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June 30, 2016 · 10:33 am

Britain in the World Today: Two Lankans in Revealing Joust

Ivan Amarasinghe and Chandre Dharmawardana are Sri Lankan scientists who have chosen to live as migrants abroad. They participate in a lively chain email network which has been debating several political issues, including Brexit. The specific argie-bargie presented below [without … Continue reading →

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November 17, 2016 · 2:52 am

Reflections on Trump’s Victory: How Come and What Follows

S W R de A Samarasinghe,  of Tulane University, Washington DC, courtesy of The Island, 11 November 2016, with the title   “What Trump’s victory means for US and rest of the world US President-elect Donald Trump described his presidential campaign … Continue reading →

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January 9, 2017 · 1:16 am

Revamping Lanka’s Government Structures? CTF Proposals In. Prospects Dim.

Sanjana Hattoruwa,  in The Sunday Island, 7 January 2017, where the title is “A Report on Reconciliation“… with the highlighting below being the work of The Editor, Thuppahi   Last week, the Consultations Task Force (CTF) handed over its final … Continue reading →

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March 21, 2016 · 9:49 am

Jayasuriyagama & Atapattugama: Villages born Anew after the Groundswell of the Tsunami in 2004

Reminders for us fortunate souls from the camera of an intrepid British bike rider … http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1687848   …..“As it happened, later on I saw a sign pointing to ‘Sanath Jayasuriyagama’ (‘gama’ means ‘village’). It’s one of two villages set up by … Continue reading →

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September 14, 2017 · 11:05 am

A Study of Contemporary Buddhist-Muslim Relations in Sri Lanka

Gerald H. Peiris  Peiris addressing John Holt                  INTRODUCTION: Muslims in the Multi-ethnic Polity of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka shares with the other nation-states of South Asia the phenomenon of complex ethnic diversities based upon … Continue reading →

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September 16, 2016 · 9:58 am

Revelations: History of the Pakistani Passport

Nadeem F. Paracha, courtesy of Dawn, September 2016 …. http://www.dawn.com/news/1283918/history-of-the-pakistani-passport The Pakistani passport has been a mirror of the persistent existentialist tussle in the country itself. The evolution of its look and contents have reflected (or, rather, have been made to … Continue reading →

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December 20, 2016 · 6:55 am

The Indus Civilisation: A Great Civilisation, Yet Forgotten?

Andrew Robinson, courtesy of History Today Volume 65 Issue 12 December 2015…. http://www.historytoday.com/andrew-robinson/greatest-civilisation-ever-forgotten Perhaps the most famous statement about the Indus civilisation is the opening paragraph of an article in the Illustrated London News published in 1924 by John Marshall, Director General … Continue reading →

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January 18, 2017 · 8:55 am

The First Settlers and Their Claim to Ownership of Terrain/State. A Comparative Excursion

 Michael Roberts, introducing an article entitled “Firstness, History, Place & Legitimate Claimto Place as homeland in Comparative Focus”originally presented in Abdul Rahman Embong, Rethinking Ethnicity and Nation Building: Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Fiji in Comparative Perspective, Panbrit UKM, Bangi, Malaysia, … Continue reading →

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June 22, 2016 · 8:45 am

An August Gathering Addresses Indo-Lanka Issues

Shamindra Ferdinando, in The Island, 22 June 2016, where the title is “Unresolved Indo-Lanka Issues” One-time head of the Law Faculty, University of Colombo, Dr Nirmala Chandrahasan last Thursday (June 16) called for tangible action on the part of the … Continue reading →

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December 13, 2016 · 2:57 am

Accidental SAS Kills and the Remorse of Andrew Hastie

Ellen Whinnett, in The Weekend Advertiser, 10 December 2016, …see & listen to http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-features/in-depth/the-untold-story-of-andrew-hasties-tragic-sas-mission-in-afghanistan/news-story/4711aefcf3e78930daa27b9030d9617c The then 30-year-old was a captain with the SAS and, as troop commander, had called the Apache helicopters to take out two Taliban members loitering with a pair … Continue reading →

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