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The Sri Lanka visa debacle…. How to break what is working well!! – By Aubrey Joachim Social media is a wonderful thing. Within a few hours the entire world knows what is happening in any area of interest. Of course as diaspora living in all parts of the globe, Sri Lankans are always interested in what is happening in the land of their birth – the good, the bad and the ugly. There is always the ‘ugly’ – thanks to the politicians ruling the country. The ‘good’ – of which there should be so much that Sri Lankans at home and abroad can be proud of. And then there is the BAD. In the last few days a video clip has been circulating on all social media platforms showing a very irate young Sri Lankan at the arrivals area of Katunayake airport absolutely venting his spleen. At first one would ...