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A Despairing Appraisal of Sri Lanka from a Patriot Expat from Rome
Alex Van Arkadie … from http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2019/08/04/opinion/observations-lankan-visit-june-july-2019-sri-lanka-again-asia%E2%80%99s-teardrop Seemingly, following the church massacres last April 2019, there are a growing number of Christians as well as sympathizers who seem to understand better the miracle following repetitive Christian martyrdom of the 21st Century … Continue reading →
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Waduge’s Summary Survey: USA’s Hands in Sri Lankan Politics, 1950s-2019
Shenali Waduge, in LankaWeb. 1 November 2019, where the title reads “US in Sri Lanka since 2015 – turning Sri Lanka into a Neo-Colonial Military Base” Ever since a regime change was choreographed in 2015 January, the US has been … Continue reading →
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The Vicious Political Fervour promoted by Social Media Today
Michael Roberts My past studies of ethnic pogroms in Sri Lanka and India alerted me to the power of oral communication and emotional voices in sparking retaliation against an ethnic other in neighbourhood or region.[1] In May-June 1915 oral tales … Continue reading →
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The Malaysian Power Struggle: Yet Another Chapter
News Item in Sarawak Report, 24 February 2020, with this title “Malaysia’s Meltdown Moment – The INSIDE STORY” Malaysians have just spent a weekend with heart in mouths thanks to a bunch of desperados who were not prepared to take … Continue reading →
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Sharpening Politico-Religious Divisions in Sri Lanka
Dear Rohan, Your thoughtful note has provoked this set of comments — comments that range far and wide. I will. of course, welcome your reactions and hope that others will chip in with both comments and data. Michael One: Note … Continue reading →
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PUL ELIYA Comments reviewed critically by Ceylon Civil Servants for ROHP
“PUL ELIYA” QUOTATIONS AS PRESENTED to the CCS and other personnel I quote some passages from a book by Dr. E. Leach entitled “Pul Eliya A Village in Ceylon” (Cambridge, 1961). He is a socia1anthropologist who lived for several months … Continue reading →
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American SOFA Proposals generates Sharp Debate
Marwaan Macan-Markar, Asia regional correspondent, Daily FT, 14 August 2019, with this title “US-Sri Lanka military negotiations hit a roadblock” A Sri Lankan marine stands guard in front of Japanese helicopter carrier Kaga docked at Colombo port. Japan, along with … Continue reading →
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Facing Corona Foursquare: An Aussie Comprehensive
Sheryn Groch, in Sydney Morning Herald, 18 March 2020, “How are countries ‘flattening the curve’ of coronavirus?” …. https://www.smh.com.au/national/how-are-countries-flattening-the-curve-of-coronavirus-20200317-p54b3g.html Large parts of the world are shutting down to stem the spread of a new virus. What measures are working? And … Continue reading →
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The Amazing Treasures of Leyn Baan Street in the Fort of Galle
Juliet Coombe, in Ceylon Digest, 19 December 2019,where the title is “Galle Fort’s hidden treasure Leyn Baan” The Fort from the air showing the magnificence of the old city
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Addressing Shenali Waduge and the One-Eyed UNHRC Hunters, One
Michael Roberts Shenali Waduge has a long history as a defender of Sinhala interests within and beyond the island of Sri Lanka. In quite a few minds she would be classified as a Sinhala chauvinist. One must, however, not throw … Continue reading →
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