Big Match 2020: But is it cricket?

Big Match 2020: But is it cricket?

by | Mar 11, 2020 | DailyFT

SPORT – politicking   So, it’s that time of the year again. Yes, it’s the silly season that comes around once too often for some tastes. But hang on. If you’re not sure whether we mean cricket or politics un-loverly politics – well, join the club. Because it’s...
Fun with flags – at ground zero

Fun with flags – at ground zero

by | Mar 4, 2020 | DailyFT

FAIR STOOD THE WIND FOR SRI LANKA – It’s not cricket when cultural angst overshadows basic civility. Nor is territorial integrity or national pride threatened by flag-waving fandom… unless representatives of our ancient culture feel under threat when form...
Writing on the wall

Writing on the wall

by | Feb 27, 2020 | DailyFT

DISSENT IS NOT ANTI-NATIONAL – So says a Supreme Court Justice in India, a land set ablaze by bigotry today. Can ‘Little Brother’ across the shallow waters benefit from keeping an open mind about critical engagement with the powers that be, before a similar...
When the saints go masquerading in

When the saints go masquerading in

by | Feb 25, 2020 | DailyFT

So that saintly MP has thrown a spanner in government’s works again. The pious member lashed out against a battery of citizens from journalists and lawyers to members of his own estate. Last week, much of his grievance was about the silence of the media and the...
Here’s looking at you, kid

Here’s looking at you, kid

by | Feb 18, 2020 | DailyFT

CLARION CALL: In a marketplace crowded with jingoistic voices, the sweet flow of reason that was once national integration is bound to be drowned out– Pic by Shehan Gunasekara   A cabbie in the Colombo suburbs leads a double life. He has a wife in...