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Keenie Meenie Mercenary Operations in Lanka in UK Gunsights

Phil Miller, in Declassified UK, March 14, 2023 A former SAS commander whose mercenary business in Sri Lanka is under investigation for war crimes has left millions of pounds in his will.      Attached photo of Colonel Johnson leading … Continue reading →

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Modi in America’s Gunsights NOW

F. William Engdahl, in Global Research, 20 February 2023 where the title reads thus: “Washington is Out to topple India’s Modi” One of the most critical economic partners of Russia amid the unprecedented Western economic sanctions from Washington and the … Continue reading →

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Dopplar Radar System is Vital for Sri Lanka’s Early Warning Safeguards

Sanjeewa Jayaweera, whose article is in The Island Newspaper , 14 December 2025 and is entitled  “Eighteen Years of Delay: Why Sri Lanka Still Has No Doppler Radar—and Who Should Be Held Accountable” …. Cyclone Ditwah has come and gone, leaving … Continue reading →

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Principles to Guide the Choice of Lanka’s Cricket Selectors

Michael Roberts Rather exceptionally for a lad from the plantation Tamil peoples in the mid-20th century Chandra Schaffter was educated at St. Thomas College, Mount Lavinia. He excelled at hockey and cricket in particular and went on to represent Ceylon … Continue reading →

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Migration Scams Rampant in Sri Lanka

Niruni de Mel in The Island, 16 February 2024 … where the title runs thus: “Scammed and Stranded: The Dark Side of Sri Lanka’s Migration Industry” A fisherman from the quiet town of Mannar sold his mother’s, sisters’, and sister-in-law’s … Continue reading →

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Israeli Tourists and Investments in Arugam Bay Area Under Threat

ITEM in THE GUARDIAN, 29 October 2024 with this headlin The golden sands of Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay are usually carefree, a place for tourists to surf the famous break and relax on the beach. But last week, the slow … Continue reading →

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Port Project in Solomon Islands for China

Reuters Item, 22 March 2023 The Solomon Islands has awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to a Chinese state company to upgrade an international port in Honiara in a project funded by the Asian Development Bank, an official of the island nation … Continue reading →

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The Best TEST Bowlers Over the Years: Statistical Wizardry

Anantha Narayanan, whose title runs thus: “Murali, Hadlee, Warne, McGrath – who’s the best Test bowler of all time?” *** Ranking the best Test bowlers of all time using a comprehensive set of parameters This article, and the previous one, are, … Continue reading →

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Gunaratna’s Conservative, Pro-American Reading of Today’s Political Confrontations

Rohan Gunaratna, whose chosen title is “The New Global Wave of Terrorism” … Introduction Today, the world is influenced by the heightened threat environment in the Middle East. In the past, the global terrorism environment was largely influenced and shaped … Continue reading →

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A Thoughtful Assessment of THE CEYLON JOURNAL

Dhanuka Bandara, in The Daily Mirror, 15 August 2025 … where the  title reads “The Ceylon Journal III: A Review,”  while the title here and the  highlighting are  the imprint of The Editor, Thuppahi  The third installation of the bi-annual periodical The … Continue reading →

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