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Deciphering the Past to Secure Reform in the Present
Michael Roberts Let me suggest that in any country one cannot address the fundamental problems of the present without understanding its immediate past. This prescription was/is inherent in an article that I penned for the Indian journal FRONTLINE in June … Continue reading →
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Bond Scam Shenanigans at the Politico-Economic Heights & The Chilling Killing of Dinesh Schaffter
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, in Climate-Change, 29 December 2022, where the title of her essay runs thus: “The media of Climate Anxiety and Debt Bondage: Cui Bono in a Post-Truth World?” “If you don’t like the weather, just wait a minute’ runs … Continue reading →
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Buddhist Temples in Lanka: Evocative Thoughts
Uditha Devapriya, in The Island, 9 April 2022, … With input from and photographs by Manusha Lakshan … & bearing this title “Some reflections on the temples of the South” The social and cultural history of Buddhist temples in Sri … Continue reading →
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The Logic behind the Hamas Raid of October 7th 2023
Scott Ritter of Global Research, 14 November 2023, whose chosen title is “The October 7 Hamas Assault on Israel: The Most Successful Military Raid of this Century” …. with highlighting emphasis in purple being that of the Author; while other highlights … Continue reading →
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Sin-Bin for Verbal Intimidation in Cricket
Michael Roberts This essay was drafted on 25 April 2001 and appeared in print-form in Roberts, Essaying Cricket, Sri Lanka and Beyond, Colombo, Vijitha Yapa Publishers, 2006, pp. 98-102. The highlighting here is additional emphasis in 2023 by Roberts as … Continue reading →
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Caste Issues in Sri Lanka: A Partial Bibliography
Michael Roberts I came across this undated list in my computer files — one drawn up quite sometime back, maybe 20 years back. Though I would seem to have been part of the enterprise, some spellings suggest the involvement of … Continue reading →
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Forgotten Political Aggression: India in Sikkim and Taiwan under Chiang Kai-she
ONE: Lin Minwang New Delhi has been making new moves at the border recently. From October 14 to 31, India and the US are scheduled to hold the annual joint military exercise “Yudh Abhyas” in Auli in the Indian state … Continue reading →
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Horrendous Situation, Stark Choices ….at Looming Sri Lankan Elections
Professor Jayadeva Uyangoda, in Polity.lk, 7 July 2024 … where the title reads “Uncertainty or Turmoil? Sri Lanka’s Pre-Presidential Election Politics” The coming few months have the potential to produce major political changes in Sri Lanka. The presidential election is … Continue reading →
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Taking to Street: Protests typically Lankan in Style
Mey Lankaava Neydha!!! …… !!!
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Former Military Officers in Political Party Campaigns in Sri Lanka
Shamindra Ferdinando, in The Island, 28 February 2024 where the title runs thus: “National Elections: Ex-military Factor”… with highighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi With the presidential election scheduled for later this year, political parties represented in Parliament have stepped … Continue reading →
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