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August 27, 2018 · 3:33 am

Fervent Faces as Signs of Extremism and Deceit? From Lakemba to Lanka

Michael Roberts The video report on Lakemba in Sydney by Emma Reynolds is causing a minor stir. My reproduction of the web report in Thuppahi and its circulation drew comments from one George Rupesinghe who challenged her sweeping presentation of … Continue reading →

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March 22, 2018 · 10:03 am

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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September 6, 2017 · 8:13 am

The War is Past. Paradise is Regained

Michael Buerk,  in the The Telegraph, 5 September 2017, where the title is “The war is history: Michael Buerk returns to Sri Lanka” ** Note Editorial Comment at End  The Tigers’ lair was deep in the jungle. It was difficult to find and tough … Continue reading →

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April 4, 2017 · 2:37 pm

Rendering Sinhala Poetry Fertile — Ranjini Obeyesekere

Laleen Jayamanne, in a review article, Sunday Island, 2 April 2017, where the title is “Sinhala Poetry Translated by Ranjini Obeyesekere” Ranjini Obeyesekere has brought together a wide-ranging translation of Sinhala poetry making it accessible to an English-speaking readership. This … Continue reading →

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April 18, 2017 · 2:57 pm

A Down-to-Earth Review of E-War IV and Its Literature

Michael Roberts, courtesy of an original article in 29 October 2015 in Sinhalanet with the title “Down-to-Earth: The Hard Truths of Eelam War IV” … a work that I could not have written in 2009 because I had to transcend … Continue reading →

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September 1, 2016 · 3:01 pm

African Elephants Mourn a Matriarch Elephant’s Death

Laura Parker, where the original title reads “Rare Video Shows Elephants ‘Mourning’ Matriarch’s Death’,” .. oignant scene from africa sheds light on animal bahaviour.  It has become rare for wild African elephants to live to old age, thanks to their brutal slaughter by … Continue reading →

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July 15, 2016 · 3:45 pm

Royalists at Loggerheads: Indrajit Eviscerated

Gamini Seneviratne Those here and overseas who scan our English language media would have read or heard by now that Indrajit Coomaraswamy  was the compromise candidate arrived at  for the post of Governor of the Central Bank. The President had … Continue reading →

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February 17, 2016 · 2:17 am

Mihintale in Lanka adds a Toxic Frog to the World’s Endemic Problems

Malaka Rodrigo, courtesy of Sunday Times, where the title is “Toxic frog joins elite endemic club” The Mihintale narrow-mouthed frog and below, the tadpole of this frog  

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July 15, 2016 · 6:38 pm

Pepe Escobar on Pivoting and Powermongering

I. Pepe Escobar: “Who’s Pivoting Where in Eurasia?” 18 May 2014, .… Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch. Consider this: our advanced robotic creatures, those drone aircraft grimly named Predators and Reapers, are still blowing away human beings from Yemen to Pakistan.  Meanwhile, the Pentagon is now … Continue reading →

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November 1, 2015 · 6:02 am

Leopards and Wildcats in Lanka endangered?

An international summit on Asian wildcats begins tomorrow in Mount Lavinia as local concerns rise over the number of leopards – Sri Lanka’s most charismatic wild cat – killed in the span of a few weeks, some through reckless driving. … Continue reading →

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