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Dogfight-on-Web over Secretary Columbage’s Interview: Daya vs Chandre
Daya Gamage in Email MEMO entitled “Enlightening Foreign Secretary Colombage & Lobbying from Far-away Lands” …. that is addressed to “Mr. Chandre Dharmawardana & Our Friends in the Forum,” **
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Dr. Cyril Paranavitana: An Appreciation from Many Hearts & Hands
Piyasiri Wickramasekara, Chandrasena Maliyadde and HMG Palihakkara ++ It is with profound sorrow that we, the class of 1968 in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Peradeniya, came to know of the untimely departure of our great friend Dr. … Continue reading →
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The Far Eastern Bureau and Its News Reels during World War II
Tony Donaldson I enjoyed reading Michael Roberts’s short essay titled “Michael’s Testimony for VE Day in Britain, 8th May 1945,” published at Thuppahi on 10 May 2020. But I felt the story ended too quickly, leaving me to ponder where the … Continue reading →
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No Debt Trap at Hambantota: False Picture on China’s Role
Deborah Brautigam & Meg Rithmire, in The Atlantic, 6 February 2021, where the title is “The Chinese ‘Debt Trap’ Is a Myth “ The narrative wrongfully portrays both Beijing and the developing countries it deals with. China, we are told, … Continue reading →
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Three Aeroplanes. Two Crashes. One Escape via Native ‘Ingenuity’
Capt. Elmo Jayawardena The present-day sky is crowded. Airways crisscross above continents and oceans and are severely congested with all kinds of aeroplanes carrying passengers and cargo. Then someone crashes, people die, and we say “What a shame!” The manufacturers … Continue reading →
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The “Fertiliser Mafia” debilitating Sri Lanka’s Agricultural Wellbeing?
Chandre Dharmawardana, writing from Canada (see below) Sri Lanka is heading towards an agricultural disaster similar to that created by Stalin who was guided by a so-called “Dialectical Materialist” version of agricultural science announced by Lysenko, a “party scientist”. Sri … Continue reading →
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The Benefits from the Hambantota Port Project: Mathews faces Perera Head-On
An Email Memo from Gus Mathews addressing His Schoolmate Prithi Perera,[1] 22 September 2021 … with highlighting and End Notes being impositions of The Editor, Thuppahi Prithi, we will not concur on this debate about Hambantota and I wish to … Continue reading →
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Lord Naseby castigates the LTTE past … and the TGTE present … Today
Yesterday (29/07/20) in the House of Lords, Lord Naseby spoke in the debate on Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020: “My Lords, I have no problem at all with the financial aspects of this SI. I think there is a … Continue reading →
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A Plot Away from Home: Ehelepola’s Resting Place in Mauritius
Elmo Jayawardena … [an article presented originally in the Daily News, circa 1992, I gather …. and now appearing again from the clouds — Editor, Thuppahi] The SIA jumbo turned for the final approach on Plaisance International Airport. The night … Continue reading →
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Chinese Ambassador Hu Wei in Q nd A with Kelum Bandara
Acting Chinese Ambassador Hu Wei speaks to Daily Mirror about the present status of bilateral relations. He responds to questions about controversial issues involving China with India and the United States at the moment…. 14 September 2020 Debt moratorium from … Continue reading →
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