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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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Michel Nugawela’s Brand Strategy via the Pathways of Outstanding Innovators
STAGE TWO IN 2019: “ANAMCHARA” at the HILTON, 19 August 2019
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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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Godfrey Gunatilleke: A Gentleman for All Seasons
Leelananda De Silva, in Island, 28 April 2020, and 11 August 2018, where the title is “Godfrey Gunatilleke – A Life of Quiet Achievement” Godfrey Gunatilleke is one of the leading intellectuals in the latter half of the 20th century … 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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Visually Handicapped to Enlighten the “Anduru Lovin Eliyata” Lit-Fest at Mount Lavinia
Elmo Jayawardena A & K Literary Festival opens its doors for a full day’s entertainment on 20 October 2019 at 0900. Renowned writer and teacher, Dileepa Abeysekera will be the opening bat doing a workshop on creative writing. The venue, … 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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Bewildering Facts and Gaps: The Lahore Assault on the Cricket Entourage in March 2009
Michael Roberts The perpetrators of the attack on the cricket entourage heading for Gaddafi Stadium on 3rd March 2009 have never been identified in a sure-fire manner. Nor have any Pakistani analysts clarified the motivations and politics behind this horrendous … Continue reading →
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From SILENCE to MADNESS …… Pauline Schokman
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