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Not all Issues are Black or White: Some Voices from the Offspring of Cross-Cultural Marriages
Audrey Maxwell [nee Roberts] … a chapter in Rosemary Breger and Rosana Hill (eds). Cross-Cultural Marriage. Identity and Choice, Oxford, Berg, 1998, …. ISBN 1 85973 968 7 paper … with this reproduction being rendered possible by our nephew-in-law Tissa … Continue reading →
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Cricketing Stars who stimulated Ceylon Cricket
A. C. de S., in Sunday Observer, 30 May 2004, where the tiltle is “Ceylon privileged to be coached by cricketing knights” Sri Lanka has had the good fortune of witnessing six great cricketing knights play in the country and … Continue reading →
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Murderous Mayhem at a Rural Junction in North Western Lanka, 1983-1989
Liyanage Amarakeerthi, whose chosen title is “A Fatal Intersection: Three Small Shops in North Western Sri Lanka that No Longer Exist” …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor Thuppahi I was born and raised in a little community in Kuliyapitiya, … Continue reading →
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Orations. Where Mia prospers and Gotha …
Omar Rajarathnam, in Factum, 22 November 2021, where the title reads “Factum Perspective – Speech lessons for Lankan leaders from Barbados PM” Sri Lankan leaders in recent times have often struggled to effectively advocate for the country’s interest at international … Continue reading →
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Child Soldiers in the LTTE, 2009 …. Eelam War IV
Matt Wade, in The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 May 2009, …. where the title runs thus “Kill or be killed: 11-year-olds forced to fight for Tamil Tigers” IT IS hard to imagine Christine* in combat. But the diminutive 14-year-old with … Continue reading →
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Unknown Bowlers dominate T20 World Cup Stats!
Will Swanton, in The Australian, 19 October 2021, with this title “Cricket: The World No. 1 T20 bowler you’ve probably never heard of” Australia faces the World No. 1 T20 bowler in its crucial opening match of the World Cup. … Continue reading →
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Gilbert Roberts: Barbadian-Lankan Virtuoso … and A Johnian
KKS Perera, in The Island, 27 February 2020, where the title reads “G C Roberts, Barbadian 12th man in Windies became a Sri Lankan” Continuing on ‘Nostalgic Memories of Windies’, I thank Lalith Fernando, “…my own native citizen unknown to … Continue reading →
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Kaffir Traditions: Vibrant Traces at Sirambiyadi off Puttalam
Dishan Joseph, in Daily News, 20 February 2021, with this title “A slice of Africa in Puttalam” Most Sri Lankans in Colombo city would have caught a glimpse of robust women, of African descent dancing to pulsating drumbeats. We have applauded the performances … Continue reading →
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Malaysia Challenges Australia’s AUKUS Smokescreen
Yiswaree Palnasamy in Malay Mail, 12 October 2021, where the title reads thus “Hishammuddin: Aukus can potentially disrupt South-east Asian peace; Malaysia won’t stand by” Malaysia has made it clear to Australia that it won’t stand for any external … Continue reading →
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The LTTE’s Remarkable Capacities: Its Air Tigers
Compiled by Kumar Kirinde, Retd Officer of the SLAF, whose chosen title was as follows: “The Air Tigers: The Air Wing of A Terrorist Organisation” …… with information and images sourced from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Tigers and Google Images) … Continue reading →
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