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Jehan Perera on Channel Four’s Slant on the Easter Sunday Attacks of 2019
Jehan Perera in The Island, 19 September 2019 The Channel 4 documentary that claims to give the story behind the Easter bombing has restarted the debate, within the country, about who was behind the foul deed, and why. The answer … Continue reading →
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Amidst the LTTE’s Many Killings THAT of Dr. Rajani Thiranagama
Rajan Hoole …. being chap 3 in PALMYRAH FALLEN …. the chapter that details the killing of Rajani Thiranagama in 19 …. just one among a long list of the LTTE atrocities in their pursuit of powr via a Tamil … Continue reading →
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Rangana Herath: A Tubby Spinner Extraordinary
Rahul Bhattacharya in ESPNcricinfo’s The Cricket Monthly, October 2016, where the ttile reads “When Ranga comes ’round ….. In praise of a spinner whose contributions are as generous as his girth” Nobody, except perhaps some of Shane Warne’s opponents and text-message … Continue reading →
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Seeking Ethnic Reconciliation Through Commemoration of the Dead-in-War
Capt Prasanna Rajaratne, SLN … in DAILY FT, 6 December 2024, ….. where the title reads “National security only through national harmony“ They may still feel trapped in the same plight, and unless that perception is acknowledged, addressed, and their … Continue reading →
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Misunderstanding Manorani Saravanamuttu’s Character in Film
A Critical Review of the Film “RANI” which is entitled “Did Rani Miss Manorani?” with the sub-title “A film that avoids the “Mannerism” of a Biopic” by Rani Bhagya Rajapakshe …. “This is only how Manorani sees Richard. It doesn’t have … Continue reading →
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James T. Rutnam (1905-1988): A Radical Activist in Ceylon Politics
Sachi Sri Kantha, … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Introduction: Previously, I had studied the electoral performance of three prominent Sri Lankan Tamil politicians, namely Ganapathipillai Gangesar Ponnambalam (1901-1977), Appapillai Amirthalingam (1927-1989) and Murugesu Sivasithamparam (1024-2002). All three were … Continue reading →
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Hasthihailapura or Elephant Rock City in Lanka Today
Text & Pix by Mahil Wijesinghe, at ……….. on 24 February 2024 …with this title “A Journey to the Elephant Rock city” The stone Bodhigaraya at Nilakgama Kurunegala, the capital of the North Western Province, (Wayamba) has a historical name … Continue reading →
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Left-wing Groupthink is strangling UK’s Universities
Matt Goodwin, in The Sunday Times, 1 September 2024 where the title reads “Left-wing groupthink is strangling universities, so count me out” Having watched free speech being marginalised by a narrow monoculture over two decades, Matt Goodwin is stepping down … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka Today as “Paradise” in Pieces …. Deeply Decimated
Capt. Elmo Jayawardena, in The Island, early February 2023, where the title runs thus: “75 Years – What have they done? It is a paradise misplaced” Our island was called Lanka in pre-King Vijaya times. Valmiki’s immortal Ramayanaya had King … Continue reading →
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King Abdullah Speaks Out: A “Two-State Solution” for Palestine Arena
Item in Washington Post, 14 November 2023 King Abdullah of Jordan penned an op ed for the Washington Post yesterday. It can be found at, …. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/14/king-abdullah-jordan-two-state-solution/ Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein is king of Jordan. For more than a … Continue reading →
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