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Lindsay Hassett: As Unruffled as Australian
Abhishek Mukherjee, in cricketcountry.com, 27 August 2017, with this title: “Lindsay Hassett: Master of strokes, shrewd cricketing brain, terrific sense of humour” “There are others who have made more runs and taken more wickets [than Lindsay Hassett], but very few … Continue reading →
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Robyn Cormack’s ODE to Her Burning Aussie Land
Robyn Cormack: “My Suffering Country – 2020″ My sunburnt country is in trouble The land of sweeping plains Of majestic towering gum trees Is going up in flames. The heatwave is relentless The rains are staying away The skies are … Continue reading →
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The Sri Lankan Government and the Media within the Crossroads of War 2006-09
Palitha Kohona ,in The Sunday Observer, 28 June 2020, with this title “Managing the media on the road to Nandikadal – Part 1″ ….http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2020/06/28/news-features/managing-media-road-nandikadal-part-1 The conflict with the terrorist LTTE dragged on for over two decades causing widespread death and … Continue reading →
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Comprehending Covid 19 Comprehensively
Romeo F. Quijano, M.D., 3 April 2020, whose chosen title is “Origin of COVID-19: Ecological, Historical and Geopolitical Perspective” The novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) that is threatening modern civilization today is a disaster that was bound to happen mainly because of … Continue reading →
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The Rhodes Statue and Battle Lines in Oxford University: Aristocratic Brits face Black Extremists
Anonymous Oriel College Collective …….The letter (below) is a response from [one part of] Oxford University to black students attending as Rhodes Scholars who demand the university removes the statue of Oxford Benefactor, Cecil Rhodes. Interestingly, Chris Patten (Lord Patten … Continue reading →
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Whitewashing LTTE Genocide and Horrendous Partisanship in Canadian Protest Marches in May
Sudharshan Seneviratne, in Sunday Observer, 16 May 2021, where the title reads “Whitewashing LTTE genocide” A recent announcement featuring the news, Tamil Genocide Education Week by Scarborough MPP Vijay Thanigasalam’s Bill 104, received third reading at Queen’s Park on May … Continue reading →
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Facing the Chinese Dragon Today: Paul Keating’s Errors
Paul Monk in The Weekend Australian,23 November 2019 with this title “Keating rides roughshod over reality of China’s aims” …. with highlighting emphasis by The Editor, Thuppahi At The Australian Strategic Forum in Sydney on Monday, the keynote was struck … Continue reading →
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Hai Hoyi! Kochchiyen Baila Natanna!
A Portuguese travelling couple has defended themselves after they were slammed for hanging out of a moving train in Sri Lanka just so they could capture the perfect picture for Instagram, Daily Mail reported. The couple had taken the snapshot … Continue reading →
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Coronavirus Time Bomb …. Tick, Tick, Tick
Jamie Walker, in The Weekend Australian 1/2 February 2020 Passenger A flies into Melbourne from Wuhan on January 22 before the Chinese government seals off the drab industrial city of 11 million people in a futile bid to halt the … Continue reading →
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Honeycombed with Societal and Political Fissures: Sri Lanka Now & Ever Before
Michael Roberts, reiterating the original draft sent to a few on 10 June 2020 Recent forum discussions on the topic of “Reconciliation” and correspondence with concerned friends have prompted me to essay an analysis of Sri Lanka’s societal problems over … Continue reading →
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