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February 10, 2020 · 6:50 am

Coronavirus Time Bomb …. Tick, Tick, Tick

Jamie Walker, in The Weekend Australian  1/2 February 2020 Passenger A flies into Melbourne from Wuhan on January 22 before the Chinese government seals off the drab industrial city of 11 million people in a futile bid to halt the … Continue reading →

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November 29, 2019 · 2:21 am

Insights for Today: A Reuter’s Report from the Eelam War Front in Late February 2009

C. Bryson Hull, reporting for REUTERS on 23 February 2009 … with this title “Sri Lanka army measures end of 25 year-war in days” …with highlighting by The Editor, Thuppahi complemented by A SET of COMMENTS that is vital for … Continue reading →

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April 30, 2019 · 9:49 am

A Muslim Lankan’s Thoughts on the Atrocities and Their Implications

Irfan Husain, in Sri Lanka Guardian, 29 April  2019, where the title is “Jihadis in Sri Lanka” Whenever there’s a terrorist attack anywhere, I pray that Muslims weren’t involved. And if they are, I cross my fingers and wish none … Continue reading →

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April 27, 2019 · 2:19 pm

Jihadist Terrorist Goals in Sri Lanka: Inciting War, Widening Divide

The Spectator as presented in The WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN, 27 April 2009. with this title “Declaring a war was just what the terrorists wanted” It has become commonplace to describe terror attacks as “senseless”. The horrific Easter Sunday bombings in Sri … Continue reading →

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July 7, 2019 · 4:49 pm

USA’s Infiltration via ACSA and SOFA

Political Editor, Sunday Times, 7 July 2019,where the title is  “Inside story of how Sri Lanka fell into the ACSA-SOFA trap” Amid mounting opposition, President should appoint expert probe team to identify weakness in the national security system  Despite denials and … Continue reading →

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November 19, 2019 · 3:15 pm

Alan Keenan of the ICG comments on the Presidential Election Results in Sri Lanka

Alan Keenan of the International Crisis Group, ….  deploying this title “Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election Brings Back a Polarising Wartime Figure” Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decisive victory in Sri Lanka’s presidential election reflects voters’ concerns over security, poor economic prospects and ineffective … Continue reading →

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May 6, 2019 · 3:53 pm

How the Jihadi Terror could aid USA’s Power Plays in the Indian Ocean

Lasanda Kurukulasuriya, in Island, 6 May 2019, where the title is “IS terror in Sri Lanka: Govt dissimulates, as West consolidates” “Even as the US fights Islamic terrorism, it is accused at other times of using IS as an asset. … Continue reading →

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July 2, 2019 · 9:52 am

Sri Lanka’s Cricketing Merry-Go-Round and Angelo Mathews’ Flower-Petal Ball

Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, 1 July 2019, with this title “Angelo Mathews and the craziest ball of the 2019 World Cup” Gather round, kiddos. Let me tell you a story about Sri Lankan cricket. What would you like to … Continue reading →

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September 8, 2019 · 2:36 pm

An Eye-Opener: A Study of China’s Agricultural Biotechnology Policies

Ronald J. Herring reviewing GMO China by Cong Cao (see end for details) Cong Cao’s book GMO China is refreshing and enlightening. Unlike many authors in this genre, he knows the essentials of his subject: biology, agriculture, politics, history. He is … Continue reading →

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February 19, 2019 · 12:50 am

The Chinese Way: Two Web Site Observations

COMMENT ONE: I am an American who has lived in China for three years. (And very much like living here.) My opinion is not as factual, and surely not as broadly informed, as many of the others so well-expressed here. … Continue reading →

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