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Macron’s Speech marks Escalating Western Disasters
Kim Wilsher in Paris …. in The Guardian, 25 August 2022, with this title “Macron warns of ‘end of abundance’ as France faces difficult winter,” … and with this qualifying sub-note: “sombre first cabinet speech after summer break criticised as … Continue reading →
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The Malays of Sri Lanka: A New Book
Alvin Sallay in The Sunday Times, 4 December 2022, … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi From a language in which many Sinhala terms have originated to relished food including the likes of Nasi Goreng or Pittu, the minuscule … Continue reading →
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Australia’s Mindless Slide towards War with China signalled by Hugh White
Hugh White, whose title in Quarterly Essay is “Sleepwalk to War: Australia’s Unthinking Alliance with America” Competing with China for primacy in East Asia is by far the most serious strategic commitment America has undertaken since the Cold War. And … Continue reading →
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When Selectoral Machinations Shattered Ceylon’s Projected Tour of England in 1966
Chandra Schaffter, whose original essay in 2018 can be found in web-site CRICKETIQUE … That essay is entitled “How the Scheduled Tour of England in the 1960s was blown apart from Within” … NB: highlighting emphasis has been imposed by … Continue reading →
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Portuguese Creole in Sri Lanka: Faint Traces & Remnants
Shannine Daniel, at ……………….. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220522/plus/spreading-the-word-of-sri-lankan-portuguese-creole-483176.html Dr Hugo Cardoso, a linguist from the University of Lisbon and his team who have been researching this historical language spoken in the East of Sri Lanka have now taken to social media to preserve … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Crisis: Meeting Fair Dinkum & Thuppahi Foursquare
Prithi Perera Allow me please to be as brief as possible in responding to the Positions taken by Fair Dinkum” and Thuppahi. Falsehood 1. As genuine Sri Lankans, we should not want to be colonized by anyone of the big powers, … Continue reading →
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Royal College in Colombo: Its History
Lam Seneviratne, whose preferred title is “100 Years of Royal College at Reid Avenue” A centenary in the life of an Institution is a very long period and calls for much celebration. However, for Royal College, now 188 years old, … Continue reading →
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In Appreciation of Dr Carlyle Perera’s University Cricket Career
Merrill Gunaratne, in The Sunay Island, 9 October 2022, where the title reads “Carlyle Perera : Doyen of University Cricket” Dr.Carlyle Perera of St Joseph’s College and University of Ceylon who died a few days ago was a gifted cricketer, … Continue reading →
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No Trust in Truss
Michael Patrick O’Leary, in his web column where the title runs thus: “Out of the Blue” being a review of thethe Liz Truss biography authored by Harry Cole & Richard Heale ………. A shorter version of this article was published … Continue reading →
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Conflicting Readings of Sri Lanka’s Pre-Capitalist Past
Presenting a Review Essay compiled by Michael Roberts in 2010 that was presented in the SRI LANKA GUARDIAN on the 15th August 2010 … with this title: “Ethnic Identity in Sri Lanka’s Pre-Capitalist Past: Shanie, Darshanie and Roberts” When Darshanie … Continue reading →
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