CITY GRUMP The last time I was in Sri Lanka was in 1981, just before the long, long civil war broke out. I tried again in 2001 but the Tamil Tigers succeeded in blowing up six Sri Lankan Airways planes at Colombo airport, so that was that holiday out the window. Mission Control and I finally succeeded in getting there last month. It is a … Continue reading We Are Paying Way Too Much For Our Cuppa
BY JIM WEBSTER Sri Lanka has been the victim of a government organised experiment. In April 2021, the government imposed a nationwide ban on the importation and use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides and ordered the country’s two million farmers to go organic. It may well be that this wasn’t so much ideological as a desperate attempt to keep money in the country. It backfired. … Continue reading Let’s Not Be Sri Lanka
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your families are well. On Easter Sunday last week, several churches and hotels in Sri Lanka were bombed by Islamic suicide bombers. The death toll is over 200 and includes many people who were attending Easter church services. Our hearts are grieved at this violence targeting Christians during one of the most important … Continue reading A Prayer for Sri Lanka
