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A Landmark Trade Pact: Rubber-Rice Deal between Sri Lanka and China 1952
Dr. J. B. Kelegama, the Keynote Address at the Fiftieth Anniversary Celebrations of the historic “Rubber-Rice Pact” between Sri Lanka and China at the BMICH on 20 December 2002 … from Island, 22 December 2002, where the title runs “The … Continue reading →
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On Stephen Champion’s Collaboration with Amnesty International in 2008
Gerald Peiris[1] From the recent correspondence[2] between you and the ace photographer Stephen Champion, (published in your Thuppahi blog), I came to know about a composite event staged in London in July 2008 consisting of an exhibition of photographs recorded … Continue reading →
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Alan Keenan of the ICG comments on the Presidential Election Results in Sri Lanka
Alan Keenan of the International Crisis Group, …. deploying this title “Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election Brings Back a Polarising Wartime Figure” Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decisive victory in Sri Lanka’s presidential election reflects voters’ concerns over security, poor economic prospects and ineffective … Continue reading →
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“Eating Bitterness Again” — Captain Elmo’s Lament pinpoints Crass Incompetence at the Top
Capt Elmo Jayawardena I will make this article short, simply because what I am writing is extremely sad. 350 plus totally innocent people died on Easter Sunday morning due to random bomb explosions. 500 or more were maimed and are … Continue reading →
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Duncan White’s Stellar Performance at the 1948 Olympics
Rear Admiral Dr. Shemal Fernando, in Sunday Observer E-paper, May 2020 where the title runs “White who started the spark” Having been a close observer and student of the world’s most beautiful sport of athletics for fifty years, my effort … Continue reading →
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A Century of Cricket in Galle
EM Karunaratne,** an article abridged from Sport Down South … and made available by Oliver Guruge, another Gallilean and a keen member of the ‘Richmond Collective’ of today Facing the Fort circa 1880s or 1890s before the Esplanade emerged –– … Continue reading →
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Pirapāharan the Megalomaniac: Stephen Champion’s Reading from 2007
A Composite Collection Michael Roberts: An Introductory Note, 30 April 2020 In early April this year 2020 I came across new data – or rather, information which had bypassed me earlier – garnered by DBS Jeyaraj via his exchanges with … Continue reading →
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That Nightmare Moment: Farbrace and Bayliss give BBC A Detailed Account of the Lahore Assault, 3rd March 2009
On the 3rd March 2019 the BBC took the heady step of interviewing the longstanding management team of Trevor Bayliss and Paul Farbrace about their nightmare-experiences at the roundabout approaching Gaddafi Stadium in Karachi from 8.39 am on 3rd March … Continue reading →
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PK Balachandran’s Evaluation of Presidential Stakes: Sajith vs Gota and the Implications
PK Balachandran, in Sunday Island, 20 September 2019, with this title “What’s in store for Lankans with Sajith and Gotabaya vying for the Presidency?” On Thursday, after a month-long bitter inner-party struggle, Sajith Premadasa was nominated as the ruling United … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Non-Alignment Today in the Midst of China-US Tussles
Asoka Amaratunga, from The Island, 13 December 2019, where the title runs“Non-alignment relating to Chinese and US aid” ….. with emphasis being the work of The Editor, Thuppahi Map & Scheme from Hariharan article cited below First let us take … Continue reading →
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