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Bishop Chickera’s Incisive Warning re Israeli Inroads at Arugam Bay
Bishop Chickera in Groundviews, 23 November 2024, where the title reads “Arugam Bay: Hidden Currents” …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi There has been growing public concern over the recent weeks about happenings in Arugam Bay. This analysis … Continue reading →
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Launch of “Lawmaking in Dutch Sri Lanka” by Dr. Nadeera Rupesinghe
Tambapanni Academic Publishers invites the public for the launch of ‘Lawmaking in Dutch Sri Lanka: Navigating Pluralities in a Colonial Society’, written by Dr. Nadeera Rupesinghe. Prof. Dinesha Samararatne and Dr. Gehan Goonetilleke will discuss the book with Dr. Rupesinghe, … Continue reading →
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Christina A. Bejan: Multi-Talented Authoress, Performative Artist, ….
A NOTE From the RHODES TRUST Secretariat, 24 March 2025 Cristina A. Bejan is a Romanian-American theatre artist, poet, and historian. A prolific playwright, Bejan has written nineteen plays, with productions in the United States, United Kingdom, Romania, and Vanuatu. … Continue reading →
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Arrowheads directed at AUSTRALIA DAY…..Today
Item in THE ADVERTISER Newspaper in Adelaide … web-reference gone walkabout … But see ………………………… https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-australia-boss-nick-hockley-left-speechless-after-grilling-from-radio-host/news-story/199aa83d0e60b1da470ce4721b05b861 The issue that’s reaching boiling point today is the Australia Day debate. Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins has added his voice to calls to change … Continue reading →
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A Critique of AKD’s Speech at the United Nations
ASIA PROGRESS FORUM in The Island, 5 October 2025 President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka’s recent speech at the UN General Assembly, while outwardly progressive in tone, reveals a troubling lack of structural analysis. His framing of global crises, identifying poverty, narcotics, … Continue reading →
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Presidential Election Outcome in Sri Lanka: Reactions From Individual Lankan Friends
A: From An Ex-Army Officer in USA, 26 Sept 2024 Quite an achievement for AKD! In the 2019 presidential election, the JVP vote plus ‘also ran’ others was less than 6%. SEE ……………………………………………… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election I think it is a good … Continue reading →
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Irawati Karwe: A Female Scholar Confronting Nazi Racism as well as the Wild
Cherylann Mollan, presenting an article entitled “India’s pioneering female anthropologist who challenged Nazi race theories” ….. BBC News Mumbai 19 January 2025 Irawati Karve’s writings about Indian culture and civilisation are ground-breaking. Irawati Karve led a life that stood apart from those … Continue reading →
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Eric Clapton’s Discerning Appraisal of Russia and China within World Politics Today
Observer in a Black Sea Resort Wonderful to see the great Eric Clapton, now aged 79, talking about Russia, Gaza, Roger Waters and being anti-Western, while giving concerts each night at the Royal Albert Hall. https://youtu.be/keBw11UZfEs?si=0vOhd6q1eGKTb2Y6
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TW Roberts Addresses Ceylon’s Political & Administrative Issues in the 1930s
T. W. Roberts …. was a Barbadian who served the British Empire in Ceylon from 1901 to circa 1935 before settling down in the Fort of Galle with his second wife, Miriam Perera (also spelt “Pereira”). Freed from government service, he … Continue reading →
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May Day Worldwide? The Energy Crisis in Australia Today
Editorial in THE AGE, 17 June 2022, …. https://www.theage.com.au/national/energy-crisis-should-hasten-push-into-renewables-20220617-p5auk5.html If anything good has come out of this week’s energy crisis it is the realisation that our electricity market is no longer fit for purpose – that after years of inaction we have … Continue reading →
