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Suri Ratnapala enters Debate on the Control of FB and Other Such ‘Engines’

Suri Ratnapala, in The Australian, 2 February 2021, where the title reads thus “Proof of life on social media to screen out evils” …. with highlighting emphahsis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The suspension of Donald Trump’s accounts by Twitter … Continue reading

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Beating the Corona Bug: All Your Own Work

How you can self-check about the Corona infection: Taiwanese experts suggest doing a simple check that we can do on our own every morning: *  Take a deep breath and hold your breath for more than 10 seconds. If you … Continue reading

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Biden and USA stray into Untenable Territory

Jean-Pierre Page, in New Cold War, 27 April 2021, where the ttile runs thus: “The Longer War and Sleepy Joe in Wonderland,” The Biden Administration appears to be implementing most of the recommendations in the Atlantic Council’s  Longer Telegram: Toward a new American China strategy, an important strategic document about US policy towards … Continue reading

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Crossing Boundaries: The Indo-Portuguese Religious and Cultural Encounter

Chandra R. de Silva, aka “CR”, being the Inaugural Tessa Bartholomeusz Memorial Lecture, Department of Religion, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, delivered on March 4, 2002 Let me begin by thanking the Department of Religion and Florida State University for inviting … Continue reading

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Miniature Drone Weaponry: A Fearsome Future?

This video display on Artificial Intelligence within Drones has to be seen to be …. PISSING FRIGHTENED. I sent it to a few grounded pals …. Note their reactions …… David Blacker, Ex-SL Army infantryman: “I think so.”

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Pragmatic Actions against the Covid 19

The Head of the Infectious Disease Clinic. University of Maryland, USA speaks out THUS 1-We’ll live with C19 for months… Let’s not deny or panic. Let’s not make our lives useless. Let’s learn to be happy and live with this … Continue reading

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China: Lessons for Australia from George Yeo

George Yeo in Global Times, 16 June 2021, where the title is “China is a democracy by Lincoln’s definition: former Singaporean FM” Editor’s Note: As tensions between China and the West continue to heat up, the Communist Party of China … Continue reading

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Dissecting American Policy towards Sri Lanka

Chandre Dharmawardana The Chapa Interview with US-military Professor Dr. Mendis:  US policy in Sri Lanka Please listen to an interview of Dr. Mendis ((https://youtu.be/Lh4D4qGE854) which touches on US policy and Sri Lanka, and [dwell critically on the unsaid] between the … Continue reading

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Religion within Tamil Militancy and the LTTE

  Iselin Frydenlund, presenting her article in Oxford Encyclopedia of Religion, May 2018, …. one entitled “Tamil Militancy in Sri Lanka and the Role of Religion” …. https://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tamil-Militancy-in-Sri-Lanka-and-the-Role-of-Religion.pdf  … OR … https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Tamil-Militancy-in-Sri-Lanka-and-the-Role-of-Frydenlund/4cbf5235611dd3407dfa3a2962e6ea635ac50674 … with highlights and pictures being impositions by the … Continue reading

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Sabotage! FIVE EYES Operation undermined Oz-China Relations

Tony Kevin, in ConsortiumNews, 8 December 2020, where the title reads “Australia Sabotaged Its Own Interests in China Relations” The destruction over the past five years of Australia’s mutually beneficial diplomatic and trade relationship with China was probably a successful … Continue reading

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