Raj Gonsalkorale
Sri Lankan infection rate heading towards 100,000; Quo Vadis COVID 19?
If the current trend in infection rates persists, the number of infected is bound to pass 100,000 within a month or so with the death rate exceeding 500. by Raj Gonsalkorale The Latin phrase Quo Vadi…
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Who is a Sinhala Buddhist?
A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but is he peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshak…
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Attorney General’s Office and camouflage; Are opinions colour coded?
The current Minister of Justice has inherited a legal system that appears to have been in a state of slumber for decades. Ad hoc measures probably have been the norm rather than the exception. by R…
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An opportunity for a reformist Constitution to take Sri Lanka forward
The words of Abraham Lincoln to honour the soldiers that sacrificed their lives in order “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth” were spoken at…
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COVID 21- The Trump Virus affects 74 million
How else could one describe the happenings since November 3rd? Only a fool would pursue with the litany of challenges that President Trump engaged in directly and indirectly through his cronies. by …
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Sri Lanka: Challenges for 2021
Sri Lanka needs a confidence boost to lift it out of the morass it is in; Time for a National approach to governance? by Raj Gonsalkorale The year 2020 ended with the COVID pandemic raging unabated, …
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Sri Lanka: Legitimate caveats under threat
Has the legal fraternity been caught napping? by Raj Gonsalkorale There is speculation that caveats, the one thing that protects genuine private land owners from fraudsters who manage to sell their l…
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Burial of COVID affected dead bodies; Tail wagging the Dog?
A rational solution will be possible if this matter is taken out of the hands of politicians whose actions will not be based on science or religion. by Raj Gonsalkorale True Islam is derived from the…
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Did Nero really fiddle? His reincarnation clearly has been while COVID engulfed the USA
There are lessons for the US and the rest of the world that could be learnt from the Trump phenomenon. by Raj Gonsalkorale In July of 64 A.D., a great fire ravaged Rome for six days, destroying 70 pe…
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Aloe Vera cultivation project in Sri Lanka
Critical need for a comprehensive and sustainable land management policy reinforced by Raj Gonsalkorale At the outset, it needs to be stated emphatically that the argument for a comprehensive land ma…
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