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Illegal! Sirisena’s Coup Indefensible insists Welikala
Asanga Welikala, in Groundviews, 1 November 2018, where the title reads “Nailing Canards: Why President Sirisena’s Actions Remain Illegal, Unconstitutional, And Illegitimate”” There have been intense public debates over the meaning and interpretation of the Constitution, and especially the far-reaching … Continue reading →
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A Guardian Hitler: Gotabhaya! Really!
Sasanka Perera. in Island, 25 June 2018, where the title is “Pining for Hitler” Ven. Endaruwe Upali, Deputy Chief Priest of the Asgiriya Chapter in the Buddhist ecclesiastical order, is in the news. But it is not for his knowledge … Continue reading →
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The Zahran Hashim Network and Other Factors behind the 21/4 Carnage in Sri Lanka
Anbarasan Ethirajan, BBC news, 11 May 2019 — with this title “Sri Lanka attacks: The family networks behind the bombings” For many Sri Lankans, it was a horrific shock to learn that local Muslims could have been behind the suicide … Continue reading →
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Germany: Humanist Fundamentalism saves Al-Qaeda Fundamentalist from Deportation
Soeren Kern, item from The Gatestone Institute , 18 April 2018, …. where the title is “Germany’s Dysfunctional Deportation System” Aidoudi’s asylum request was rejected in 2007 after allegations surfaced that he had undergone military training at an al-Qaeda jihadi … Continue reading →
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Satha and De Saram: Batsmen Par Excellence who went to Jail
Nicholas Brookes, in CRICKET MONTHLY, 6 May 2019, where the title is “The story of De Saram and Satha: batting geniuses who went to jail” Two of Sri Lanka’s greatest batsmen had memorable lives, but they have been nearly forgotten … Continue reading →
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Life and Death for SL Army Infantrymen on the Vanni Battlefront
Sinha-Raja Tammita Delgoda[1] As a layman who blundered into a war of his own volition and someone who has lived in and worked in the Weli Oya border region for 6 months,[2] I think you are absolutely right in your stress on … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka as Lilliput Isle between Two Giants
Political Editor, Sunday Times, 19 May 2019, where the title runs “Sri Lanka caught in the big power conflicts” When elephants fight, an African proverb says, it is the ants that get crushed. In essence that encapsulates how the small … Continue reading →
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The Emergence of Salafi Jihadists in the Kattankudy Locality in the Eastern Province
Ameen Izzadeen and Abdullah Shahnawaz from Kattankudy, in Sunday Times, 28 April 2019, where the title reads “Lightning, thunder and a blast: On the trail of terror leader” April 17: A man walks into the Kattankudy police station to complain … Continue reading →
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Gargantuan Calamity Looming in Sri Lanka — As Foretold
V ictor Ivan, whose preferred title is “The Present Crisis is likely to End Up in a Serious Disaster” …. itself his translation of his article in Sinhala Of the Executive Presidents who had ruled the country prior to Maithripala … Continue reading →
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Three Depth-Charges from the West Celebrate Outcome of Sri Lankan Power-Struggle
Take note of These Three Items A = https://www.economist.com/asia/2018/12/22/sri-lankas-prime-minister-regains-office-humiliating-the-president B = https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/sri-lankan-president-doubts-he-can-work-with-reappointed-pm/2018/12/16/4fafa892-01a2-11e9-958c-0a601226ff6b_story.html C = https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/sri-lankan-lawmakers-question-rajapaksas-parliamentary-seat/2018/12/18/ce209500-02c0-11e9-958c-0a601226ff6b_story.html
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