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A Zealot in USA targets Sri Lanka
Rohana R. Wasala, in The Island, 10 September 2025, with this title “The root of all evil” Professor Michael K. Jerryson of Youngstown State University, Ohio, USA, testified on the subject of ‘Human Rights Concerns in Sri Lanka’ before the … Continue reading →
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When An African Major undermined a White Racist
SEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELNfnbU-Kc0 … ‘Karoline Leavitt Tells Traoré “Sit Down, Boy” — His Reply Leaves America Speechless’ Ibrahim Traoré (French pronunciation: [ibʁaim tʁaɔʁe]; born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabé military officer and politician who has served as the interim President … Continue reading →
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Introducing Tambiah’s 1992 Book: “Buddhism Betrayed?”
Item in Tamil Nation ……………………………………… https://tamilnation.org/books/eelam/buddhismbetrayed Given Buddhism’s presumed non-violent philosophy, how can committed Buddhist monks and laypersons in Sri Lanka today actively take part in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils? Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah’s Buddhism Betrayed? … Continue reading →
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A Depressing Assessment of Sri Lanka’s Predicament About Six Years Back
THIS is an old essay that stayed buried in the Thuppahi system. It neverthless provides food for thought and serves as a testimony to its author (a brother of my friend the late Neville Jayaweera). Stanley too has since passed … Continue reading →
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Horrendous Situation, Stark Choices ….at Looming Sri Lankan Elections
Professor Jayadeva Uyangoda, in Polity.lk, 7 July 2024 … where the title reads “Uncertainty or Turmoil? Sri Lanka’s Pre-Presidential Election Politics” The coming few months have the potential to produce major political changes in Sri Lanka. The presidential election is … Continue reading →
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Alastair Roosmale-Cocq: Appreciations & Memories
VALE ONE by Jeremy Ludowyke My name is Jeremy Ludowyke and I’d like to tell you something of Alistair’s life before he came to Australia in 1969. Like Alistair, I was born in Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, of Dutch … Continue reading →
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NY TIMES Jeers & Cheers at the Rajapaksa Downfall
Mujib Mashal and Skandha Gunasekara, in NY Times article, 14 May 2022, where the title reads “A Ruling Family on the Run as Sri Lanka plunges into Economic Ruin,“ From left, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa in 2018. … Continue reading →
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Three News Items on Sri Lanka’s Crisis in The Economist
ONE = From The ECONOMIST magazine, Summer Issue, 30 July – 12th August … & the Mid-August Issue The Economist On the evening of July 21st, a relaxed mood prevailed in Sri Lanka’s presidential secretariat on the seafront of Colombo, … Continue reading →
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Thumbs Up for Sri Lankan Tamil Epic at Edinburgh Festival
Allan Radcliffe, a review essay … 10 August 2022 — with highlighting here imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi A stage epic is a rare beast in Edinburgh, where audiences are accustomed to shows of one-hour tops in makeshift venues. Counting and … Continue reading →
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Jehan Perera on Channel Four’s Slant on the Easter Sunday Attacks of 2019
Jehan Perera in The Island, 19 September 2019 The Channel 4 documentary that claims to give the story behind the Easter bombing has restarted the debate, within the country, about who was behind the foul deed, and why. The answer … Continue reading →
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