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June 3, 2017 · 5:09 am

Kepel’s Koranic Expertise renders him a Prime Target for Assassination

Matthew Campbell, in The Times, 28 May 2017, where the title is “Islamists vow to murder academic who know Koran better than them” Gilles Kepel is waiting for a taxi on a London street corner. The roads are gridlocked, the … Continue reading →

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September 5, 2017 · 1:49 am

Bracegirdle as a David taking on the British Plantation Goliath in 1937

Bernard Vancuylenberg, August 26, 2017,  whose original title is “David and Goliath” … with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi …then and now in 2025 During the colonial period of the late 1930s, a tea plantation in the Madulkelle district Relugas … Continue reading →

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September 6, 2017 · 8:13 am

The War is Past. Paradise is Regained

Michael Buerk,  in the The Telegraph, 5 September 2017, where the title is “The war is history: Michael Buerk returns to Sri Lanka” ** Note Editorial Comment at End  The Tigers’ lair was deep in the jungle. It was difficult to find and tough … Continue reading →

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March 6, 2017 · 12:06 am

A Funeral and Its Professional Lamentation

Alagu Subramaniam,  courtesy of Rajiva Wijesinha, An Anthology of English Poetry and Prose, Godage & Bros, 2016, … see http://www.godage,comas Addendum to the item on professional mourners in Thuppahi, viz https://thuppahis.com/2017/03/03/professional-mourners-in-ceylon-and-southern-india/#more-24442. The Original Title of this Essay is “Professional Mourners”  My … Continue reading →

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January 14, 2017 · 12:59 am

Gal Oya: Addressing Errors in Ajit Kanagasundram’s Recollections

Gerald H. Peiris Michael, I knew Ajit at the time he was an undergraduate at Cambridge, and remember meeting him on and off at the ‘Arts Theatre Restaurant’ at lunch-time. The image that comes to mind is a mild-mannered and … Continue reading →

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November 27, 2016 · 2:41 pm

Sins And Kills: The Rajapaksa Clan And Their Messy Cupboard

Greg Bearup in The Weekend Australian, 26/27 November 2016, where the title is “Phantoms of Sri Lanka’s Reign of Terror” Mahinda Rajapaksa sits at a desk in his party office beneath a photo of himself. He’s not especially tall but … Continue reading →

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July 31, 2016 · 7:10 pm

The Real Secret of the South China Sea

Pepe Escobar, courtesy of Defend Democracy Press, 30 July 2016, where the title is “China – the next target?” The South China Sea is and will continue to be the ultimate geopolitical flashpoint of the young 21st century – way … Continue reading →

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March 10, 2016 · 2:35 am

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Clarifies, III: American Volte Face in 2008

Michael Roberts, courtesy of Colombo Telegraph During the telephone conversation with former Defence Secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, on Monday 7th March a tangential path developed towards the end of the session: namely, USA’s striking shift of emphasis and increasing hostility to … Continue reading →

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May 10, 2016 · 9:21 am

A Former Army Officer describes his Visit to Jaffna and the North

Retd Major-General Lalin Fernando, courtesy of Asian Tribune, 8 May 2016, where the title is “Splendor of a Revival -Jaffna” The first time I visited Jaffna was in 1961 for Captain, (later Major General) George Thevanayagam’s marriage to Ms Sanders. … Continue reading →

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February 23, 2016 · 1:45 pm

A Tour de Force by Tamara Kunanayakam in Reviewing THE RAJAPAKSA YEARS

Tamara Kunanayakam, reviewing Triumph and Disaster: the Rajapaksa Years. Part I. Success in War: My time at the Peace Secretariat, 2007-2009 … Book by Rajiva Wijesinha[1] ……………On the occasion of the Launch, 18 February 2015 … also presented in The Island, 22 & 23 February 2016. … Continue reading →

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