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Vale PVJ Jayasekera — Historian … Richmondite
An Appreciation within Richmond Viththi in Facebook, 11 July 2024 Renowned Richmondite Professor P V J Jaysekara passed away. He is the one and only History professor produced by Richmond College, Galle. He Supervised Mr Ananda Dias-Jayasinha to write the … Continue reading →
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The Magpies Cricket Club in British Ceylon: An Exclusive & Peculiar Enclave
Michael Roberts MAGPIES_FLG_CRICKET_1923 I came across this unusual photograph in loose-leaf form amidst my files and lata pata in my study. David Sansoni in Sydney has rendered it more presentable, while Mevan Pieris has provided me with critical information on … Continue reading →
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The “Butterfly Bridge” in Galle
Michael Roberts Dulip Karunaratne of St. Aloysius (as a boarder) sent this to me. As a resident of Galle Fort and a frequent visitor to the playing fields in front of the … Continue reading →
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English Women Cricketers Reach New Heights …. in Pay-Scales
Matt Roller, in ESPNcricinfo, 12 March 2026 where the title runs thus: “Women’s Hundred auction signals new dawn in English cricket” Tournament’s new era begins with £4 million spent to propel the women’s game further into … Continue reading →
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LTTE and the Tamil People …. Revisited
Michael Roberts reproducing an article that appeared initially in Groundviews in April 2009 [when the LTTE was on its last legs]; and was then reprinted in Roberts, FIRE and STORM, Vijitha Yapa Publications, Colombo, 2010, pp.239-62 This set of essays … Continue reading →
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Cold War Proxies in Conflict: Ceylon & Palestine
Darini Rajasingham Senanayake,** at IDN-InDepthNews,… 24 July 2025, …. being Part II of an extended article with this title “From Ceylon to Palestine: Ethnic Conflict and Its Role in Cold War Proxy Dynamics” …. This is the second of a … Continue reading →
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Of All Places! Lankan Asylum Seekers stranded in Diego Garcia
News Item in The Island , 23 July 2024 … where the title reads “Urgent request to relocate Lankan asylum seekers from Diego Garcia amid escalating crisis” Facing an urgent and escalating threat of harm to migrant children detained on … Continue reading →
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A Searching Review of Hoole’s Book PALMYRA FALLEN
Sachi Sri Kantha, in Ilankai Tamil Sangam, September 15, 2025 in an article entitled….A Critique on Rajani Thiranagama’s Assassin- Suspect ‘Bosco’ presented at https://sangam.org/a-critique-on-rajani-thiranagamas-assassin-suspect-bosco/ & addressing central aspects of the book. Palmyra Fallen (2015) by Rajan Hoole Introduction Sept 21st marks the 36th death … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka Police: Headless At A Critical Moment
Merril Gunaratne, in morningLK, 11 August 2024, where the headline reads “The Police: A ‘headless’ body for the election” Any organisation, be it professional, social, or sports, has to be led. The leader steers the organisation on a charted path to … Continue reading →
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A Critique of AKD’s Speech at the United Nations
ASIA PROGRESS FORUM in The Island, 5 October 2025 President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka’s recent speech at the UN General Assembly, while outwardly progressive in tone, reveals a troubling lack of structural analysis. His framing of global crises, identifying poverty, narcotics, … Continue reading →
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