President Rajapaksa

President Rajapaksa on billboards and bank notes

Sri Lanka's current president, Mahindra Rajapaksa appears to be actively seeking popularity and improvement of his image among his fellow countrymen. His face appears a lot in billboards, posters and even in poorly designed bank notes. The new 1000 LKR note features the president on one side while a badly done copy of a famous WWII sculpture adorns the other side. This note is quite low in aesthetic value compared to all the other bank notes in circulation.

Politics and Malaysia

Majority of the Malaysians don't feel comfortable discussing politics. Neither with each other nor with foreigners. This was a set back for me. For me, getting hold of the history and politics of a country is important for understanding it. History can be learned from reading, but for politics I prefer to know from the people.