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September 12, 2024 · 8:01 pm

The Roberts Oral History Project, 1964-1969: Its Conception, Inception & Outcomes

Michael Roberts In re-establishing communication with two old Mertonians of the early 1960s generation at my College in Oxford, viz, Tony Roberton and Keith Shuttleworth, I have been induced to reflect upon my unusual circumstances as a postgraduate at Merton … Continue reading →

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July 31, 2024 · 12:32 pm

Bokku and Hara-Kiri sink Sri Lanka in Third ODI Match at Pallekele

Michael Roberts from the Outside without seeing Live Coverage Studying the CricInfo ball-by-ball reportage and the eventual surveys by  BBB and Rex Clementine, it seems to me that the principal reasons why Sri Lanka lost were because of (A) Suryakumar … Continue reading →

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September 12, 2026 · 3:13 pm

Mohamed Atta: The 9/11 Mastermind

Mohamed Atta …. in WIKIPEDIA    Atta in May 2001 Atta entering airport to board plane on final suicide mission Atta in Hamburg as student

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January 17, 2024 · 7:44 pm

Devious Propaganda Guided by Geopolitical Positioning

An Honest Broker **Devious  With regard to the Maldives piece, this article is propaganda: …………………..  https://thegeopolitics.com/navigating-the-geopolitical-waters-india-maldives-relations-in-a-shifting-global-landscape/  You cannot expect it to remain unchallenged. The article doesn’t contain a single piece of information that hasn’t been slanted in India’s favour, at … Continue reading →

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October 18, 2023 · 5:43 pm

Vale Felix Perumal: A Leader of Cricketing Men

Merril Gunaratne Standing from left: F.A. Fernando, A.T. Fonseka, V. Narendra, M. Guneratne, F. Burke, M. Siriwardene D. Rajaratnam …  Seated from left: H.C. Perera, N. Weerasinghe, F. Perumal, B.A. Jayasinghe (President GSCA) Minister of Health E.L. Senanayake, E. L. … Continue reading →

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March 27, 2024 · 7:44 pm

Why the West is wrong to blame ISIS for the Crocus Terrorist Attack

An Observer in a Black Sea town  ” The American Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) assert Russia has no evidence to claim Ukraine was involved in the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall on 22 March 2024.” Actually, the Russians do … Continue reading →

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October 9, 2024 · 12:42 am

Kamindu Mendis Leaps Unto The World Cricket Stage

Nick Brookes, writing at MURALI END where the title runs ”How Kamindu set the world alight” It’s been quite the year for Kamindu Mendis. Cast your mind back to January. Kamindu was on the outside looking in – yet to … Continue reading →

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February 25, 2025 · 11:57 pm

Vale: In Appreciation of Dr. Sisira Jayasuriya, A Committed Scholar

Sarath Rajapatirana  & Premachandra Athukorala, whose appraisal is entitled “In Memoriam:   Sisira Jayasuriya, 1946-2025″ The distinguished economist Professor Sisira Kumara Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka-born and a scholar who spent much of his professional life in Australia, passed away on 18 February … Continue reading →

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April 1, 2026 · 2:19 pm

Besieged by ‘Requests” — Sri Lanka Amidst Iranian War Ramifications

An Item sent to TPS by Darini Rajasingham Senanayake, ** …entitled Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ ….. e-Con e-News 22-28 March 2026  ‘The [USA] wanted to bring 2 warplanes armed with 8 antiship missiles from a base … Continue reading →

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April 7, 2024 · 5:32 pm

Black Friday in Colombo: 29 July 1983

Sugath Kulatunga, …. original submission with highlighting added by the Editor, Thuppahi That** was the story of Monday.  The Friday that followed was a stark tragedy and a national calamity which has left its bloody stain in the records of … Continue reading →

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