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Galle Fort built on the Backs of African Slave Labour
Jeevan Thiagarajah in Daily News, 25 March 2019, with this title“Slaves built Galle Fort” … …. with highlighting emphasis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The topic of the piece today was triggered by a conversation with the current High Commissioner … Continue reading →
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Chinese Ambassador Hu Wei in Q nd A with Kelum Bandara
Acting Chinese Ambassador Hu Wei speaks to Daily Mirror about the present status of bilateral relations. He responds to questions about controversial issues involving China with India and the United States at the moment…. 14 September 2020 Debt moratorium from … Continue reading →
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Oh Mein Gott! Lanka’s West Coast suffocated by Plastic!
News Item in The Island, 30 May 2021: “Sri Lanka battles waves of plastic waste from burning ship” Tonnes of plastic pellets from a burning container ship swamped Sri Lanka’s west coast Friday, prompting a ban on fishing as international … Continue reading →
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The Far Eastern Bureau and Its News Reels during World War II
Tony Donaldson I enjoyed reading Michael Roberts’s short essay titled “Michael’s Testimony for VE Day in Britain, 8th May 1945,” published at Thuppahi on 10 May 2020. But I felt the story ended too quickly, leaving me to ponder where the … Continue reading →
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The Palestine-Israel Conflict: Its Political and Legal Underpinnings
Rohini Hensman: “The Political and Legal Underpinnings of the Palestine-Israel Conflict,” in New Politics, 2023 …. ……………………… https://www.academia.edu/110094670/The_Political_and_Legal_Underpinnings_of_the_Palestine_Israel_Conflict?email_work_card=view-paper On 7 October 2023, Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a massive attack on Israeli territory, killing 1405 people including over 300 soldiers … Continue reading →
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A Connoisseur’s Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka
Gehan de Silva Wijeyratne, in Ozlanka, https://www.ozlanka.com/2021/10/10/a-naturalists-guide-to-the-birds-of-sri-lanka/,…… where the title is “A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka” British company John Beaufoy Publishing has published a significantly revised third edition of A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Sri … Continue reading →
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September 11: Back to Square One 20 Years After
David Kilcullen, in The Weekend Australian, 11-12 September 2021 Twenty years after 9/11 the terrorism threat is larger and more widespread, the Western alliance is weaker, and the US is in sharp decline relative to its rivals. Democratic societies are … Continue reading →
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Tulsi Karunanayake: Sombre Appreciations from THE CEYLANKAN Circle in Australia
Sumane & Rohini iyer: Tulsi Karunanayake – remembered with love Metta, wish for all beings to be happy, Karuna, compassion, Muditha, unselfish joy particularly in the good fortune of others, and Upekkha, equanimity – the four immeasurables in Buddhism all … Continue reading →
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China Sanctions Pompeo and Other Trump Wheeler-Dealers
Item in The Island, 22 January 2020, with this title “China slaps sanctions on 28 Trump administration officials, including Pompeo” China has imposed sanctions on 28 former Trump administration officials, including outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, agency reports said … Continue reading →
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Rejuvenating Sri Lanka’s Economy: The BCC Path
Vagisha Gunasekara, in lsland, 27 July 2020, where the title runs “Breathing new life into domestic production: BCC’s plan for the next hundred years” The need to turn the current economic crisis that was pushed off the edge by the … Continue reading →
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