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Vengeance! How Personal Vendettas BLINDED Sri Lanka’s Security Bulwarks
Stephen Long, in Asian Tribune, May 2019, where the title is “Sri Lanka: A Tragic Lesson in Revenge Politics” My relationship with the island nation of Sri Lanka began over twenty years ago. At that time, it was engaged in … Continue reading →
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An Appreciation of Revd WS Senior of England and Ceylon
Sukumar Shan … in Visual Storyteller W. S. Senior Reverend Walter Stanley Senior (10 May 1876–23 February 1938) was an English scholar, poet and member of the Church Missionary Society. Popularly known as the “Bard of Lanka”, his works are … Continue reading →
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That Memorable Political Moment in Cricket in 1999: WHEN Pakistan beat India at Chennai
Arun Venugopal, in The Hindu, 30 December 2012, …. https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/a-rewind-of-indiapak-matches-in-chennai/article4256150.ece A generous portion of the magic that resides within storied sporting encounters is churned out by the venues that host them. Like The Championships at Wimbledon, for instance. The unique … Continue reading →
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Anagarika Dharmapala in Ceylon and the World: Missing Dimensions highlighted by Kemper
Sasanka Perera, in The Island, 8 August 2018, where the title is “Rescuing Dharmapala from the ‘Nation’,” …. with emphasis via highlighting in this version being an imposition by The Editor, Thuppahi I was intrigued to see the worlds of … Continue reading →
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Amunugama’s Chameleon Faces and Phrases
Sarath De Alwis, in Daily FT, 13 November 2018, where the chosen title is “Untruth is the crisis” …. with highlighting being the hand of The Editor, Thuppahi Political language, said George Orwell, is designed to make lies sound truthful, … Continue reading →
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Where Terrorism carved out a Nation: Israel out of Palestine
Jayantha Somasundaram, in Island, April 2019, where the title is“Palestine: Where Britain lost the war against terror” What happened in British mandated Palestine in the run-up to Israeli statehood in May 1948 is a classic example of the triumph of … Continue reading →
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SBD de Silva: Marxist Scholar Extraordinary … Sharp Mind, Simple Life-Style
Gamini Seneviratne, courtesy of The Island, 18 June 2018 SB who passed away last week at the age of 93 was undoubtedly the foremost analyst we have had of what his principal work defined as “The Political Economy of Underdevelopment”. … Continue reading →
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Internet Assassins: Deciphering Their World
Michael Roberts On different occasions friends have indicated that I should not bother to address personalized and vituperative attacks. In this instance I am disregarding this well-meant advice. For one the instances I am addressing are those arising from an … Continue reading →
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Vicious Politics from CRICKET AGE targets Chandika Hathurusingha in Chauvinist Style
Michael Roberts I recall a recent article by reporter Krishnamurthy in Cricket Age which was marked by its mud-slinging character [as well as its poor command of the English language – jarring but not a major issue]. But his venal … Continue reading →
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A City within Colombo City in the Hands of Cecil Balmond
Alvin Sallay, in Sunday Times, 30 December 2018, … where the title is “Infinity and beyond with Balmond and Cinnamon Life” Cecil Balmond has borrowed my pen. I’m watching the master at work, bent over my reporter’s notebook, as he … Continue reading →
