Match Fixing and Whistle Blowing Hashan and Arjuna are exposing about match fixing alleged to have taken place twelve years back.Better late than never ! This phenomenon is known as whistle blowing.Whistle blowing is safe in developed countries.In the third world where might is regarded right the whistle blowers get gang banged.This could very well be the fate of Hashan ...
Darusman Report The way we are reacting to UN report does not seem to be useful.Burning effigies and collecting signatures will not have any impact internationally.We too must engage a panel of experts,consisting of people with good credentials and international reputation to present our case in writing and publish it.When we say that the report is totally inaccurate we imply ...
When the Dambulla priest came with a mob to the kovil on 24.4.2012 a lady spoke to him with full of respect addressing him as "ape hamuduruwane". The priests response was"umbalage deviyoth aragena ona thanka pllayaw"Take your god and go anywhere!"
The Buddhist monks of Dambulla embarrassed the Buddhists world over by the way they conducted themselves on 20.4.2012. Buddhist doctrine teaches infinite tolerance.Buddha practised it himself (msha karuna)He resided in Jeatawanarama at Wranasi most of the time.Behind the monastery was Chuundaka who ran a slaughter house butchering pigs.The fact that groaning and shouts of pigs being slaughtered was well ...
We Can be Proud of our Police The police was clever enough to track down Karandeniya doctors killers,Emblipitiya killers and Matara robbers.The police is in fact clever and know their work. Police falls into disrepute only when highly inferential people interfere with them.Sometimes they drag their feet in cases where there is public attention.Some times they carry out extra judicial ...
Alleged Baby Farm "Pem Nivasa" was much in news.It was raided by child protection authority.The place is run by catholic nuns. I am a Buddhist.But I have helped this establishment.I have persuaded a very rich patient of mine to help them.He is a Christian and he was very generous. What impressed me was their caring for unmarried mothers.Some of the ...
Achala ,the law student ended up with an amputation of left upper limb above elbow while treating a mid forearm fracture.We heard a lot about sophisticated prosthetic limbs,rescheduling examinations,getting her mother down from Lebanon etc.She was visited by many politicians and political mileage was gathered.About three years back a one and a half year old child was amputated under similar ...
Humanised Animals and Animalised Humans I have seen dogs and cattle using the pedestrian crossing the road.They are humanised animals.The humans becoming animalised is definitely a much prevalent phenomenon than animals getting humanised.
SAITM Position in Assault of Dr.Nonis. In a press notice SAITM refers to the assault of Dr Nonis as an "inside job".This reminds me of a hilarious yarn. A govi rala (farmer) has a drink of toddy after a hard days work.Unfortunately he gets badly inebriated and has to be taken home by his friends.He falls asleep and gets up ...
Prof.Carlo was Wise Prof.Carlo Fonseka was wise to refuse the post of Sri Lanka Medical Council president.Sometimes we are made to sit on a chair to prevent somebody else sitting there.We are offered the place for negative reasons.If he accepted the post he would have been the laughing stock like Sanath Jayasuriya or Mohanlal Grero .He would have left an ...
The You Tube has been invaded by Arahths,What they stress is that there is nothing wrong in buddhists eating flesh,They seeem to be going to the the extent that if you do not eat flesh you are a fool.The issue of eating flesh is not very important in the doctrine,The way thses "arhaths" discuss the issue I feel suspicious that ...
We are close to Wesak .We are in a power crisis.The electricity bills have been increased by 60%.The State is concerned about high cost of production of electricity.The decorations carried out during Wesak in meaningless to true Buddhist.Your members who have renounced lay life to seek liberation will certainly agree with me on this. Decorations comes under amisa pooja. Buddha ...
At birth an obstetrician does a Caesarian section for no medical indication.The parents are charged exorbitantly.The Caesarian rate in Sri Lankan private sector is about 99%.About 1 % is born when the obstetrician is in a traffic jam or cutting up another woman.Then the paediatrician takes over.All vaccines available on earth are given.Each visit costs around Rs 10000/=The baby is ...
The term "Sangha" means "common" or "undifferentiated."The person who has attained super mundane status irrespective of being a lay person or a priest is therefore can be described as "sangha".In super mundane status one does not recoginise "me" or "world".The Pali stanza "supatipanno bhagawatho" refers to Buddhas followers lay or priests who have attained super mundane status. The other monks ...
Undue Benefit Enjoyed by Doctors.In Sri Lanka most of the Health Administrators are doctors. Sri Lanka Medical Council,the Statutory body responsible for professional conduct of doctors consists of only doctors.The General Medical Council ,the counterpart in UK has 30 % lay people.The result is disciplinary matters professional or otherwise doctors are favoured. We did not hear any doctor being penalised ...
Most of the drugs are stable at room temperature.The drugs that are not stable can be stored in refrigerators.Making air conditioning compulsory for pharmacies will only make the operating costs increase.If air conditioning is to ensure the stability of drugs how are the authorities going to check whether the air conditioning is functioning in the night? Are warehouses storing ...
Ranil Bashing for Referring to Prostitutes The opposition leader is being dealt within an unfair manner for referring to prostitutes.I am not a fan of any politician.But even Buddha made comments like this.He referred to people performing stunts with mental power and said what they are doing is like prostitutes taking off clothes for money! He also mentioned that when ...
Was Mahamaya Prince Siddahrthas Mother ? Mahamaya is a strange name! Mahamaya means the great illusion .In Buddhist teaching it is vinnana.Mahamaya is supposed to have died seven days after the delivery.The explanation given by Buddhist monks is that Buddhas should not have siblings! (Why ?) Prince Siddhartha on attaining Buddhahood acquired maha pragna (great wisdom). Great wisdom and great ...
Diagnosis of Death Once when I was driving along Galle Road, there was somebody laid down on the roadside with blood stains.Police was present. I pulled on to the roadside asked an onlooker as to what was happening.The person lying down was apparently has been knocked down by a vehicle and was supposed to be dead. I asked as to ...
Cement. Ministry of trade has imported a stock of cement as there is shortage in the Island.The bags have an "SLS" label.The SLS Bureau says that it never issued the SLS certificate to the stock of cement and that the cement is inferior in quality.The Ministry of trade insists that the cement is of good quality. 1. There seems to ...