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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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Namibia as Lilliput among the Giants in Cricket’s T20 World Cup
Firdose Moonda, in ESPNcricinfo 20 October 2021 where her title is “Namibia live out their desert dream” Namibia is a country of 2.5 million people, nine cricket fields, five cricket clubs and 16 contracted players. And they’ve made it to … Continue reading →
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Cricket & Cricketers Negotiating the Pandemic 2020-21
Osman Samiuddin & Grish Ts & Shiva Jayaraman, in The Cricket Monthly, 26 March 2021, where the title reads: “”Who played how much” It began with the news that England’s players would not be shaking hands in Sri Lanka. It … Continue reading →
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Germany and “Nord Stream” at the Core of the Struggle in Ukraine
Michael Whitney, in Global Research, 15 February 2022, … with highlighting in the original article which is entitled “The Crisis Is Not About Ukraine. It’s About Germany” “The primordial interest of the United States, over which for centuries we have … Continue reading →
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Schooling the Deaf & Blind in Sri Lanka: A Story of Many Marvels
Sanchita Wickremasooriya, in Sunday Times, 30 April 2023, where the title is “The Seeing Hands, The Listening Eyes! An account of The School for the Deaf and Blind, Ratmalana”… with highlighting being the imposition by The Editor, Thuppahi Have you … Continue reading →
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Being Aloysian: Reflections from a Galle ‘Boy’ in the Year 1997
Michael Roberts, a reprint Intrigued by my speech inflections and my appearance, a friend of mine, a teacher in English Literature,[1] made inquiries after my familial background and my ethnic identity within the melange of ethnic groups in Sri Lanka. … Continue reading →
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US Power and Sri Lanka’s Debt Crisis
Professor Tissa Vitarana, in The Island, 9 Jaauary 2022, with this title “The international plot to force Sri Lanka into the USA’s trap is thickening” With the dawn of the Year 2022 I wish you all happiness, good health, and … Continue reading →
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LANKA can de-dollarize? Beyond Bananas, Beaches, Bases and Dependent Development
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake Necessity is the mother of invention: Protests are mounting by people from all walks of life in all parts of Sri Lanka against the soaring cost of living, food and fuel shortages, black outs, lockdowns, forced Covid injections, … Continue reading →
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Lankan Grandmothers for the Roost
Capt Elmo Jayawardena … whose preferred title for this tongue-in-cheek essay is “Rata Yana Grandmothers” Remember the bygone years! Daughters got married and became pregnant a few rounds more than the current rate. The average production line extended to a … Continue reading →
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Vale: Professor ND Samarawickreme moves to Samsara
Piyasiri Wickremasekera & Chandrasena Maliyadde with substantive inputs from Sachithra Samarawickreme The sudden departure of Professor Navaratna Dissanayake Samarawickreme – our Peradeniya batchmate and close friend popularly known as ‘Samare’ – has caused us great shock and profound grief. He was hale … Continue reading →
