July 15, 2022 · 2:39 pm

Bhavani Fonseka & Sumanthiran in Q and A with Indian Media Outfit

THE PRINT: Jothi Malhotra in Q and A with Bhavani fonseka & MA Sumanthiran …………..  “Why Gotabaya Rajpaksa fled & next steps for Sri Lanka : MA Sumanthiran and Bhavani Fonseka”

#SriLankaCrisis #GotabayaRajpaksa In this edition of #ThePrintDebates, ThePrint’s Senior Consulting Editor Jyoti Malhotra spoke to M. A. Sumanthiran, MP from Jaffna district in Sri Lanka and a member of the Tamil National Alliance and Bhavani Fonseka, a human rights lawyer and political analyst on the volatile situation in Sri Lanka, the flight of Gotabaya Rajpaksa to the Maldives, the future of the country and whether the people are relieved. Watch #ThePrintDebates

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July 15, 2022 · 2:24 pm

USA Machinations Behind Aragalaya?

ANI Video Revelation

Evidence is emerging that at least some segments of the ongoing protests in Sri Lanka are funded and backed by the US, serving US interests. A “digital strategist” […. viz Chameera Dedduwage ….. ] given credit by the Western media for the successful toppling of the Sri Lankan government was a “volunteer” at a US National Endowment for Democracy-funded “election” organization. His group’s involvement in the current protests are a carbon copy of events that unfolded during the 2011 US-engineered “Arab Spring.”

 

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July 14, 2022 · 11:22 pm

Spectacular! The Moon “in Orbit” … in the Arctic Circle

Presented by Gerda Branwhite of “The Explorers” in Adelaide

The moon, seen from the Arctic Circle, between Russia and Canada. It only lasts a few seconds, but it’s worth seeing.

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July 14, 2022 · 3:23 pm

Action Stations in the House of Commons, UK

UK House of Commons: Sri Lanka (Urgent Question)
Main Chamber on Wednesday 13 July 2022
 Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (Lab)
(Urgent Question) To ask the Foreign Secretary if she will make a statement on the state of emergency declared in Sri Lanka.

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July 14, 2022 · 2:54 pm

A Bhikkhu ‘Leftie-Paceman’ in Lanka’s Street Protests

Volaare! Duck !#!$!!

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July 14, 2022 · 10:15 am

Destructive Vengeance Beyond Reason in Sri Lankan Protest

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Michael, You may like to circulate this item from RT which aired on Wednesday 13 July 2022. A Russian film crew was given access to the home of Ranil Wickremesinghe and his brother, who lived in a neighbouring house that was also destroyed by protestors according to him, appears describing what occurred, and the damage caused, including the destruction of artworks and 2,600 books which had been handed down from Ranil’s ancestors and which he intended to donate to libraries for future Sri Lankans.

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July 14, 2022 · 12:04 am

Aussies Castigate Steve Smith for Burning a Review

Steve Goodwin at ………. https://au.sports.yahoo.com/cricket-2022-fans-turn-steve-smith-over-horrible-act-001951761.html

Steve Smith had copped an absolute roasting from cricket fans and commentators after a horrible review during Australia’s collapse in the second Test against Sri Lanka.

The Aussies were bundled out for just 151 in their second innings on Monday in Galle, losing by an innings and 39 runs.

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July 13, 2022 · 8:25 pm

Marvels of the Camera. At Cricket. At Galle

Michael Roberts

As an ardent cricket-spectator as well as a Galilean it was a tremendous pleasure to follow the coverage of the Test Matches at Galle over the last two weeks. The roaming aerial views provided by the drones enhanced my pleasure and generated a nostalgia that cannot be captured by words. HERE, however, I wish to highlight a remarkable photographic highlight on the final day.

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July 13, 2022 · 7:13 pm

Malinda’s Inside View from within the Colombo Cauldron

Malinda Seneviratne, at …. https://malindawords.blogspot.com/2022/07/when-centre-cannot-hold.html  …. with this title “When the centre cannot hold…”

I write (it is 12.09 pm, on Wednesday) at a time when there’s a remarkable and unprecedented lack of political clarity in the country. As I write, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has left the country. As per the Constitution, if indeed Rajapaksa did resign, or, as reported, Rajapaksa citing Article 37.1 of the constitution , Ranil Wickremesinghe has assumed the presidency in an acting capacity. There’s ‘fighting’ within parliament with parties and politicians unable to decide on Rajapaksa’s successor and of course who the next premier should be. There’s fighting among ‘aragalists’ over representational legitimacy, ideological and political thrust, and preferred endgames.

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July 13, 2022 · 6:46 pm

China’s Hand of Support for Sri Lanka Today

Du Qiongfang, in Global Times, 12 July 2022, with this title “China ready to work with relevant countries, intl financial institutions to help Sri Lanka tackle current difficulties: FM”

China will continue providing assistance for the economic and social development of Sri Lanka and support its efforts to recover the economy and improve its people’s livelihoods, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

The remarks came after foreign media claimed that Sri Lanka, mired in economic and debt crises and suffering political instability, is in discussions with Japan, and possibly with China in the future, on “bridge financing.”

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