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Dog Beseeches God
Dear GOD. It’s me The Dog Dear God: Is it on purpose that Our Names are spelled the same, only in reverse?
Indian Ocean GeoPolitics
When we gaily plunge in to the warm blue waters of the Indian Ocean, we never think of the seductive surf as part of the world’s most conflict ridden ocean. Indeed, we are proud to call our island – war-torn … Continue reading
The Devolution Debate: Indelible Facts
Gerald H. Peiris … an original article with emphasis in black being that of the author and that in blue being an imposition by The Editor, Thuppahi Several articles by Dr. Dayan Jayatilleke published in The Island during the … Continue reading
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The Yahapalanaya Government in Crisis … and the War Crimes Dilemma — Rajan Philips
I. Rajan Philips: “Neither whys nor wherefores, let alone solutions, as government lurches from crisis to crisis,” Sunday Island, 20 March 2016, To paraphrase the poet (Coleridge), it is crisis, crisis everywhere, but no robust government response anywhere. The economy … Continue reading
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