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The Renewal of Fighting over Palestine on 7th October: How Come?
Camel Rider, responding to a general inquiry raised by Thuppahi in his Email Circuit With regard to the mystery of why Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, I think the reason goes like this. The issue of a Palestinian state … Continue reading →
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The Geopolitics underlying the Strengthening of Maldivian Links with China
Timur Fomenko in rtcom.news, 15 January 2024, where the title reads as “How a tiny tourist paradise has become a political flashpoint between India and China” ….. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi and pertinents Thoughts sent by “Skindiver” … Continue reading →
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Facing the West: Three Strands of Russian Thinking Today
Observer in a Black Sea Port, …. with highlighting mpasis imposed by Thuppahi Broadly speaking, today, there are three types of Russians as follows, 1) Pro-Western Russians. This group love the West, want Russia to be fully integrated in the West, … Continue reading →
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White Racism Penetrates Beach Resort in Southern Sri Lanka
Kelly Ng, in BBC News ………………. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68421131… with highlighting emphasis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi An organiser of a “white party” in Sri Lanka has apologised after the event sparked a backlash online. The event’s advertisement specified a white dress … Continue reading →
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Muslims in the East of Sri Lanka: Ashfaque Mohamed’s Insightful Film
Laleen Jayamanne, whose title is “Notes towards a Politics and Aesthetics of Film” in a review essay presented in The Island, 1 & 2 February 2023: the focus being Ashfaque Mohamed’s ‘Face Cover’ ** ‘Face Cover’ by Ashfaque Mohamed Asfaque … Continue reading →
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Articles by Michael Roberts presented in Edited Books
ITEM presented in reverse chronological order by Sophia Corfield … a postgrad at Adelaide University when this list was compiled, circa 2012 Sri Lanka: The power of cricket and the power in cricket. In S. Wagg (Ed.), Cricket and National … Continue reading →
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ICG Evaluation of Sri Lanka’s Political Economy TODAY
ICG HEADLINE = “Sri Lanka’s Bumpy Road to a Political Reset” Report 356 / Asia-Pacific 16 April 2026 20+ minutes Twin elections in 2024 transformed Sri Lanka’s political landscape, bringing to power a president and parliamentarians who pledged sweeping reforms. So far, however, the new … Continue reading →
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Kandy ‘Swamped’ by Waste
Chaturanga P Samarasinghe, in Daily Mirror Online, 1 July 2025, where the title reads thus: “Kandy’s dirty pretty things”
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Savouring Sri Lanka Today, 2023: A Glorious Ride
Paddy Hintz in The Weekend Australian, 25 October 2023, bearing this title “Jungles, curries and wild elephants: why Sri Lanka is a ride” We’re just in time to climb into Kandalama’s beautiful infinity pool and be” mesmerised by fireflies as monkeys … Continue reading →
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AI Imperial Intervention! Saniotis/Roberts Article Reviewed
Michael Roberts In what seems to be a powerful and imperialistic act, that ominous agency, AI, has summarized and commented on an old article written by Arthur Saniotis and myself in 2006 and presented in SOCIAL ANALYSIS. I am afraid … Continue reading →
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