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Is there a Chinese Dragon Looming over Sri Lanka ?
Michael Safi in Hambantota and Amantha Perera, in The Guardian, 26 March 2018, with this title “The biggest game changer in 100 years’: Chinese money gushes into Sri Lanka,” … with highlights being the imposition of The Editor, Thuppahi Little disturbs the serenity … Continue reading →
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The Political Tussles behind the Cricketing Grounds in Colombo, 1945-2018
Nicholas Brookes and Benjamin Golby in The Cricket Monthly, 19 November 2018, where the title is “In Colombo, three is not a crowd” ….. courtesy of the two authors, my new pals…. with some liberty on my part with reference … Continue reading →
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A Guardian Hitler: Gotabhaya! Really!
Sasanka Perera. in Island, 25 June 2018, where the title is “Pining for Hitler” Ven. Endaruwe Upali, Deputy Chief Priest of the Asgiriya Chapter in the Buddhist ecclesiastical order, is in the news. But it is not for his knowledge … Continue reading →
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A Monster Crocodile in Matara Area
Daily News Item, 8 November 2016, … ” Monster crocodile emerges from Matara” An 18-foot crocodile, weighing about a ton, was discovered in a canal in Matara today. The Department of Wildlife said this monstrous crocodile was one of the biggest found … Continue reading →
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Immaculate Follies: The Contradictions within Wars of Humanitarian Intervention
George Friedman, in STRATfor Worldview, 5 April 2011, where the title is “Immaculate Intervention: Wars of Humanitarianism,” …. Note that the highlighting and break-up into paragraphs are the work of The Editor, Thuppahi There are wars in pursuit of interest. … Continue reading →
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Profound Reflections: Jean Arasanayagam in Response to Smrti Daniel’s Searching Questions
Jean faces Smrti Daniel 1: What in your childhood contributed to the kind of writer you are now? What recurring motifs and images from that time find expression in your work? JEAN1: So many factors. As I delve into my … Continue reading →
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A Tale of Resistance: The Story of the Arrival of the Portuguese in Sri Lanka
Michael Roberts, a reprint of an article published in 1989 in Ethnos, vol. 55: 1-2, pp.69-82. This essay decodes a sixteenth century folktale which records the Sinhalese reaction to the arrival of the first Portuguese. Where the historiography has interpreted this … Continue reading →
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A Moderate Tamil Voice of Reason in London 2013 — Pertinent Today
Rob Pinney from London, United Kingdom. May 18th, 2013…. http://tropicaltopix.tumblr.com/post/50977301878/read-the-entire-post-here-robpinney-london … With sections and highlighting inserted by Editor, Thuppahi It really bothers me that the protest of ‘Tamils… gathered around photographs of those killed during the Sri Lankan civil war’ is being symbolized … Continue reading →
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When Violence is inscribed into Everyday Politics in Lanka
Gananath Obeyesekere, a reprint of his 1984 article “The Institutionalization of Political Violence,” from James Manor (ed.) Sri Lanka in Change and Crisis (Ed. James Manor, 1984 … courtesy of Kathika Sanvāda Mandapaya .. where it is presented in two Parts … Continue reading →
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