēāļš āˇƒිāļēāļŊුāļ¸ āˇƒුāļ¯ුāˇƒුāļšāļ¸් āļŊāļ­් āˇƒාāļ¸ාāļĸිāļšāļēāļą් āˇ€ිāˇƒිāļą් āļ´ාāļŊāļąāļē āļšāļģāļą āļ´ාāļŊāļą āļš්āļģāļ¸āļēāļšි.

āļ‘āˇƒේāļ­් āļąැāļ­ිāļąāļ¸් āļ’āļļ්āļģāˇ„āļ¸් āļŊිāļą්āļšāļą් āļ´ැāˇ€āˇƒූ āļ´āļģිāļ¯ි, "āļĸāļąāļ­ාāˇ€āļœේ, āļĸāļąāļ­ාāˇ€ āˇ€ිāˇƒිāļą්, āļĸāļąāļ­ාāˇ€ āˇ€ෙāļąුāˇ€ෙāļą්".

āļ”āˇ€්, āļ­ුāˇƒිāļ­ āļ´ෙāļą්āˇ€ා āļ¯ුāļą් āļ´āļģිāļ¯ි, āļļāļŊāˇ€āļ­් āļšෙāļąෙāļšු āļ­āˇ€āļ¸āļ­් āļ‘āļ¸ āļ´්āļģāļ­ිāļ´āļ­්āļ­ිāļēāļ¸ āļ…āļąුāļœāļ¸āļąāļē āļąොāļšāļģāļą āˇ€ිāļ§, āļ‘āļ­āļģāļ¸් āļļāļŊāļœāļ­ු āļąොāˇ€āļą āļ­āˇ€āļ­් āļšෙāļąෙāļšුāļ§ āļ‘āˇ„ි āļ´්āļģāļ­ිāļ´āļ­්āļ­ිāˇ€āļŊāļ§ āļ…āļąුāļšූāļŊāˇ€ āļšāļ§āļēුāļ­ු āļšāļģāļą āļŊෙāˇƒ āļ´ැāˇ€āˇƒීāļ¸ āˇƒැāļļෑ āˇƒැāļŊāļšිāļŊ්āļŊāļšි.

āļ’āļšෙāļą් āļ…āļ¯āˇ„āˇƒ් āˇ€ෙāļą්āļąේ āļąැāˇ„ැ āļ…āļ´ේ āļ´්āļģāļ­ිāļ´āļ­්āļ­ි āļ…āļ­්āˇ„ැāļģāļŊා āļšැāļŊෑ āļąීāļ­ිāļē āˇ„āļ¯ාāļœāļą්āļą āļ•āļą āļšිāļēāļŊා.

āļ¸āļ¸ āļ‘āˇƒේ āˇƒිāļ­āļą්āļąේ āļąැāˇ„ැ.

āļ”āļļ āļšෙāˇƒේ āˇƒිāļ­āļąāˇ€ා āļ¯ැāļēි āļ¸āļ¸ āļąොāļ¯āļąිāļ¸ි.



Thursday, July 21, 2022

Will History Repeat ?

 If RW claims to be an educated person, he should realize by now we have a big problem in this country and it will not go away by threatening the Aragalaya.

Even his uncle thought so, and his bold claim, "They have to find an eggshell to hide in," backfired on him.

Instead of making stupid threats just like his late uncle JRJ, he should listen to the people and find a solution to the issue rather than hell-bending on protecting looters and murderers only.

Otherwise, history will repeat itself and he will be portrayed as a bigger fool than his late uncle JRJ in history.

And in the case of SP, he was proven beyond any doubt that he was a total failure.

If you have no confidence in facing a challenge, say so openly and relinquish your leadership to someone who can guide the party accordingly to the masses' wishes.

I am not a JVP fan, but I like AKD’s decision to contest, no matter the number of votes he would receive.

I think it is time we collectively purge not only people like RW but gutless politicians like SP too.

RW āļ­āļ¸āļą් āļ‹āļœāļ­් āļēැāļēි āļšිāļēාāļœāļą්āļąේ āļąāļ¸් āļ¸ේ āˇ€āļą āˇ€ිāļ§ āļ…āļ´āļ§ āļ¸ේ āļģāļ§ේ āˇ€ිāˇාāļŊ āļ´්āļģāˇ්āļąāļēāļš් āļ‡āļ­ි āļļāˇ€āļ­් āļ‘āļē āļ…āļģāļœāļŊāļēāļ§ āļ­āļģ්āļĸāļąāļē āļšිāļģීāļ¸ෙāļą් āļ´āˇ„āˇ€ āļąොāļēāļą āļļāˇ€āļ­් āļ­ේāļģුāļ¸් āļœāļ­ āļēුāļ­ුāļē.

āļ”āˇ„ුāļœේ āļ¸ාāļ¸ා āļ´āˇ€ා āļ‘āˇƒේ āˇƒිāļ­ූ āļ…āļ­āļģ, "āļ”āˇ€ුāļą්āļ§ āˇƒැāļŸāˇ€ීāļ¸āļ§ āļļිāļ­්āļ­āļģ āļšāļ§ුāˇ€āļš් āˇƒොāļēා āļœāļ­ āļēුāļ­ුāļē" āļēāļą āļ”āˇ„ුāļœේ āļ¸ෝāļŠ āļ´්‍āļģāļšාāˇāļē āļ´āˇƒුāˇ€ āļ”āˇ„ුāļ§āļ¸  āļ†āļ´āˇƒු āļ´āˇ„āļģāļ¯ීāļ¸āļ§ āļ´ැāļ¸ිāļĢිāļēෝāļē.

āļ­āļ¸ āļąැāˇƒීāļœිāļē JRJ āļ¸ාāļ¸ා āļ¸ෙāļą් āļ¸ෝāļŠ āļ­āļģ්āļĸāļą āļšිāļģීāļ¸ āˇ€ෙāļąුāˇ€āļ§, āļšොāļŊ්āļŊāļšāļģුāˇ€āļą් āˇƒāˇ„ āļ¸ිāļąීāļ¸āļģුāˇ€āļą් āļ´āļ¸āļĢāļš් āļ†āļģāļš්āˇ‚ා āļšිāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āļšිāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āļ‹āļ­්āˇƒුāļš āļąොāˇ€ි āļ¸ිāļąිāˇƒුāļą්āļ§ āļ‡āˇ„ුāļ¸්āļšāļą් āļ¯ී āļ´්āļģāˇ්āļąāļēāļ§ āˇ€ිāˇƒāļŗුāļ¸් āˇƒෙāˇ€ිāļē āļēුāļ­ුāļē.

āļ‘āˇƒේ āļąොāˇ€ුāˇ€āˇ„ොāļ­්, āļ‰āļ­ිāˇ„ාāˇƒāļē āļąැāˇ€āļ­ āļąැāˇ€āļ­āļ­් āļ’ āˇ€ිāļ¯ිāļēāļ§āļ¸ āˇƒිāļ¯ුāˇ€āļąු āļ‡āļ­.

āļ”āˇ„ු āļ‰āļ­ිāˇ„ාāˇƒāļēේ āļ”āˇ„ුāļœේ āļąැāˇƒීāļœිāļē āļ¸ාāļ¸ාāļ§ āˇ€āļŠා āˇ€ිāˇාāļŊ āļ¸ෝāļŠāļēෙāļšු āļŊෙāˇƒ āļ¯ āļąිāļģූāļ´āļĢāļē āļšāļģāļąු āļ‡āļ­.

SP āļ¯, āļ”āˇ„ු āˇƒāļ¸්āļ´ූāļģ්āļĢ āļ…āˇƒාāļģ්āļŽāļš āļ¯ේāˇāļ´ාāļŊāļšāļēāļšු āļļāˇ€ āļšිāˇƒිāļ¸ āˇƒැāļšāļēāļšිāļą් āļ­ොāļģāˇ€ āļ”āļ´්āļ´ු āļšāļŊා.

āļ…āļˇිāļēෝāļœāļēāļšāļ§ āļ¸ුāˇ„ුāļĢ āļ¯ීāļ¸āļ§ āļ”āļļāļ§ āˇ€ිāˇ්āˇ€ාāˇƒāļēāļš් āļąැāļ­ිāļąāļ¸්, āļ‘āļē āˇ€ිāˇ€ෘāļ­āˇ€ āļ´āˇ€āˇƒāļą්āļą, āļĸāļąāļ­ාāˇ€āļœේ āļšැāļ¸ැāļ­්āļ­āļ§ āļ…āļąුāˇ€ āļ´āļš්āˇ‚āļē āļ¸ෙāˇ„ෙāļēāˇ€ිāļē āˇ„ැāļšි āļšෙāļąෙāļšුāļ§ āļąාāļēāļšāļ­්āˇ€āļē āļ¯ෙāļą්āļą.

āļ¸āļ¸ JVP āļģāˇƒිāļšāļēෙāļš් āļąොāˇ€ෙāļ¸ි, āļąāļ¸ුāļ­් AKD āļ”āˇ„ුāļ§ āļŊැāļļෙāļą āļĄāļą්āļ¯ āļ´්āļģāļ¸ාāļĢāļē āļšුāļ¸āļš් āˇ€ුāˇ€āļ­් āļ­āļģāļŸ āļšිāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āļœāļ­් āļ­ීāļģāļĢāļēāļ§ āļ¸āļ¸ āļ…āļœāļē āļšāļģāļ¸ි.

āļ¸āļ¸ āˇ„ිāļ­āļą්āļąේ āļ…āļ´ි RW āˇ€ැāļąි āļ…āļē āļ´āļ¸āļĢāļš් āļąොāˇ€ SP āļ¯ āˇƒාāļ¸ූāˇ„ිāļšāˇ€ āļ´ිāļģිāˇƒිāļ¯ු āļšිāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āļšාāļŊāļē āļ¯ැāļą් āļ´ැāļ¸ිāļĢ āļ‡āļ­.

āˇ€ිāˇේāˇ‚āļēෙāļą් āļšොāļą්āļ¯ āļ´āļą āļąැāļ­ි āˇƒāˇ„ āļ¯ිāˇ€ āļ¯ෙāļšේ āļ¯ේāˇāļ´ාāļŊāļšāļēāļą්.



Monday, July 18, 2022

Arrivederci My Friend !

We were getting ready at the famous J12 to watch the cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup series in 1996

Primus suddenly walked in with a few papers and a very serious-looking face.

He took me to one side and broke the news that my father had passed away in Sri Lanka a little while ago.

The whole J12 mood changed from festive to sombre, and I got dressed up immediately and went to get my leave and travel sanctioned.

That same night, Primus accompanied me to the airport for my homebound travels.

Both of us knew well that the flight was fully booked and the chances of getting a seat for a rebated ticket were extremely remote, but I had no choice except to take a chance.

Luckily for me, that night shift in charge was none other than Late Mr Dharshan Nissanka.

Seeing us trying to approach the check-in counters, he came running towards us, stating "Is this a time for you to travel? Don’t you know the flights are overbooked during this period of time of the year" (exactly not the same words, but that was what he meant). 

Primus took him away from me and explained the circumstances, and his immediate words were for us to go to the Business Class desk and check in from there without waiting till the last minute. 

Then he gestured to the staff who was manning the Business Class desk to go ahead and accept me on the overbooked flight.

After the check-in process, I saw Mr Thinyani, the Gulf Air Duty Manager, emerging from their office behind the counters.

Dharshana went to him straight and explained something to him. 

His few nods affirm that he had endorsed Dharsana’s bold decision that night.

On more than one occasion, I have seen Dharshana helping not only Sri Lankan staff but others too.

He was someone I found to be unafraid of taking bold steps when the situation demanded it, and that too in good faith to help someone else.

He had a wonderfully big heart and helping others was in his blood.

He was a speedy reader and a well-read man too.

I discovered that I can discuss and argue about anything under the sun with him, which is something very rare quality.

His sudden departure was no doubt shocking to many who knew him.

I bid my old friend Arrivederci, knowing well that he is now in a better and safer place.






Saturday, July 16, 2022

Liberalization, Time to Think !

 āļ¸ෙāˇ€ැāļąි āļ¯āļģ්āˇāļĢ āļ‰āļ­ා āˇƒුāļŊāļļāˇ€ āˇ්āļģී āļŊංāļšාāˇ€ේāļ¯ී āļ¯ැāļš āļœāļ­ āˇ„ැāļš. 

āļ¸ේ āļ´්āļģāˇ්āļĢāļēāļ§ āļ¸ුāļŊ්āļ¸ āˇ€ැāļģāļ¯ි āļšāļģු āļ¯ැāļąāļ§ āļ´āˇ€āļ­ිāļą āļģāļĸāļēේ āļ…āļ¯ූāļģ āļ¯āļģ්āˇී āļš්āļģිāļēා āļšāļŊාāļ´āļē āļļāˇ€āļ§ āˇƒැāļšāļēāļš් āļąැāˇ„ැ. 

āļąāļ¸ුāļ­් āˇ€ැāļŠි āļ¸ිāļŊāļ§ āˇ€ිāļšුāļąāļą āļ‘āļšාāļ§āļ¸ āļ´āļ¸āļĢāļš් āˇƒāļ¸ාāļĸ āļ¸ාāļŠ්āļē āļĸාāļŊා āˇ€āļŊ āļ¯ොāˇƒ් āļ´ැāˇ€āļģāļģීāļ¸ āˇƒාāļ°ාāļģāļĢāļ¯.

āˇ€ැāļŠි āļ¸ිāļŊāļš් āļ¯ී āļœāļą්āļąා āļ…āļēāļœේ āˇƒāļ¸ාāļĸ āˇ€āļœāļšීāļ¸ āļ¸ොāļšāļš්āļ¯. 

āˇƒිāļ­ීāļ¸āļ§ āļšාāļŊāļē āļ´ැāļ¸ිāļą āļ‡āļ­.


This is not very uncommon in Sri Lanka right now.

Who is wrong here is an interesting question.

Are those who sell at exorbitant prices or the ones who are willing to pay those rates?

Liberalization of the market and bringing in more competition is the only way out.

Nothing else.

Time to think.

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Victory for the People ! āļ…āļģāļœāļŊāļēāļ§ āļĸāļē āˇ€ේāˇ€ා.

āˇƒāļ¸ āˇ„āļģāļš් āļ­ාāļ¸ āˇ„ිāļ­āļą් āļ‰āļą්āļąේ āļ¸ේ āļģāļ§ āļ¸ේ āļ…āļœාāļ¯āļēāļ§ āļ‡āļ¯ āļ¯ැāļ¸්āļ¸ේ āļ…āļģāļœāļŊāļē āļšāļģāļą āļšāļ§්āļ§ිāļē āļšිāļēāļŊා.

āļģāļ§ේ āˇƒංāļ ිāļ­ āļąැāļ­ිāˇ€ුāļąේ āļģාāļĸ āļ´āˇƒ්āˇƒ āˇ„ොāļģු āļģැāļŊ āˇ„ොāļģāļšāļ¸් āļšāļģāļ´ු āļąිāˇƒා āļ¸ිāˇƒāļš් āļ’āļš āļ…āļ´ි āļ…āļ­ිāļą් āˇ€ෙāļ ්āļ  āˇ€āļģāļ¯āļš් āļąෙāļ¸ෙāļēි.

āļ…āļ´ි āļšāˇ€āļ¯ාāļ¯ āļąිāļšāļą් āļ­ෙāļŊ් āļœැāˇ„ුāˇ€ේ. āļœෑāˇƒ්, āˇ€āļ­ුāļģ, āˇ€ිāļ¯ුāļŊිāļē āļœāļ­්āļ­ේ.

āļœුāˇ€āļą් āļœāļ¸āļą් āļąිāļšāļą් āļœිāļēේ.

āļ¸ේ 2015 āˇ€ේ āļœāļ¸āļ§ āļœිāˇ„ිāļą් āļĸāļąේāļŊේ āļ‘āļŊ්āļŊිāļŊා āļŊොāļšු āļšāļ­ා āļ¯ාāļą්āļą āˇ„ෙāļŊිāļšොāļ´්āļ§āļģāļēāļš් āļ¯ීāļ¸ේ āˇ€āļģāļ¯.

āļ…āļ¯ āļ…āļ´ි āļ¸ේ āļœෙāˇ€āļąāˇ€ා

āļ’āļ¯ා āļœාāˇ…ුāļ¸ුāˇ€āļ¯ොāļģāļ§ āļ…āļģāļą් āļ‡āˇ€ිāļ­් āļšāļŊāļēුāļ­ු āļ¯ේ āļšāļŊාāļąāļ¸් āļ¸ේāˇ€ා āˇ€ෙāļēිāļ¯.

āļ‘āļ¯ා āˇ„ෙāļŊිāļšොāļ´්āļ§āļģāļē āļ¯ුāļą්āļą āļ‘āļšා āļ­āļ¸āļ­් āˇ€āļŊි āļšāļąāˇ€ා āˇ„ොāļģු āļģැāļŊ āļģāļšිāļą්āļą.

āļ…āļ¯ āļ­ිāļēෙāļą āˇ€ිāļēāˇ€āˇƒ්āļ­ාāˇ€ෙāļą් āļ¸āˇ„āļĸāļąāļēāļ§ āļ†āļģāļš්āˇාāˇ€āļš් āˇƒāˇ„ āˇƒේāˇ€āļēāļš් āļąොāˇ€ෙāļąāˇ€ා āļąāļ¸් āļ¸ොāļšāļ¯්āļ¯ āļ’āļšේ āļ‡āļ­ි āļ´්āļģāļēෝāļĸāļąāļē.

āˇ„ොāļģු āļģāļšිāļą āˇ€ිāļēāˇ€āˇƒ්āļ­ා āļ…āļ´ිāļ§ āļ¸ොāļšāļ§āļ¯?

āļ­āļģුāļĢ āļ´āļģāļ´ුāļģāļ§ āļ¯ිāˇƒාāˇ€ āļ­ිāļģāļĢāļē āļšāļģāļą්āļą āļ¯ෙāļ¸ු.

āļ…āļ´ිāļ§ āļšිāˇƒිāļ¸ āļ…āļēිāļ­ිāļēāļš් āļąැāˇ„ැ āļ…āļģāļš āļšāļģāļą්āļą āļ¸ේāļš āļšāļģāļą්āļą āļ¸ෙāˇ„ෙāļ¸ āļšāļģāļą්āļą āļšිāļēāļą්āļą.

āļ…āļ´ි āļšිāˇƒිāˇ€āļš් āļąොāļšāļģ āļ†āļŦි āˇ„āļ­්āļ¯ෙāļąා āˇ€āļœේ āļļāļŊāļą් āˇ„ිāļ§āļ´ු āļąිāˇƒා āļ­āļ¸āļēි āļ¸ේ āļģāļ§āļ§ āļ¸ෙāˇ„ෙāļ¸ āˇ€ුāļąේ.

āļ…āļ´ේ āˇ€ාāļģāļē āļ‰āˇ€āļģāļēි. 

āļ¯ැāļą් āļ­āļģුāļĢāļēāļą්āļœේ āˇ€ාāļģāļēāļēි.

āļ¸ේ āļģāļ§ āˇƒිāļ¸්āļļාāļļāˇ€ේ āļ­ැāļąāļ§ āļœෙāļąාāˇ€ේ āļ…āļ´ි.

āļ­āļģුāļĢ āļ´āļģāļ´ුāļģ āļ‘āļ ්āļ āļģ āļ¸ෝāļŠāļēි  āļšිāļēāļŊා āˇ„ිāļ­āļą්āļąේ āļąැāˇ„ැ āļ¸ේāļš āˇƒෝāļ¸ාāļŊිāļēāˇ€āļš් āļšāļģāļœāļą්āļą.

āļ¸ේ āļšāļ­ා āļšිāļēāļą්āļąේ āļļැāļģි āˇ€ෙāļ ්āļ  āļ…āļ´ිāļ¸ āļ­āļ¸āļēි. 

āļ¸ේāˇ€āļ§ āļ­āļ¸āļēි āˇƒිංāˇ„āļœෙāļą් āļšිāļēāļąේ āļ¯ුāļšāļ§ āļšිāļēāļą āļšāˇ€ි āļšිāļēāļŊා.

āļ¸ේ āļ­āļģුāļĢāļēෝ āļšොāļą්āļŠා āļģැāˇ€ුāļŊ් āˇ€āˇ€ාāļœෙāļą āˇ„ිāļ§ිāļēāļ§, āļŊංāļšාāˇ€ේ āļ´්āļģāˇƒිāļ¯්āļ¯ āļēැāļēි āļšිāļēා āļœāļąāļąා āļ´ාāˇƒāļŊ් āˇ€āļŊāļ§ āļąොāļœිāļēāļ§ āˇ€ැāļŠāļš් āļšāļģāļą්āļą āļļැāļģි āļ´ිāļģිāˇƒāļš් āļąෙāļ¸ේāļēි.

āļ§āļēි āļšෝāļ§් āļ¯ාāļœෙāļą āļšāļ§ේ āļ­ොāļŊේ āļąොāļœැāˇ€ෙāļą්āļą āļ‰ංāļœ්āļģිāˇƒි āļšāļ­ා āļšāļģāļ´ු āļšāļŊු āˇƒුāļ¯්āļ¯ෝ āļšāļŊ āˇ„ාāļąිāļē āļ¸āļ¯ිāļ¯.

āļ…āļģāļœāļŊāļēāļ§ āļģāļ§ේ āļ¯ිāˇƒාāļąāļ­ිāļē āˇ„ොāļēා āļœāļą්āļąāļ§ āļ‰āļŠ āļ¯ෙāļą්āļą.

āˇ„ැāļšි āˇƒāˇ„āļēෝāļœāļēāļš් āļ­ිāļēෙāļąāˇ€ා āļąāļ¸් āļ…āļ´ි āļ”āˇ„ුāļą්āļ§ āļ¯ෙāļ¸ු.

āˇ€ැāļŠිāˇ„ිāļ§ි āˇƒāˇ„ āļ…āˇƒාāļģ්āļŽāļš āļ´āļģāļ¸්āļ´āļģාāˇ€ āˇ€āļą āļ…āļ´āļ§ āļ‰āļ­ිāļģිāˇ€ āļ‡āļ­ි āļ‘āļšāļ¸ āļ¸ිāļ¯ීāļ¸ āļ‘āļēāļēි.

āļ…āļģāļœāļŊāļēāļ§ āļĸāļē āˇ€ේāˇ€ා.





Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Go Home Nande !

Some segments, obviously very small and naturally Rajapaksa fans, are now asking on social media sites why once you were agitating "Gota Go Home" and when they are ready to leave, their attempts are scuttled and what is the meaning of the double standard?

This is a very common thing among the Rajapaksa fans, who are known to have very low comprehension.

The real meaning of the phrase "Gota Go Home" has many layers and therefore it should not be taken word for word to understand. 

The first layer is that he should relinquish all the power vested in him now. 

The second layer is to be prepared to face criminal charges in court for bringing the country to the point where it must declare bankruptcy.

The third layer is to face actions to bring back the stolen public money to the country.

And the call for "Gota Go Home" does not, in any sensible way, mean allowing him to flee the country without facing any of the above.

The agitation can be used as a precedent in the future.

Only the people must replace Gota with the other person who has failed us.

And I sincerely think that the rest of the current politicians have understood the power of the people and people too to not let the momentum be lost at any time and allow crooks to take the country back on the same track again.

If he or anyone is found not guilty of the charges brought against them by a court of law, they should be allowed to go free, but not scotfree as many Rajapaksa fans think.



 

Sunday, July 10, 2022

Without further ado !

Without further ado, the Celebrations started.

āļ‰āļ­ිāˇ„ාāˇƒේ āˇ€āļģāļ¯්āļ¯āļą්āļąේ āļąැāļ­ුāˇ€ āļŊිāļēāļ¸ු. 

āļœිāļēා āļąෙāļ¸ෙāļēි āļ‘āļŊෙāˇ€්āˇ€ා āļšිāļēāļŊා. āļšිāˇ€්āˇ€āļąේ āļ´āļšāļēෝ āļąිāļšāļ¸් āļēāļą්āļąේ āļąැāˇ„ැ āļœāļŊāˇ€āļŊ āˇ€ිāˇƒිāļšāļģāļąāļšāļ¸්.

Saturday, July 09, 2022

Do We Need Leaders Anymore ?

 If someone thinks that what happened today was his or her loss, then it is a mistake.

As long as we stay divided (race, caste, religion, region, whatever), it will be a breeding ground for religious and political parasites 

Even in Islam, it is said that one should not leave a space between two who stand shoulder to shoulder or the devil will take that position.

It is a very meaningful message.

Do not let the devil come and stand between you and I.

What we accomplished without spilling much blood is historic, and we now know what we can accomplish collectively if we channel our energy correctly.

We do not need leaders anymore.

We, the public, are the leaders and all we need is a representation only.

Those who can represent us and deliver our needs and aspirations are only to be sent henceforth and not those who can give your son an appointment in a government office with a pension or a few roofing materials etc. 

āļ…āļ¯ āˇƒිāļ¯ුāˇ€ූāļēේ āļ”āˇ„ුāļœේ āˇ„ෝ āļ‡āļēāļœේ āļ´ාāļŠුāˇ€ āļēැāļēි āļēāļ¸ෙāļšු āˇƒිāļ­āļą්āļąේ āļąāļ¸් āļ‘āļē āˇ€āļģāļ¯āļšි.

āļ…āļ´ි āļļෙāļ¯ිāļŊා āļ‰āļą්āļą āļ­ාāļš් āļšāļŊ් (āļĸාāļ­ිāļē, āļšුāļŊāļē, āļ†āļœāļ¸, āļ´්‍āļģāļ¯ේāˇāļē, āļšුāļ¸āļš් āˇ€ුāˇ€āļ­්) āļ‘āļē āļ†āļœāļ¸ිāļš āˇ„ා āļ¯ේāˇāļ´ාāļŊāļą āļ´āļģāļ´ෝāˇ‚ිāļ­āļēāļą් āˇƒāļŗāˇ„ා āļ­ෝāļ­ැāļą්āļąāļš් āˇ€āļąු āļ‡āļ­.

āļ‰āˇƒ්āļŊාāļ¸āļēේ āļ´āˇ€ා āļ‹āļģෙāļą් āļ‹āļģ āļœැāļ§ී āˇƒිāļ§ිāļą āļ¯ෙāļ¯ෙāļąෙāļšු āļ…āļ­āļģ āļ‰āļŠāļš් āļąොāļ­ැāļļිāļē āļēුāļ­ු āļļāˇ€ āˇ„ෝ āļēāļš්āˇ‚āļēා āļ‘āļ¸ āˇƒ්āļŽාāļąāļē āļŊāļļා āļœāļąී.

āļ‘āļē āļ‰āļ­ා āļ…āļģ්āļŽāˇ€āļ­් āļ´āļĢිāˇ€ිāļŠāļēāļšි.

āļēāļš්āˇ‚āļēාāļ§ āļ‡āˇ€ිāļ­් āļ”āļļ āˇƒāˇ„ āļ¸āļ¸ āļ…āļ­āļģāļ§ āļ‘āļą්āļą āļ‰āļŠ āļ¯ෙāļą්āļą āļ‘āļ´ා.

āˇ€ිāˇාāļŊ āļŊේ āˇ€ැāļœිāļģීāļ¸āļšිāļą් āļ­ොāļģāˇ€ āļ…āļ´ āļ‰āļ§ු āļšāˇ… āļ¯ේ āļ“āļ­ිāˇ„ාāˇƒිāļš āˇ€āļą āļ…āļ­āļģ, āļ…āļ´āļœේ āˇāļš්āļ­ිāļē āļąිāˇ€ැāļģāļ¯ිāˇ€ āļ¸ෙāˇ„ෙāļēāˇ€āļą්āļąේ āļąāļ¸් āļ…āļ´āļ§ āˇƒාāļ¸ූāˇ„ිāļšāˇ€ āļ‰āļ§ු āļšāˇ… āˇ„ැāļšි āļ¯ේ āļ…āļ´ි āļ¯ැāļą් āļ¯āļąිāļ¸ු.

āļ…āļ´āļ§ āļąාāļēāļšāļēāļą් āļ¯ැāļą් āļ…āˇ€āˇ්‍āļē āļąැāˇ„ැ.

āļ¸āˇ„āļĸāļąāļ­ාāˇ€ āˇ€āļą āļ…āļ´ි āļąාāļēāļšāļēිāļą් āˇ€āļą āļ…āļ­āļģ āļ…āļ´āļ§ āļ…āˇ€āˇ්‍āļē āˇ€āļą්āļąේ āļąිāļēෝāļĸāļąāļēāļš් āļ´āļ¸āļĢි.

āļ…āļ´ āˇ€ෙāļąුāˇ€ෙāļą් āļ´ෙāļąී āˇƒිāļ§ිāļą āˇƒāˇ„ āļ…āļ´āļœේ āļ…āˇ€āˇ්‍āļēāļ­ා āˇƒāˇ„ āļ…āļ´ේāļš්‍āˇ‚ාāˇ€āļą් āļ‰āļ§ුāļšāˇ… āˇ„ැāļšි āļ…āļē āļ´āļ¸āļĢāļš් āļ¸ිāļą් āļ‰āļ¯ිāļģිāļēāļ§ āļēැāˇ€ීāļ¸āļ§ āļ¸ිāˇƒ āļ”āļļේ āļ´ුāļ­ාāļ§ āˇ€ිāˇ්‍āļģාāļ¸ āˇ€ැāļ§ුāļ´āļš් āˇƒāļ¸āļŸ āļģāļĸāļēේ āļšාāļģ්āļēාāļŊāļēāļšāļ§ āļ´āļ­්āˇ€ීāļ¸āļš් āˇ„ෝ āˇƒෙāˇ€ිāļŊි āļ¯්‍āļģāˇ€්‍āļē āļšිāˇ„ිāļ´āļēāļš් āļŊāļļා āļ¯ිāļē āˇ„ැāļšි āļ…āļē āļąොāˇ€ේ.    


                                                                                                                                                 

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Friday, July 08, 2022

Invitation to Come and See āˇ„ෝ āļœාāļą āļ´ොāļšුāļĢ !

āˇƒāļ¸ āˇ„āļģāļš් āļ­ාāļ¸ āļļāļŊා āļœෙāļą āļ‰āļą්āļąāˇ€ා.

āļ¸ේ āļ´ාāļģ āļģාāˇ€āļĢාāļ¯ āļšොāˇ„ෙāļ¯ āļ‘āļąāļšāļ¸්.

āļ¯ිāļēāˇƒේāļąāˇ€ āļœෙāļąාāˇ€ා.

āļ‹āļ­් āļąාāļąāˇ€ා.

āļ…āļ´ිāˇ€āļ­් āļąාāˇ€āļąāˇ€.

āļ´ෝāļŊිāļ¸්āˇ€āļŊ āļļāļŊāļą් āˇ„ිāļ§ිāļēා āļ¸āļ¯ිāļ¯ āļ­āˇ€.

āļ­ෙāļŊ් āļ‘āļąāļšāļ¸් āļšිāļē āļšිāļē āļ¸āļ¯ුāļģුāˇ€ෝ āļ­āļŊ āļ­āļŊ āļŊොāļģි āļŊෑāļŊ්āļŊāļš් āļ‹āļŠ āļŊොāļģි āļ§ෝāļš් āļ¯ිāļ¯ි āļ´ෝāļŊිāļ¸ේ āˇƒෙāļ§් āˇ€ෙāļ ්āļ  āļ…āļŊුāļ­් āļēාāļŊුāˇ€ෝ āļ‘āļš්āļš āļŠිāļą්āļš් āļ‘āļšāļš් āļ¯ාāļąāˇ€āļ§ āˇ€āļŠා, āˇ„ෙāļ§ āļ´ෝāļŊිāļ¸් āļ…āļ­āˇ„ැāļģāļŊා āļ…āļģāļœāļŊāļēāļ§ āˇƒāˇ„āļēෝāļœāļēāļš් āļ¯ුāļąොāļ­් āļąāļģāļšāļ¯?

āļĸෙāļ´්āļ´āļą්āļ§, āˇƒāļĸිāļēාāļ§ āļļැāļą්āļąāļ§, āļ¯āˇ€āˇƒ් āļœāļąāļą් āļ´ෝāļŊිāļ¸් āˇ€āļŊ āˇ„ිāļ§ිāļēāļ§ āļ¸ේ āļ´්‍āļģāˇ්āļĢේāļ§ āˇ€ිāˇƒāļ¯ුāļ¸ āļŊැāļļෙāļą්āļąේ āļąැāˇ„ැ.

āļ‘āļą්āļą āˇ„ෙāļ§ āˇ„ෝ āļœාāļą āļ´ොāļšුāļĢāļ­් āˇƒāļ¸ āˇ„āļģāļš්āļ§ āļļāļŊා āļœāļą්āļąāļ­් āļ´ුāļŊුāˇ€āļą්āļąේ.









āļ¸āļ­āļšāļąේ āļ¯ිāļąේ. 

āˇ€āļŗ āļšොāļ­්āļ­ුāļ­් āļąිāļšāļ¸් āļ¯ෙāļąāˇ€ා.

Tuesday, July 05, 2022

Welcome to Sri Lanka

āļ…āļ´ි āļ­āļ¸āļēි āˇ„ොāļŗāļ§āļ¸ āļšāļģේ !

Urgent Attention: US Ambassador to Sri Lanka

Subject: Urgent Attention: US Ambassador to Sri Lanka


Dear Ambassador Chung,

Warm Greetings.

I have been a permanent resident of the US for the last 28 years and am currently residing in Virginia. 

I worked at the World Bank (WB) Headquarters for 26 years as a Senior Economist and retired in December 2021. 

My wife and daughter are US citizens.

I would like to draw your attention to the ongoing police/armed forces’ brutality towards my compatriots who are spending most of their waking hours in lines to obtain a few litres of gas/fuel. 

The vast majority of them are staying up for days with little or no food and other basic facilities. 

There are many recorded instances where the police and army, stationed to bring some order, have clearly overstepped their authority to engage in egregious abuses towards these innocent, helpless crowds.

The attached video clip provides one such example.

Since the current Sri Lankan regime has lost its credibility, I have decided to write to you directly to report on these abuses. 

I sincerely hope that your team will discuss this issue with the GoSL and will strongly advise the relevant authorities to put an end to these abuses effective immediately.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks and best regards,

Dr Migara O. De Silva
(Mobile: 202-699-8838)

āļ…āļ§ āļąāļ¸් āļ´ාāˇƒ් āļ‡āļ­ි āļ’āļ­් ?

āˇƒāļ¸ āˇ„āļģāļš්āļœේ āˇ„ිāļ­ේ āˇ„āļ¸ුāļ¯ාāˇ€āļ§ āļšāļģāļą්āļą āļļැāļģි āļ¯ෙāļēāļš් āļąැāˇ„ැ āļšිāļēāļŊා.

āļ’ āˇ„ිංāļ¯āļ¸ āļ­āļ¸āļēි āļ…āļ´ිāļ§ āˇ„ොāļŗ āˇ„āļ¸ුāļ¯ා āļ´ාāļŊāļąāļēāļš් āļšිāļē āļšිāļēා āļ¸ේ āļ¸ී āˇ„āļģāļš් āļ§ිāļš āˇƒāļ¸ාāļĸ āļ¸ාāļ°්āļē āļĸාāļŊාāˇ€āļŊ āļ­āˇ€āļ¸āļ­් āļ­āļ´්āļ´ුāļŊāļą්āļąේ.

āļŠāļēේ āļ­ෙāļŊ් āļ´ෝāļŊිāļ¸ේ āˇƒිāļ¯්āļ¯ිāļēāļ¸ āļ‡āļ­ි āˇ„āļ¸ුāļ¯ාāˇ€āļ§ āļļāļŊāļē āļąොāļ­ිāļļිāļŊāļ­් āļ¸ේ āˇ€ිāļ¯ිāļēāļ§ āˇ„ැāˇƒිāļģෙāļąāˇ€ා āļąāļ¸් āˇ„āļ¸ුāļ¯ා āļ´ාāļŊāļąāļēāļš් āļ­ිāļļුāļąොāļ­් āļšොāˇ„ොāļ¸ āˇ„ැāˇƒිāļģේāˇ€ිāļ¯ āļšිāļēāļŊා āˇ„ිāļ­ා āļœāļą්āļą.

āˇ€ැāļŠි āˇ„āļģිāļēāļš් āˇ„āļ¸ුāļ¯ා āˇƒේāˇ€āļēāļ§ āļļැāļŗුāļąේ āļģāļ§ āļļේāļģ āļœāļą්āļą āļąෙāļ¸ෙāļēි.

āļ¯ුāļ´්āļ´āļ­් āļšāļ¸ෙāļą් āļ¸ිāļ¯ෙāļą්āļą.

āļ¸āļ­āļšāļąේ āˇ„āˇƒāļŊāļš āˇ€ීāļģāļēාāļœේ āļ…āļą්āļ­ිāļ¸ āļ…āļ¸්āļ¸ාāļ§ āļŊිāļēāļ´ු āļŊිāļēුāļ¸ේ āļ­ිāļļුāļą āļ¯ේ..

"āļ…āļ¸්āļ¸ේ āļ¸āļ¸ āļ‘āļą āļ´āļŠිāļēෙāļą් āļšāļšුāˇƒ්āˇƒිāļēāļš් āˇ„āļ¯ා āļœāļą්āļą āˇƒāļŊ්āļŊි āļ‘āˇ€āļą්āļąāļ¸්" āļšිāļēāļŊා.

āļ•āļš āļ­āļ¸āļēි āˇ€ැāļŠි āļ¯ෙāļąෙāļšුāļœේ āļ‡āļ­්āļ­ āļ­āļ­්āˇ€āļē.

āļ ීāˇ€āļģāļēāļ§ āˇƒāļ¸ුāļ¯ීāļŊා āˇ„āļ¸ුāļ¯ා āˇƒේāˇ€āļēāļ§ āļļැāļŗුāļąු āˇ„āˇƒāļŊāļš āļœාāļ¸ිāļĢි āˇ€āļœේ āļ…āļ­āļŊොāˇƒ්āˇƒāļš් āļąැāļ­ුāˇ€ āļąෙāļ¸ෙāļēි.

āļąāļ¸ුāļ­් āļ…āļ¯ āļ¸ාāļ­ෘāļšාāˇ€ āļ’āļš āļąෙāļ¸ෙāļēි.

āļ‡āļ­්āļ­ āļ¯ේāˇāļ´්‍āļģේāļ¸ීāļą් āļœැāļą āļ´āˇƒ්āˇƒේ āļ¯āˇ€āˇƒāļš āļšāļ­ා āļšāļģāļ¸ු.

āˇ„āļ¸ුāļ¯ා āļ´ාāļŊāļąāļēāļš āļ†āļ¯ීāļąāˇ€ āļ…āļ´ිāļ§ āˇ„ොāļŗāļ§ āļ¯ැāļą āļœāļą්āļą āļ•āļąේ āļ­āļģāļ¸් āļ´ාāļŠāļ¸් āļ­ිāļēෙāļąāˇ€ා āļ‰āļ­ිāˇ„ාāˇƒāļēෙāļą්.

āļ´්āļģāˇ්āļąේ āļ­ිāļēෙāļą්āļąේ āļ¸ේ āļ¸ී āˇ„āļģāļš් āļ´āļ­āļš් āļ´ොāļ­āļš් āļšිāļēāˇ€āļą āļ‘āļšāļš්āļēෑ.

āļ…āļģ āļ…ංāļŠුāˇ€ේ āˇ„ොāļģāļąෑ āļ´ෙāļ§්āļ§ිāļēෙāļą් āļšිāļēāļą āļ’āˇ€ා āˇ€ිāļ­āļģāļąේ āļ¯āļą්āļąේ.

āˇ„ිāļ§්āļŊāļģ්, āļ¸ුāˇƒෝāļŊිāļąි, āˇƒිāļēා āˇ€ුāļŊ් āˇ„āļš්,

āļ¸ේ āļŊāļēිāˇƒ්āļ­ුāˇ€ āļąāļ¸් āļ¯ිāļœāļēි.

āļ’āļ­් āˇ„āļ¸ුāļ¯ා āļ´ාāļŊāļąāļēāļš් āļąිāˇƒා āļ¯ිāļēුāļĢුāˇ€āļ§ āļ´āļ­් āˇ€ෙāļ ්āļ  āļģāļ§āļš් āļąāļ¸් āļ­ාāļ¸ āˇ„ොāļēා āļœāļą්āļą āļąැāˇ„ැ.

āļŊොāļšුāļ¸ āļ´්āļģāˇ්āļĢේ āļ­āļ¸āļēි āļ¸ේ āļ¸ී āˇ„āļģāļš් āļģැāļŊāļ§ āļ”āļē āļ§ිāļš āļąොāļ­ේāļģීāļ¸.

āļ´ොāļ­āļš් āļ´āļ­āļš් āļšිāļēāˇ€āļą āˇƒිāˇ„ි āļšāļŊ්āļ´āļąාāˇ€ āˇ„ොāļŗāļ§ āļ­ිāļēෙāļą āļšෙāļąෙāļšුāļ§ āļąāļ¸් āļšිāļēāļŊා āˇ„āļģි āļ¯ෙāļą්āļą āļ´ුāļŊුāˇ€āļą්.

āļ’āļ­් āļ¸ේ āļ…āļ¸්āļļāļģුāˇ€āļą් āļœාāˇ€ āļ¸ේ āļ¯ෙāļšāļ¸ āļąැāˇ„ැ.

āļ¯ෙāˇ€ිāļēāļą් āˇ€āˇ„āļą්āˇƒේāļ­් āļąāļļි āļ­ුāļ¸ාāļ§ āļšිāˇ€ිāˇ€ේ āļšිāļēāˇ€āļą්āļą āļ´ුāļģුāļ¯ු āˇ€ෙāļą්āļą āļšිāļēāļŊා.

āļ¯ෙāˇ€ිāļēāļą් āˇ€āˇ„āļą්āˇƒේāļ­් āļąāļļි āļ­ුāļ¸ාāļ§ āļšිāˇ€්āˇ€ෙāļ­් āļšිāļēāˇ€āļą්āļą āļ´ුāļģුāļ¯ු āˇ€ෙāļą්āļą āļšිāļēāļŊා.

āļ´āļ­්āļ­āļģ āļšාāļģāļēෝ āļŊිāļēāļą්āļąෙāļ­් āļŊිං āļ¸ැāļŠි, āļ¯ූāļ´āļ­් āļ¸ාāļąāˇƒිāļšāļ­්āˇ€āļē āˇ€ැāļŠි āļšāļģāˇ€āļą āļ¯ේāˇ€āļŊ් āˇ€ිāļ­āļģāļēි.

āļ¸ුāļą් āļšොāļ§ු āˇ€ෙāļŊා āļ‰āļą්āļą āļšāļŗු āˇ€āļŊāļŊ්āļŊෙāļą් āļ‘āˇ„ා āļ­āˇ€āļ­් āļŊෝāļš āļ­ිāļēāļąāˇ€ා āļšිāļēāļŊා āļ‹āļą් āļŊිāļēāļą්āļąෙāļ­් āļąැāˇ„ැ.

āļ’ āļŊිāˇ€්āˇ€ා āļšිāļēāļŊා āˇ€ැāļŠāļš් āļ­ිāļēේāļ¯ āļšිāļēāļŊāļ­් āˇ„ිāļ­ෙāļąāˇ€ා āˇƒāļ¸ āˇ„āļģāļš් āļ­ාāļ¸āļ­් āˇ„ිāļ­āļą āˇ€ිāļ¯ිāļē āļ¯ැāļš්āļšāļ¸ āļ¸ේ āļŠිāļĸිāļ§āļŊ් āļēුāļœāļēේ.

āˇ„āļ¸ුāļ¯ාāˇ€āļ§ āļ•āļąේ āļ¯ෙāļēāļš් āļšāļģāļą්āļąāļ­් āļļැāˇ„ැ, āˇ„āļ¸ුāļ¯ා āļ´ාāļŊāļąāļēāļšිāļą් āļ¯ිāļēුāļĢු āˇ€ෙāļ ්āļ  āļģāļ§āļšුāļ­් āļąැāļ­ි āļļāˇ€āļąāļ¸් āļ‡āļ­්āļ­ āˇ€āˇāļēෙāļą්āļ¸ āļąිāˇ€ැāļģāļ¯ිāļēි.

āļ­āļ¸āļą්āļœේ āˇ„āļģි āļ­āļ¸āļą්āļœේ āļŊāļŸāļ¸ āļšෙāļąෙāļšුāļ§ āˇ„āļ¸ුāļ¯ා āˇƒāļ´āļ­්āļ­ු āļ´ාāļģāļš් āˇ€āļ¯ිāļą āļšāļ¸් āļ‰āļ­ිāļą් āļ¸ේ āļŠāļĢිāļēා āļ¯ේāˇāļ¸ාāļ¸āļš āļ¸ී āˇ„āļģāļš් āļ­āļ´්āļ´ුāļŊāļą āļ‘āļš āļąොāļąāˇ€āļ­ිāļą āļļāˇ€āļ­් āˇƒāˇ„āļ­ිāļšāļēි.

āļ…āļą්āļą āļ‘āļ¯ාāļ§ āļ‰āļ­ුāļģු āļ§ිāļš āļšāļ­ා āļšāļģāļ¸ු.