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John Pilger’s Overview of the Deeper History of Western Intervention in Afghanistan
John Pilger in Consortium News, Volume 26, Number 240, 28 August 2021, with this title ““The Great Game of Smashing Nations” More than a generation ago, Afghanistan won its freedom, which the U.S., Britain and their “allies” destroyed. Outside the gate … Continue reading →
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How Robert Knox’s Opus took shape in 1681
Anna Winterbottom, in The British Journal for the History of Science, Volume 42, Issue 4., December 2009 , pp. 515-538 where the title is “Producing and using the Historical Relation of Ceylon: Robert Knox, the East India Company and the Royal Society” Abstract: … Continue reading →
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Schooling the Deaf & Blind in Sri Lanka: A Story of Many Marvels
Sanchita Wickremasooriya, in Sunday Times, 30 April 2023, where the title is “The Seeing Hands, The Listening Eyes! An account of The School for the Deaf and Blind, Ratmalana”… with highlighting being the imposition by The Editor, Thuppahi Have you … Continue reading →
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US Power and Sri Lanka’s Debt Crisis
Professor Tissa Vitarana, in The Island, 9 Jaauary 2022, with this title “The international plot to force Sri Lanka into the USA’s trap is thickening” With the dawn of the Year 2022 I wish you all happiness, good health, and … Continue reading →
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Ways of Regenerating Sri Lanka’s Economy: An Integrated Kick-Start Scheme
Anton Balasuriya Abstract: This paper details the concept of economic development to jump start the rural economy and alleviate poverty beyond COVID 19.The strategy is to combine the presently available infrastructure and administrative facilities and bring a new … Continue reading →
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Jitto Arulampalam ‘s TBG Diagnostics at the Frontline inCovid TestKits
News Item in Ozlanka = http://www.ozlanka.com/2020/05/26/australias-tbg-diagnostics-headed-by-sl-entrepreneur-receives-ce-mark-for-covid-19-test-kits-looking-for-manufacturing-facility-in-sl/ TBG Diagnostics Limited (TDL), a global molecular diagnostics company, headed by Sri Lankan entrepreneur Jitto Arulampalam, announced that its subsidiary, TBG Biotechnology Corp, has received CE Mark approval for its COVID-19 Nucleic Acid and … Continue reading →
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Sacrificial Death in War: WHAT is the Best Conceptual Label?
Michael Roberts Inspired by interaction with Richard A Koenigsberg of New York [who has experience in India and commanded a vibrant website], I initiated a WEB-SITE entitled sacrificialdevotionnetwork.wordpress.com in April-May 2009 –a date marking the final days of Eelam War … Continue reading →
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Sri Lankan Crisis: A Call for Debt Cancellation
STATEMENT ON THE CRISIS IN SRI LANKA. Southern Voices to be Heeded: A Call for Debt Justice, Debt Jubilee and Debt Cancellation The Coalition for Economic Democracy in Sri Lanka (CEDSL) is a group of concerned academics, activists, agricultural, … Continue reading →
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Misreading the Asian Political Scenario: Ameer Ali’s Six Misconceptions
Fair Dinkum Ameer Ali’s essay of 6 June 2021 in the Colombo Telegraph [reproduced recently in Thuppahi ……… https://thuppahis.com/2021/10/24/betwixt-india-and-china-little-lanka/) suffers from three fatal flaws. First, there is a failure to identify his political affiliations and to show some understanding of … Continue reading →
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The Benefits from the Hambantota Port Project: Mathews faces Perera Head-On
An Email Memo from Gus Mathews addressing His Schoolmate Prithi Perera,[1] 22 September 2021 … with highlighting and End Notes being impositions of The Editor, Thuppahi Prithi, we will not concur on this debate about Hambantota and I wish to … Continue reading →
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