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Rescuing the Tigers in 2009: KP, Norway and the West
It is unclear whether this item is from today in 2020 in the Daily Mirror online …. or …. from 23rd November 2012 TITLE = “LTTE Leader thwarted Oslo’s Moves for a Ceasefire in 2009” By D.B.S. JEYARAJ Q: The … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s President-to-be: Evaluating the Evaluations
Rajeewa Jayaweera, from Island, 9 September 2019 where the title is “Hobson’s choice with Presidential Candidates” Two recent articles published in The Island were eye-openers. The first was titled ‘Presidential Elections and the Peoples Options’ by a group of eminent … Continue reading →
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How Robert Knox’s Opus took shape in 1681
Anna Winterbottom, in The British Journal for the History of Science, Volume 42, Issue 4., December 2009 , pp. 515-538 where the title is “Producing and using the Historical Relation of Ceylon: Robert Knox, the East India Company and the Royal Society” Abstract: … Continue reading →
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Robert Pape’s Blunders in Tigerland: Pape’s Muddles on ‘Suicide Bombers’ in Sri Lanka
Michael Roberts, reprinting here an article which appeared initially in November 2007 as Working Paper No. 32 November 2007 in the Heidelberg Papers on South Asian Politics … ISSN: 1617-5069 …. edited by Subrata Mitra. Insofar as this essay is … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka at Hub of Indian Ocean Rim Association
Editor, News-in-Asia, 7 September 2018, where the title reads “Terms of Reference for setting up Indian Ocean Rim Association Working Group on Maritime Security finalized” The member States of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) met in Colombo on September … Continue reading →
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UK confirms Pursuit of UNHRC Vendetta: Naseby Motion Rejected
Item in The Island, 8 February 2019, entitled “UK demands full implementation of Geneva Resolutions on Lanka …Says US pullout from Geneva body irrelevant The UK government has again dismissed Lord Naseby’s call to terminate Geneva Resolution 30/1 in 2015 … Continue reading →
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Simple Blundering Simon: Gideon Haigh’s Venture into Sri Lankan Political History
Michael Roberts Gideon Haigh is an incisive and formidable researcher. He is a whiz-kid on the financial underpinnings of the business of cricket in India and even more adept in analysing the processes surrounding cricket matches in Australia, India and … Continue reading →
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Our Wonderful World: The Mammals of Ceylon Brought to Life
Burton K Lim in © 2015 American Society of Mammalogists, http://www.mammalogy.org …… …. reviewing A. Yapa, A. and G. Ratnavira 2013. The Mammals of Sri Lanka. Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka, Department of Zoology, University of Colombo, Colombo 3, … Continue reading →
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The House of Lords Debate on Sri Lanka and the UNHCR resolution
FROM An Eye in the Ceiling: “Sri Lanka’s UNHRC Resolution” Lord Naseby To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the resignation of the government of the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council where they co-sponsored with the United … Continue reading →
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Kussi-Amma Sara and Citizen Silva in the Present Political Situation: Arun confronts Chandre
Arun Dias Bandaranaike … being an Email Memorandum to Michael Roberts.,19 December 2o18 in response to a Comment in Thuppahi from Chandre Dharmawardena …. presented here with highlighting imposed ** Dear Michael, thank you very much for sharing the reply … Continue reading →
