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January 23, 2015 · 3:17 am

The Deep Fractures in Sri Lanka’s Polity remain — warns Dayan J

Dayan Jayatilleka in the Island, 18 January 2015 where the title is “Beyond 50/50″ The jury is in on the Presidential election. Here’s how it went down, according to an interesting source which can hardly be described as anti-Tamil, or … Continue reading →

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September 29, 2014 · 3:07 pm

About SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda: An Intrepid Seeker and A Man of Diverse Talents

Michael Roberts   Tammita-Delgoda In the years 2001-01 or so when I was developing the manuscript which eventually became Sinhala Consciousness in the Kandyan Period, 1590s-1815 (Yapa Publications, Colombo, 2004, ISBN 955-8095-53-2) I posed an issue within my own mind: in … Continue reading →

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June 17, 2015 · 3:02 pm

Smuggling, Shipping and the Narcotics Trade in the History of the LTTE, 1970s-2015

Gerald H. Peiris, courtesy of The Island, 17 June 2015, where the title is “LTTE and Narcotics: Hanging on to the Tiger’s Tail”…  with emphases added. According to a report published in the 10 June 2015 issue of The Island, … Continue reading →

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October 23, 2014 · 7:18 am

Absorbing Lanka’s Variety by Rail

Anthony Dennis whose original title reads “Sri Lanka’s charmingly colonial era railway” A journey on one of the most charming railway systems in the world reinforces the maxim that all great travel involves a modicum of discomfort. At Colombo’s Fort … Continue reading →

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June 10, 2014 · 2:37 pm

Remembering a Renaissance Man, Ediriweera Sarachchandra

Ranjini Obeyesekere Born at the cusp of the 20th century, at a moment when the cross influences of colonialism, nationalism, and Buddhist revivalism had a powerful impact on the psyche of Sri Lankan intellectuals, — generative as well as conflictual … Continue reading →

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September 27, 2013 · 11:05 pm

“My WAY” — Julie Bishop on Sri Lanka and as Foreign Minister

Rowan Callick in The Weekend Australian Magazine, 27 September 2013, where the title is “All the Right Moves“ HOW did Julie Bishop, the epitome of political polish and today the most powerful woman in Australian politics, wind up skulling beers … Continue reading →

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November 7, 2010 · 3:04 am

Ashok Mehta’s Work on Eelam War IV reviewed

SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda Courtesy of the Sunday Island, 31 Oct and 6 November 2010 Introduction Major General Ashok Mehta’s paper is the first complete account to be published on Sri Lanka’s last Eelam War. General Mehta provides a comprehensive overview of Eelam … Continue reading →

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September 4, 2011 · 3:20 pm

Pirapaharan: The Man who destroyed Thamililam

Shyam Tekwani, courtesy of TEHELKA Magazine, Vol 6, Issue 20,  May 23, 2009 Prabakaran had everything: territory, international support and committed fighters. Senior journalist SHYAM TEKWANI, who has covered the LTTE and Sri Lanka for almost three decades tracks the … Continue reading →

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February 27, 2012 · 2:05 am

An Angry Sinhalese: Mahinda Gunasekera’s Protest to the Canadian Houses of Parliament

Mahinda Gunasekera, 11 January 2012** Submission to the House of Commons Sub-Committee on Human Rights re Sri Lanka 84 Tambrook Drive, Agincourt, Ontario,  M1W 3L9, Tel. (416)4980783 Mr. Scott Reid, MP for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Assington, Chair of the House of … Continue reading →

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