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Sinhala Village Roots and Jungle Lore at Discerning Depth
Sugath Kulatunga, responding to an Invitation from The Editor, Thuppahi after the latter had seen an extract of this detailed and invaluable autobiography in Facebook in 2023 ** 1/10/2014: Written for the reading pleasure of my grandchildren. As a child … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka in IMF-Western Stranglehold
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake in The Sunday Island, 4 February 2024, where the title runs thus: “Of Elections, Bond scams, and Money Politics: The IMF and the Anatomy of Default @ 75 …. Default as Hybrid Economic Warfare” … with the highlights … Continue reading →
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In Appreciation of James T. Rutnam
Sachi Sri Kantha, whose preferred title is “James T Rutnam (1905-1988): Noted Bibliophile and a Valued Mentor” … with the highlighting in colour being impositions from The Editor Thuppahi Introduction My destiny to meet and interact with James T Rutnam … Continue reading →
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For Muralidhar Reddy: Thoughts on Eelam War IV in late 2009
ONE: Preamble by Michael Roberts I was in Colombo from mid-April 2009 to early June and observed the local coverage of Eelam War IV at its bitter end. I was invited by Muralidhar Reddy[i] to write articles for Frontline on aspects of the … Continue reading →
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Sri Lankan Beauties in Staten Island, New York, 2022
Item in Daily Mirror [of Lanka], 23 October 2022, entitled “First-ever Miss Sri Lanka New York pageant held on Staten Island” Angelia Gunasekara was crowned the first ever Miss Sri Lanka New York at the pageant held at The Vanderbilt … Continue reading →
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Assorted Data on Walter T. Stace
A = A Note from Lucy McCann at the Bodleian Library in Oxford – Michael Roberts, some years back… At the Institute of Commonwealth Studies there is an autobiography of W.T. Stace as a civil servant in Ceylon, written in … Continue reading →
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TW Roberts Pamphlet, circa 1936: “Problems of Public Life in India & Ceylon”
TW Roberts: PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC LIFE IN INDIA AND CEYLON Contents Page The Ceylon Elections Of 1936 … Continue reading →
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Cold War Machinations in the Past: Allende & Bandaranaike
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, whose chosen title is “The Cold War Killing of Ceylon’s Bandaranaike and Chile’s Allende: ‘Operation Colombo’, Culture War and the Disinformation Game” Decolonizing Global South History and WOKE Film Rithika Kodithuwakku as a Tamil Sakkili Woman in Asoka Handagama’s … Continue reading →
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Defections from Lanka: Commonwealth Games Athletes and SL Navymen in USA
Item in Sunday Times, 7 August 2022 …/ taken from AFP and sent to me by Jayantha Somasundaram of Canbera It is no secret that these days Sri Lankans are trying all sorts of ways to leave the country whether … Continue reading →
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Extending Sri Lanka’s Ties with Türkiye
Uditha Devapriya The Sri Lankan government has tasked the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute to conduct a review of the country’s foreign relations. While officials have not yet come out with details, the review is set to include a reconsideration of Sri … Continue reading →
