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Nirupama’s Incisive Appraisal identifies Islamic Jihadist Patterns in Easter Sunday Terror
Nirupama Subramanium, in Indian Express, 22 April 2019 ** With 13 arrests so far, and more likely, for the horrific bombings in Sri Lanka on Sunday that killed more than 200 people, the Sri Lankan government’s investigations are pointing to … Continue reading →
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A Roaring Fire ravages the Southern Ocean Lodge and a Good Part of Kangaroo Island
Roy Ecclestone, in SAWeekend, 17 January 2020, ….”Trapped in a bunker and hoping for a miracle: The destruction of Southern Ocean Lodge” …….. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/sa-weekend/trapped-in-a-bunker-and-hoping-for-a-miracle-the-destruction-of-southern-ocean-lodge/news-story/290c766f353ce1e89d551c3d354c2b46 It was after the firestorm swept over Southern Ocean Lodge for the fourth time that one … Continue reading →
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Stephen Long’s ‘Revenge Politics’: Questionings
Michael Roberts In a riveting article in Asian Tribune entitled “Sri Lanka: A Tragic Lesson in Revenge Politics,” Stephen Long has assessed Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s contribution to Sri Lanka’ victory during Eelam War IV in this style: “With the precision of … Continue reading →
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Lake House trains its Guns on Gota
Political Editor in Sunday Observer, 4 August 2019, where the title is “The Problem with ‘Candidate Gota’,” Exactly a week from today, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is set to hold a huge rally in the central city of … Continue reading →
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Security and Governance Failures Everywhere: A Concise Review by Gus Mathews
EMAIL NOTE from Gus Mathews in London, 25 March 2019 commending the Article by Rajeewa Jayaweera (see below) Rajeewa, Thank you for this incisive analysis. Irrespective of the atrocities committed on Easter Sunday I am afraid the blame lies entirely with … Continue reading →
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Tiger Insurgents caught in the Oddusuddan Locality in June 2018
D.B.S. Jeyaraj in Daily Mirror, 30 June 2018, where the title reads “Seizure of Tiger arsenal in North renews fears of an LTTE revival attempt” The 21km-long Puthukkudiyiruppu-Oddusuddan road progressing through the hinterland of North-Eastern Mullaitivu District, links Puthukkudiyiruppu on … Continue reading →
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Composing THE BROKEN PALMYRAH: Rajani Thiranagama’s Rigorous Oversight … and Her Insights
Rajan Hoole, whose chosen title is “Thirty Years After: Rajini Rajasingham Thiranagama’s Lasting Impact” Text of Speech delivered by DR. Rajan Hoole at Trimmer Hall, Jaffna, on 21st September 2019 to mark the 30th anniversary of Dr.Rajini Thiranagama’s assassination [by … Continue reading →
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Assessing Modern China Today
Charles Edel, writing on “Four Theories of Modern China” on 21 November 2019 at https://www.the-american-interest.com/2019/11/21/four-theories-of-modern-china/?utm-access=rcw ….. with this striking opening pitch: “What really drives China today—is it Xi Jinping himself, the Belt & Road Initiative, old habits of statecraft, or … Continue reading →
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A Patriotic Muslim Sri Lankan … now permanently disabled – shot by the Zahran Hashim Cell
BBC News Item, 31 May 2019, entitled “The man who might have stopped Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings” When bombs planted in churches and hotels killed more than 200 people in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, few had realised that … Continue reading →
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All is Well: Mangala Samaraweera’s Reading of the UNHRC Resolution
Harim Peiris, in Sunday Island, 7 April 2019, with this title “Mangala sets record straight on UNHRC resolution” Earlier this week, former Foreign Minister and current Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera, who recently celebrated his unbroken thirty years of public service … Continue reading →
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