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September 30, 2023 · 8:05 pm

Danushka Gunathilake as A Conquering Hero & Gentleman

Devika Brendon, in GROUNDVIEWS, 29 September 2023, where the title runs thus: “The Conquering Hero: ‘Success’ in Danushka Gunathilaka’s Sexual Assault Case” ** In the 11 months just past, several media reports were busy portraying the events in the trial of … Continue reading →

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December 18, 2021 · 6:06 pm

Sri Lanka’s Wildcats: In the Depths of the Jungle

Uditha Devapriya, in The Island, 18 December 2021, …. Review of Phantoms of the Night: Wildcats of Sri Lanka, by Thilak Jayaratne, Janaka Gallangoda, Nadika Hapuarachchi, and Madura de Silva …..  Chaya Publishers, 2022,… 160 pp…. with highlighting imposed by the … Continue reading →

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October 29, 2020 · 2:12 am

Reading Pompeo’s Indo-Pacific Thrusts

FOR POMPEO Charindra in Morning Star, 28 October 2020, entitled “China a Predator …” Visiting US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo today (28) called China a “predator” and the US a friend of Sri Lanka. “We see from bad deals, … Continue reading →

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July 16, 2021 · 8:11 pm

SOFA: America’s Trojan Horse in Sri Lanka?

 Lindsay Hughes** on 17 July 2019 where the article is entitled thus  “The United States, Sri Lanka and the SoFA: A Matter of Balancing China?” Background United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancelled his proposed visit to Sri Lanka … Continue reading →

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December 13, 2020 · 7:24 am

Tasmanian Devils: Their Story

Jason Bittel,, in National Geographic, whose prefered title is “Tasmanian devils return to mainland Australia for first time in 3,000 years” It’s been 3,000 years since the Tasmanian devil’s raspy shriek rang through the forests of mainland Australia. But now, thanks to a dogged … Continue reading →

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September 16, 2021 · 9:16 pm

Pyrrhic Defeat: Seven Days which shattered the Great Game of Smashing Afghanistan

Jolly Somasundaram             “Truth is like the Sun, one can shut it off for sometime, but it will not go away.” …. Elvis Presley                   Afghanistan has done it again! A country, where her geography was her destiny, made her … Continue reading →

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June 30, 2021 · 11:25 am

Leopards For Sri Lanka

Chathuranga Dharmarathne, in Sunday Observer, 21 June 2021 where the title reads “Toursim, Economy and Sri Lankan Leopards” Ecotourism, usually a form of nature-based tourism, is often known to be one of the fastest developing segments of the tourism market … Continue reading →

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September 17, 2020 · 10:54 pm

Awesome and Fearful: The Orca ‘Whales’

Though called “whales” ORCAs are a dolphin species  — https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/o/orca/  

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October 9, 2022 · 9:06 pm

CJR Le Mesurier: A British Civil Servant who challenged the Imperial Order

Michael Powell: article published in 2007 and entitled “Fragile Identities: The Colonial Consequences of CJR Le Mesurier in Ceylon” ABSTRACT of Article: In the many layered life of CJR Le Mesurier in Ceylon are themes that repeat and recur throughout … Continue reading →

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July 26, 2020 · 6:25 pm

Eduard Hempel Flourishes in Galle and Lanka

SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda, in Sunday Island, 26 July where the title is “ A Seeker after Many Truths, The Lives of Eduard Hempel” The canoe nudged its way through the deep brown water. It was thick and heavy, like treacle and … Continue reading →

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