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“Must Change the Government” says P. Saravanamuttu of CPA
P. Saravanamuttu, in Financial Times, 30 April 2022, where the title is “Governance in Sri Lanka: We must not miss this opportunity” The situation in the country is one of dynamism as well as stalemate. Dynamism on account of … Continue reading →
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FRONTLINE on Tamil Leaders’ Response to the Financial Crisis
INTERVIEW: M.A. SUMANTHIRAN ……‘They kept denying that there was a crisis’ R.K. RADHAKRISHNANIN COLOMBO Print edition : April 22, 202 M.A. Sumanthiran: “… the triggering of this crisis seems to be the heavy tax cuts that were introduced soon after … Continue reading →
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Travails of a Rookie District Officer in Polonnaruwa, 1957-58
Sugath Kulatunga Fresh from the University of Peradeniya, after a stint of teaching at St. Anthony’s College Kandy, I was selected as an Administrative Officer in the Department of Agriculture in November 1957 with 18 others in a new cadre … Continue reading →
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Whistling George Siegertsz and Other Radio Ceylon Artistes of the 1950s and 60s
Geoff Wijesinghe, in Faz, 2 March 2002 where the title is “George Siegertsz: Once again to those days” …. kindly sent to Thuppahi by Clare Marie White from out of the blue skies. George Siegertsz, who passed away in London … Continue reading →
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Young Sabapathipillai Rajanayagam received OBE during World War II
Logan Thurairatnam, in Daily Mirror, 14 June 2021, with this title “WW2 tribute: Sabapathipillai Rajanayagam youngest to be awarded OBE” Sabapathipillai Rajanayagam commenced his career in 1934 as a 26-year-old Telegraph Engineer in the Ceylon Central Telegraph Office after completing … Continue reading →
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The Class Divide on the Australian Tennis Court
Osman Faruqi, in The Age, 27 January 2022, with this title ‘Yahoos’ have as much right to be at tennis as cucumber sandwich set” Australia loves telling myths about itself. One of my favourites is the idea that Australians are … Continue reading →
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A Critical Appraisal of Michael Roberts’s Writings on Eelam War IV
Gerald Peiris …. where the original title was “Michael Roberts’ Writings” [1] Unlike the reports compiled by the ‘UNSG PoE’ and the UTHR-J, the writings by Professor Roberts (hereafter, ‘Michael’ as ’Gerry’ has I have known him during the past 66 … Continue reading →
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Facing Ranjan De Silva Foursquare: A Demolition Job
Fair Dinkum** On Saturday 16 July I received two emails from Michael Roberts which contained emails from two of his friends. The first email came from someone Michael describes as “An old schoolmate from Galle now in Canada”, while the … Continue reading →
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Buddhism among Tamils in the Past … and Present-Day Squabbles
PK Balachandran, in The Citizen, 8 August 2021, where the title is “In Sri Lanka, the Tamil Link with Buddhism is Brushed Under the Carpet” Unsustainable claims put forward by the Sinhalese and the Tamils on language, religion and ethnicity, … Continue reading →
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Political Complexities in Jaffna & the Killing of Rajani Thiranagama
BEING Chapter 3 of Palmyra Fallen, from Rajani to War’s End, by Rajan Hoole ….. Published 2015 …. a book printed and bound by Global Printing Works, 5 Stork Place, Colombo 10 …. a chapter entitled “Some Crucial Pieces of the … Continue reading →
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