December 19, 2022 · 6:47 pm

Argentina by the Balls! In The Tight Grip of USA & IMF

 Esteban Almiron: “How Argentina has been trapped in neocolonial debt for 200 years: An economic history” .… 19 December 2022, https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/18/argentina-neocolonial-debt-history/

Argentina has constantly been trapped over two centuries in unpayable external debt owed to foreign imperial powers. This affects the everyday life of everyone: inflation, salaries, employment, public services, elections. Here is a brief history of the deuda.

SEE https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/18/argentina-neocolonial-debt-history/

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December 19, 2022 · 6:12 pm

A Different World Then? Visiting the Maldives in 1950 with Sir John Kotelawela

Government Film Unit Documentary presenting Sir John Koelawela’s Official Visit to the Maldives in 1950

… presented by Anusha Palpita

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December 18, 2022 · 11:27 pm

Forging Revolutionary Paths. In the Sea. Tamil Females ‘breach’ Arugam Bay

 “The Rise of Sri Lanka’s Female Surfers,” — An Article by Zinara Rathnayaake with Snaps by Tommy Schultz, ….

Introduction by Glenn T Goodwin:  “A new, all-women Surf Club in Sri Lanka is enriching the country’s burgeoning surfing scene while defying cultural expectations.

I had a chance to live in Sri Lanka for three weeks doing humanitarian relief work after the 2004 tsunami. The tragedy of lost lives and communities just made the harsh vibe of a chronic politically torn culture even more tense. Although much of the east coast was obliterated, I did get a chance to surf at Arugam Bay, (one of the favorite spots for Aussie surfers and one of mine too, my memory still reminds me of the sweet waves at Arugam).

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December 18, 2022 · 12:42 am

Buried Truths about Sri Lanka: A Confrontation in the House of Lords

Malinda Seneviratne in Malinda’s Blog Spot, December 2022, where the title runs thus “Truth in 2031, reconcilaition and how?”

The early versions of Udayasiri Wickramaratne’s celebrated theatrical piece ‘Suddek Oba Amathai (A white man addresses you) contained a short soliloquy, ‘Baya Vunu Minisek Oba Amathai (A scared man addresses you).’ The man was essentially scared of two things: a) that he would speak the truth even when he wanted to deceive, and b) that he would do the right thing by mistake.

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December 17, 2022 · 11:38 pm

Galle Fort Featured in Striking Desk Top Calendar for 2023

Desktop Calendar with Scenic Shots of Galle Fort in Sri Lanka …. 11.5X6.5 inches, wire bound, 14 printed pages, 180 gsm, gloss finish, in colour

Order by 25th December 2022 to P L Ariyananda (pariyananda@gmail.com). Payment instructions will then be notified.

Price: In Sri Lanka Rs 3,500 (courier charges inclusive); Overseas USD 15 plus courier charges

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December 17, 2022 · 6:52 pm

“Raise me up …” One Wintry Day in Europe

Courtesy of Joe Paiva of Adelaide …..  A Song from A Suffering Man in Search of Succour … within the Urban Heart of an European City

 

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December 16, 2022 · 11:55 pm

Sydney Thunder Struck Down for 15 Runs …. by STRIKERS

Adelaide Strikers dismissed the Sydney Thunder XI for 15 Runs in the Thunder terrain of Sydney …. surely a world record fora T20 Match … Michael Roberts

HEADLINE NEWS THIS !

* “Adelaide Strikers dismiss Sydney Thunder for world record low score of 15” ….. The Hindu, https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/big-bash-league-adelaide-strikers-dismiss-sydney-thunder-for-world-record-low-score-of-15/

Henry Thornton picked up five wickets, for just three runs••Cricket Australia via Getty Images

Wes Agar celebrates one of his tw0 wickets

 

 

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December 16, 2022 · 7:47 pm

An Ethnological Introduction to the Tamils of Sri Lanka

 Karthigesu Sivathamby

 This item now presented in Thuppahi is the first part of a book in pdf format entitled The Tamils of Sri Lanka. In converting the pdf the whole text went haywire and the paragraph divisions were all over the shop. I cannot guarantee that my painstaking editorial reconstruction stuck to Siva’s original design. I have refrained from inserting any highlighting emphasis on the text: so the highlighting you see is there in the original… As far as I could work out, this work was finalized in 1989, but that point is subject to correction ………….. Michael Roberts Continue reading →

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December 16, 2022 · 12:31 am

Encountering Dilshan in Melbourne: Danger!

Errol Fernando in Email Note to Darragh O’Donovan, 14 December 2022  

Yes, Darragh, I did turn up at last Saturday  and watch Dilshan hit the ball all over Sydney Pargeter Reserve. At the ripe old age of 46 he can still get a game for Sri Lanka!  Fours and sixes all over the place!

However, I had one extremely close call.  I was busy chatting with Nuwan Ranasinghe, a Sri Lankan media man, and took my eye off the game for a moment. Suddenly Nuwan shouted at me to duck and I looked up to see the ball heading towards me and it crashed into the tree behind me. It is no exaggeration to say that the ball missed my head by  no more than a couple of inches ! Nuwan was far more shattered than I was !

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December 15, 2022 · 5:18 pm

Adolf Hitler’s Logic

Courtesy of Richard Koenigsberg in New York

HITLER: “If I don’t mind sending the pick of the German people into the hell of war without regret over the spilling of precious German blood, then I naturally also have the right to eliminate millions of an inferior race that multiplies like vermin.” …..

Adolf Hitler raises a defiant, clenched fist during a speech.

circa 1933: German Dictator, Adolf Hitler addressing a rally in Germany. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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