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September 21, 2021 · 1:29 am

The Hambantota Port Debate: Common Sense from the Sideline

The momentous issues arising from the development of Hambantota port and its associated ancillaries has now generated some commentary from Sri Lankan patriots on the sidelines …. And, in some cases, far afield in UK and Australia. It is a … Continue reading →

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January 24, 2022 · 11:00 am

The Senanayakes at STC, at Cricket and in Politics in Ceylon

Michael Roberts In seeking details relating to DS Senanayake’s career at S. Thomas’ College after I received a copy of his school-leaving character reference from Warden Stone,[1] I received a fascinating note from Mevan Pieris[2] about young DS Senanayake’s school … Continue reading →

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November 10, 2020 · 1:26 pm

Kamala Harris’ Brahmin Tamil Roots: Ominous Portents for Sri Lanka?

Daya Gamage, in  Asian Tribune and Elanka.com  where the title runs thus: “Kamala Harris: Tamil Iyer Brahmin US VP for Sri Lanka Tamil reparation?” As Joe Biden becomes the U.S. 46th president of the United States, Kamala Devi Harris will … Continue reading →

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October 23, 2021 · 7:45 pm

Comparative Insights: USA’s Failures in Vietnam and Afghanistan

H.D.S Greenway, in Sri Lanka Guardian, 23 October 2021, … where the title runs thus  = Half century long American misadventures A veteran war correspondent recalls the ignorance, poor judgement, exceptionalism, and hubris in all of [USA’s]  interventions. Nearly half … Continue reading →

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August 23, 2021 · 11:48 pm

Whistling George Siegertsz and Other Radio Ceylon Artistes of the 1950s and 60s

Geoff Wijesinghe, in Faz, 2 March 2002 where the title is “George Siegertsz:  Once again to those days” ….  kindly sent to Thuppahi by Clare Marie White from out of the blue skies. George Siegertsz, who passed away in London … Continue reading →

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July 26, 2020 · 3:34 pm

A Prospering Chinese Economy Today

Paul Schatz on “The Chinese Economy  is strong and getting stronger,” 24 July 2020 28,064 views ….333K subscribers Heritage Capital President and CIO Paul Schatz joins Yahoo Finance’s Akiko Fujita to break down the latest market actions and tensions between … Continue reading →

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June 26, 2022 · 6:53 pm

General Custer’s Last Stand: Annihilation by the Sioux, 25 June 1876

David Graham, in Quora, …. https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-most-epic-last-stands-in-history/answer/David-Graham-149  On June 25, 1876, after a stumbling night march that exhausted men and horses, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and the 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked Sitting Bull’s village on the banks of the Little … Continue reading →

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June 9, 2021 · 8:01 am

Sri Lanka’s Course, 1948-2020: Missed Opportunities, ONE

Sugath Kulatunga At independence we had a stable democracy, a sound economy, and an effective public service and external assets equal to 100 percent of annual import value. We were second to Japan on almost all social indicators and above … Continue reading →

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November 1, 2022 · 10:42 pm

Sunak: A Searching Appraisal of The Man & His ‘Field of Play’

Michael Patrick O’Leary, in his website where the title reads thus “Sunak as Prime Minister”       “A bright and decent man with bad ideas.” The Economist.

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January 23, 2022 · 12:34 am

Sinhala Nationalism

Rajesh Venugopal, … presenting here the second chapter in his book Nationalism, Development  and the Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka, Cambridge University Press, 2018,…. 78-1-108-42879 8 hdback Sinhala nationalism is the dominant form of political consciousness in contemporary Sri Lanka. As … Continue reading →

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