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Sri Lanka as Paradox: A Schizoid Republic?
Lakshman Gunasekara, in Daily FT, 14 May 2022, where the title reads: “Paradoxes of a schizoid Republic” Attackers’ roared obscenities, screams of victims, the thunk of metal poles on defenceless humans and, the crack of smashed protester shelters, … Continue reading →
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Jihadist Terror in Lahore: Some Thuppahi References … & BBC Revelations from Bayliss & Farbrace
A = “When Terrorism assailed Cricket at Lahore,” 3 March 2009………….. https://thuppahis.com › 2017/10/30 › when-terrorism-a………………………. 30 Oct 2017 — This analysis is available as “Cricket under Siege: The Lahore Attack, … Filed under accountability, atrocities, authoritarian regimes, … B = The Lahore Assault on the … Continue reading →
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Turmoil Looming in Sri Lanka … April 1st … Not A Joke
Tisaranee Gunasekara, in Sri Lanka Guardian, 1 April 2022, where the title reads “Sri Lanka: On Protests” I don’t know who is organising the Sunday’s planned protest. For me, that mystery is a serious problem. This is not a Hollywood … Continue reading →
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Hopeless Dreams: Those Weighed Down by Poverty in Sri Lanka
Elmo Jayawardena in Elanka and in The Island, mid-October 2022,where the title runs “What colour is your parachute?” … presented here with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi A few years ago there was an extremely popular book in North … Continue reading →
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The US Ambassador’s Enthusiasm for the Aragalaya
Malinda Seneviratne … whose title runs thus “Ambassador Chung and Xeroxable Change” …. with highlighting emphasis being impositions by The Editor Thuppahi Aragalaya. Translatable as revolt, uprising, protest, agitation, struggle or even insurrection. Aragalaya is singular, but considering statements and actions it … Continue reading →
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FRONTLINE — Focus on Sri Lanka’s Woes
COVER STORY: Sri Lanka: The siege within …..Print edition : May 06, 2022……. [noting that the Editor was not able tomatch PHOTO and its subheading in some places] .R.K. RADHAKRISHNAN People, cutting across communities, are paying the price for the rulers’ … Continue reading →
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Deeply Wounded. Also Divided? Sri Lanka Today
Neloufer De Mel, in History Today, Vol 72/8, September 2022, where the title reads “Sri Lanka’s Deep Wounds” ** On 31 March 2022 a public protest occurred in the vicinity of the home of the Sri Lankan president Gotabhaya Rajapakse. … Continue reading →
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The Agony and Ecstasy of A Pogrom: Southern Lanka, July 1983
Michael Roberts … reproducing an article that appeared initially in a collection of my essays in 1994 under the title above in EXPLORING CONFRONTATION, Readng, Harwood Academic Publishers, 1994, pp. 317-27. It was subsequently reproduced in Nethra, vol. 6, 199-213. … Continue reading →
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Adieu! Olivia Newton-John …. Aussie Star known Worldwide
Andrew McMillen, in The Australian, 12 August 2022, where the ttile is different Olivia Newton-John has died aged 73 after battling cancer for 30 years. The Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and activist passed away on Monday morning US … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Masquerade stripped Naked by ….
Captain Elmo Jayawardena Let me start by writing what I perceive somewhat as the truth. The last thing anyone knows in Sri Lanka is the truth. It has always been in masquerade as long as I can remember. I have … Continue reading →
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