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Dissecting American Policy towards Sri Lanka
Chandre Dharmawardana The Chapa Interview with US-military Professor Dr. Mendis: US policy in Sri Lanka Please listen to an interview of Dr. Mendis ((https://youtu.be/Lh4D4qGE854) which touches on US policy and Sri Lanka, and [dwell critically on the unsaid] between the … Continue reading →
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South Asia’s Arab Spring: Protests amid Hybrid Economic War in Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Darini Rajasingham Senanayake South Asia’s Arab Spring is here, amid global Cold War tensions and slow tectonic shifts in power and wealth east, to Asia and the Indian Ocean Region, hastened and heightened by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Hurdling Back Home to Adelaide
Michael Roberts SYDNEY to ADELAIDE: Having been informed on Thursday night that I had no Covid and would receive CLEARANCE I proceeded to pack and on FRIDAY the 1st October confirmed my ticket booking to Adelaide that afternoon on JETSTAR … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Course, 1948-2020: Missed Opportunities, ONE
Sugath Kulatunga At independence we had a stable democracy, a sound economy, and an effective public service and external assets equal to 100 percent of annual import value. We were second to Japan on almost all social indicators and above … Continue reading →
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Kurunegala Then and Now
Uditha Devapriya, in The Island, 31 July 2021, where the title reads “Round and About in Kurunegala” Covering 65 kilometres, the road from Colombo to Ambepussa is fairly straight. From there it turns left and right, up and down. To … Continue reading →
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Ideas of Political Reform Mooted in June 2009: Dilute the Asokan Model
Michael Roberts, in the cover story in FRONTLINE, 19 June 2009, where the title reads “Some pillars for Lanka’s future” One can win the War, but lose the Peace. A cliche this may be, but it is also a hoary … Continue reading →
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Addressing Sri Lanka’s Future in June 2009
Michael Roberts, reprinting here an article that appeared in FRONTLINE vol. 26/12, 19 June 2009 … with this title “Some Pillars for Lanka’s Future” “One can win the War, but lose the Peace” — A cliche this may be, but … Continue reading →
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The Despicable. Perfidy Personified. Todays’ Trump in His Dumps
Jolly Somasundram, whose chosen title is “The Banana Republican: A Churl’s Last Stand” Nothing made him so despicable, as his manner of not conceding. To concede or not to concede, that is the question. Whether, ‘tis nobler in the mind … Continue reading →
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Coconut Goodies Sri Lankan Style …. with Hard Work
VISIT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJk4JaLNyd4 TRADITONAL ME tells us Since the ancient times Coconuts have become so closely linked with every Sri Lankan cuisine! Coconuts have become a part and partial of Sri Lankan cooking. Later on due to this deep bond with … Continue reading →
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The Galoya Valley Scheme & the People who made it a Reality
KK De Silva, who was an employee of the RVDB from 1967-1979 Introduction Sir James Emerson Tennent, Colonial Secretary from 1845 to 1850, at page 432 of his book, Account of the Island of Ceylon ….. … Continue reading →
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