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Engineering Climate Disasters As An Arm in Today’s Political Struggles?

Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, whose prefered title reads thus: “Relevance of the ENMOD Treaty to Climate Shocks and other Hybrid Economic Warfare”  …. IN A Letter to Ms Kobutu Dear Ms. Kobuta, It was good to meet you at the Open University … Continue reading

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USA’s Imperialism Here-There-Everywhere Alarms the World

Observer from the Black Sea On 3 January 2026, the U.S. launched a military operation (“Operation Southern Spear”) in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, by U.S. special forces (Delta Force). They … Continue reading

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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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The Giant Nations in the World Today in 2024

Desiree Bowie, whose chosen title for this article presented on web on 27 November 2024 is “Most Powerful Countries in the World: 2024 Rankings” The most powerful countries in the world command the global stage with a unique mix of … Continue reading

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Michael Caine … His Life and Times, 1933 et seq

Maurice Joseph Micklewhite …….. born 1933 … became Michael Caine, actor; NOW Sir Michael Caine….. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine  A – Listen this You-Tube Review = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQU-7GW-TlY  

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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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Boom! Boom! The Central Bank Collapses in Front of Our Eyes!

Somasundaram Skandakumar, in essay entitled “A former chairman of George Steuarts remembers” As the clock moved towards 10.50 a.m. on January 31, 2021,  my mind went back 25 years to that fateful day. It was a Wednesday, and having finished … Continue reading

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An Incisive & Slashing Stella Prize Speech from Michelle de Kretser

Michelle De Kretser’s Acceptance speech on Winning the STELLA PRIZE,  .. May 2025   Thank you all so much for being here. The 2025 Stella Prize does my work great honour, and I’m so happy to accept it. I wish … Continue reading

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“Masquerade” — A Plantation Bungalow in the Hills of Sri Lanka

Item in The Sunday Times of Sri Lanka … sent by Dushy Perera, a planter … rukrkaganana fellow … & intrepid traveller Masquerade! Looking more like a mansion than a bungalow, the Talawelele bungalow stands within sight of the Great Western … Continue reading

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MEY Mokaddha!! Lanka Premier League in Cricket????

Michael Roberts I am aging …. Quite clearly! I have not been aware that there has been a 20-over series in cricket ongoing in Sri Lanka for some four years now; and that the present series with five teams involved … Continue reading

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