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Bearding Boris Johnson
Luke Slattery, in The Australian, 25 July 2019 where the title runs “Boris’s greek tragedy might reveal his achilles heel” It is difficult to watch the concluding moments of a 2015 “intelligence squared” live debate between philhellene Boris Johnson and … Continue reading →
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When Moses paved the Way for Ranasinghe Premadasa in 1986
Elmo Jayawardena, whose original title runs thus “First Time in the African Sky” The year was 1986, the month, September to be precise. The Non-Aligned conference was being held in Harare under the leadership of Prime Minister Robert Mugabe. 120 … Continue reading →
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Naseby and Sheikh bat for Sri Lanka in the House of Lords
House of Lords, 7th January 2020 Lord Naseby spoke about Sri Lanka in the Queen’s Speech debate in the House of Lords: “We’ve now got two new leaders, one here in the UK with the drive, determination and commitment and … Continue reading →
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The Plantation Economy in British Ceylon: The Downtrodden Indian Tamil Labour and the Dispossessed Kandyan Peasantry
Uditha Devapriya, in SAT MAG” of The Island on September 19 and September 26, 2020. PREFACE: This essay does not present a complete history of plantation slavery, which anyway has been covered many times before by scholars of repute, including Professor Asoka … Continue reading →
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Don Bradmen and His Men in Ceylon, 1948
Neville Jayaweera** The image of Don Bradman exercised almost a mesmeric hold over the imagination of my generation, i.e. of those born in the 1930s, in (then) Ceylon. The dominion he exercised was so absolute that even now, sixty something … Continue reading →
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Constitutional Knots and Tamil Politics within the Indian Shadow
DBS Jeyaraj in Daily Mirror, 25 July 2020, where the title is “TNA Must Seek India’s Help To Protect 13th Amendment” The TNA may glibly say that everything is hunky-dory with India but this is not so. The reality is … Continue reading →
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Narendran’s Critical Dissection of Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Victory Day Speech on 18th May 2009
Rajasingham Narendran, courtesy of Colombo Telegraph, 19th May 2009, where the title is “A Response To The President’s Address On Victory Day” I read with much interest the President’s ‘Victory Day’ speech at the Galle Face Green, yesterday [18th May … Continue reading →
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Battling Covid Disinformation in the West…. Dr Rajeev Fernando in Frontline
Marianna Spring, Specialist disinformation and social media reporter, where the title is “Coronavirus: The human cost of virus misinformation” …. https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-52731624 A BBC team tracking coronavirus misinformation has found links to assaults, arsons and deaths. And experts say the potential … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Cricketing Merry-Go-Round and Angelo Mathews’ Flower-Petal Ball
Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, 1 July 2019, with this title “Angelo Mathews and the craziest ball of the 2019 World Cup” Gather round, kiddos. Let me tell you a story about Sri Lankan cricket. What would you like to … Continue reading →
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Velupillai Pirapāharan’s Biography related by DBS Jeyaraj
DBS Jeyaraj, in Daily FT, 13 May 2020, where the title is “Tale of a Tiger: Facets of LTTE Chief Prabhakaran’s life” ++ The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed 11 years ago in combat … Continue reading →
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