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US-Iran War: Any Lessons from Sri Lanka in 1987 et seq?
An Email Circular From Roberts in March 2026 Assuming that today’s readers are aware of the US intervention in Iran, the killing of Ayatollah Khomeini & other leaders and the ongoing military operations in that part of the world, let … Continue reading
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Vanni Hope: Surmounting the Impact of Cyclone Ditwah in Lanka
AN EMAIL NOTE From VANNI HOPE Dear Supporters, I hope this message finds you well. I’m writing to share that our team has now completed all video coverage and written reports for every Phase 1 initiative of our Cyclone Ditwah … Continue reading
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Fresh Light on the Mandapams in the Temples of Jaffna
Prof. T. Sanathanan is scheduled to present a TALK entitled “The Building of a ‘New’ Identity: Mandapams of Jaffna Temples” as part of the The Monthly Lecture Series No: 163 of the National Trust .… on Thursday 29th August 2024 at … Continue reading
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Waduge’s Chauvinist Sinhala Stance is Untenable
Mayura Botejue The views of Ms. Waduge and her chauvinist Sinhala nationalist backers do not help to serve the interests of Sri Lanka. They sow discord and division at a time when the South Asian geopolitical brews concocted are exceedingly … Continue reading
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Combating Underdevelopment: A Grounded Study
Lalith Lankatilleke’s Book on The Way to Address Poverty & Underdevelopment Bio-Data on Back Page Lalith Lankatilleke (75), trained as an architect and planner in Sri Lanka, embarks on an epic journey at the age of twenty-six into the heart … Continue reading
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The Burgher Tennis Club within Galle Fort
Michael Roberts Left to right – Standing: Messrs R. W. E. de Vos, Vyvil Loudowyk, Fred Bastiansz, E. F. C. Ludowyk Jnr., R. A. de Vos, Bubsy Austin, E. F. C. Ludowyk Snr, W. Colin-Thomé, Dudley de Kretser, Arthur Arndt, … Continue reading
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Chandrika & Asiff Hussein Back the Present Sri Lankan Government
ALWAYS SUPPORT A GOVERNMENT THAT DOES GOOD! Yes, even Madame Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga knows that in her heart. Having lost her beloved father to nationalist extremism, she very well knows the dangers of the very forces he unleashed to the … Continue reading
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