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The Uppercut

February 16, 2025
Sri Lanka/United States

Marked Territory: Did You See the US Ambassador’s Tattoo of Sri Lanka?

by Our Correspondent in Colombo In an age where diplomacy is as much about optics as it is about policy, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has taken ‘attachment’ to a

Columns/Politics

The Uppercut: Zelensky’s Open Letter to Lai Ching-te of Taiwan

This fictional letter serves as a satirical cautionary tale, offering a blend of philosophical reflections on power and political maneuvering with a poignant plea for peace and wisdom in international relations. Imagining President Zelensky of Ukraine advising President Lai Ching-te

May 27, 2024

Phantom Presidency: Tilvin Silva and Sri Lanka’s Political Metaphysics

Columns/Politics/Sri Lanka

by Our Correspondent in Colombo Oh, what an exquisite irony unfolds before us! In the grand theatre of Sri Lankan democracy, where elected representatives

Modi Joins the Pantheon of God-Kings (With Predictably Mortal Endings)

Columns/Politics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ever the charismatic orator, has taken his rhetoric to celestial heights. In a recent NDTV interview, Modi declared his conviction

The Curious Case of the Vanishing IGP in Sri Lanka

March 6, 2025
Politics/Sri Lanka

Holy incompetence, Batman! In a plot twist that would make the Joker chuckle, Sri Lanka’s brave men in khaki are now requesting the public’s help to locate their very own boss—former Inspector

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Hark! A Sri Lankan Ministerial Miracle: The Return of the Righteous $240!

March 4, 2025
Columns/Politics/Sri Lanka

by Our Correspondent in Colombo Lo and behold, dear denizens of this land of milkless tea and honey-less bread, we are witness to an act of such unparalleled virtue that even the

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Phantom Presidency: Tilvin Silva and Sri Lanka’s Political Metaphysics

February 20, 2025
Columns/Politics/Sri Lanka

by Our Correspondent in Colombo Oh, what an exquisite irony unfolds before us! In the grand theatre of Sri Lankan democracy, where elected representatives are presumably the protagonists, a new figure has

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Marked Territory: Did You See the US Ambassador’s Tattoo of Sri Lanka?

February 16, 2025
Sri Lanka/United States

by Our Correspondent in Colombo In an age where diplomacy is as much about optics as it is about policy, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has taken ‘attachment’ to a

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Barkumar vs. Kudu Diga: We Chuckle at the Absurdity of Our Leaders

August 21, 2024
Politics/Sri Lanka

The recent Tamil-language political programme offered a masterclass in absurdity, capturing the zeitgeist of our times. It featured two of our esteemed parliamentarians, Palani Digambaran and Velukumar, who effortlessly reminded us that

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Hijab Hijinks: When Love Turns out to Be a Man

May 29, 2024
Columns/Social

Recently in Indonesia, a groom’s dreams turned to dust in the blink of an eye. What began as a whirlwind romance, kindled in the flickering glow of social media, descended into a

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Modi Joins the Pantheon of God-Kings (With Predictably Mortal Endings)

May 28, 2024
Columns/Politics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ever the charismatic orator, has taken his rhetoric to celestial heights. In a recent NDTV interview, Modi declared his conviction that he is a man on a divine

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The Uppercut: Zelensky’s Open Letter to Lai Ching-te of Taiwan

May 27, 2024
Columns/Politics

This fictional letter serves as a satirical cautionary tale, offering a blend of philosophical reflections on power and political maneuvering with a poignant plea for peace and wisdom in international relations. Imagining

More

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