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Sharika Thiranagama in Profound Q & A on Sri Lanka’s Traumatic Past
Kaniyan Pungundran – Editor-in-Chief of Jaffna Monitor ….September 2025 … ..where the title runs thus: “JVP Still Denies the Tamil Ethnic Question: Sharika Thiranagama Speaks to Jaffna Monitor” It feels like yesterday. As a student, I remember flipping through Amuthu, … Continue reading →
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Kandy ‘Swamped’ by Waste
Chaturanga P Samarasinghe, in Daily Mirror Online, 1 July 2025, where the title reads thus: “Kandy’s dirty pretty things”
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A Critique of AKD’s Speech at the United Nations
ASIA PROGRESS FORUM in The Island, 5 October 2025 President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka’s recent speech at the UN General Assembly, while outwardly progressive in tone, reveals a troubling lack of structural analysis. His framing of global crises, identifying poverty, narcotics, … Continue reading →
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An Epitaph For Lasantha Wickrematunge
Sabanayagam Varagunam in Daily Mirror, 8 January 2024, where the title reads “Lasantha Wickrematunge: A National Hero’s Enduring Legacy” … with highlighting here being the imprint of The Editor, Thuppahi Wickrematunge’s courage was not merely a product of his profession; … Continue reading →
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Sri Lankan Political Situation NOW: Bopage’s Reflections
THE ISLAND, 3 September 2026 The following are excerpts from a recent interview with Lionel Bopage, who was in the 1971 JVP leadership, conducted in Sinhala by Sirasa TV’s Ten Questions program hosted by Wasantha Masinghege. Lionel Bopage, the first General … Continue reading →
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Remembering Lasantha Wickrematunge’s Assassination
Posters being pasted in Colombo and suburbs yesterday to mark the 15 years since the murder of Lasantha Wickrematunge which falls today. Today marks 15 years since the brutal murder of iconic journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge with none brought to justice. … Continue reading →
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The Psychology of Sacrificial Death: Its Horrible Dangers …. Worldwide
An Item from the Foundation for Political Pathology in New York associated with the name of Richard Koenigsberg** It is disturbing to consider how the minds of young men are manipulated using psychological techniques to get them to kill, and … Continue reading →
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Noel Nadesan’s Critical Reflections on the Sri Lankan Tamils’Armed Struggle
Rajeswary Balasubramaniam, reviewing Odyssey of War by Noel Nadesan ** The ‘Odyssey of War’, a novel by Dr. Noel Nadesan published by Sarasavi Publishers, reflects the struggle for the liberation of Tamils in Sri Lanka (1977-2009) and the failure of … Continue reading →
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Bangladesh Bury Pakistan: Two-Nil Win in Tests
Michael Roberts In what is a RED-LETTER DAY in the history of cricket Bangladesh beat Pakistan twice in Test Matches played away. In the Second Test held at Rawalpindi in Pakistan, they secured a convincing win by six wickets. What … Continue reading →
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Guta Goldstein’s Holocaust Songs: A Spirit Undying
Jane Albert, in The Australian, 8 November 2024 …. where the title runs thus: “The Song that kept Guta alive during the Holocaust ….,” It is often said that music has the power to heal and nourish, but for Guta … Continue reading →
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