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Turmoil & Transformation in Afghanistan: A Sri Lankan Writer’s Assessment of the situation NOW
Lynn Ockersz, in The Island, 2 September 2021, where the title is “Power and sovereignty issues come to the fore in Afghanistan” “More and more strength to those women and other vulnerable groups that are mustering for their rights in … Continue reading →
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Covid: Ominous Tentacles in All South Asian Lands
Smriti Mallapaty, 14 May 2021 in an Article ….. where the opening lines run thus: “From Sri Lanka to Nepal, scientists with limited resources are working feverishly to discover which variants are driving outbreaks. Health workers administer SARS-CoV-2 tests at … Continue reading →
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Lionel Rose: Aboriginal Boxer who united Australia
Will Swanton, in The Weekend Australian, 3-4 July 2021, where the title runs “Lionel Rose: battler who united Australia” Lionel Rose unified the nation more powerfully than Bradman, if more briefly — Bradman never had 250,000 cheering him through the streets. … Continue reading →
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Stalag Luft III and Its “Great Escape” Tunnel: An Archaelogical Treasure
The Great Escape Tunnel Untouched for almost seven decades, the tunnel used in the Great Escape has finally been unearthed. The 111-yard passage nicknamed ‘Harry’ by Allied prisoners was sealed by the Germans after the audacious break-out from the POW … Continue reading →
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Mahathma Gandhi at Mahinda College in 1927
Ruhunu Puthra In November 1927, Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturbai Gandhi arrived in Galle. They were the chief guests at the prize-giving of Mahinda College, on the 24th. The Olcott Memorial Assembly Hall of the College was filled to capacity. Never … Continue reading →
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Biden and USA stray into Untenable Territory
Jean-Pierre Page, in New Cold War, 27 April 2021, where the ttile runs thus: “The Longer War and Sleepy Joe in Wonderland,” The Biden Administration appears to be implementing most of the recommendations in the Atlantic Council’s Longer Telegram: Toward a new American China strategy, an important strategic document about US policy towards … Continue reading →
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The Smuggling Networks & Wherewithal of VVT: A Key Factor in the Rise to Power of the LTTE
Jane Russell and Michael Roberts in Interaction ONE “Once, while waiting for a CTB bus at Kurumbacciddy Junction in 1974, I saw a blackboard advertising a lecture by the then proto-LTTE which showed speedboats pulling the Jaffna peninsula across the … Continue reading →
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Sunil Wettimuny. Stylish Opening Batsman — Felled Twice … Remains Indestructible
Alston Mahadevan: “Sunil Wettimuny was a stylish opening batsman”
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Warden Billimoria’s Letter to Old Thomians, 3 July 2021
Dear Fellow Thomians, Fraternal greetings from the School by the Sea. As we start the second half of 2021 still in a situation where S. Thomas’, together with all schools in Sri Lanka, remains closed, I thought I should … Continue reading →
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A Celebration of Qadri Ismail’s Career by Academia
From the Department of English, University of Minnesota, 5 November 2021 It’s been amazing reading the tributes to Qadri, reading about his impact and his generosity. Our family was able to keep up with his exploits during his early career … Continue reading →
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