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Bopage’s Pessimistic Assessment of the Sri Lankan Vote and Its Implications
Lionel Bopage: “The Best and the Worst – 2020 General Elections in Sri Lanka” ….. sent to me by a friend and doubtless due in Colombo Telegraph and/or some local newspaper …. Note: the emphasis in BLUE is Bopage’s hand … Continue reading →
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The 43 Group in Ceylon: Their Story
Rohan de Soysa, copy of a PowerPoint Presentation made to the National Trust of Sri Lanka on September 29, 2016 by Rohan de Soysa transcribed into text format …. with coloured underlining [as distinct from that in black] being emphasis … Continue reading →
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Bonapartist Autocracy in Sri Lanka from 1977 Onwards
Uditha Devapriya who notes that the article that followw here was published in two parts by “The Island” in its “Midweek Review” of December 2 and December 9, 2020. It has since been edited to incorporate information which at the … Continue reading →
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Galle: Four Hundred Years Ago
Chandra R. De Silva The political and military history of the port city of Galle, located on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, is well documented. This brief report is merely an effort to fill in a gap in the … Continue reading →
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Covid Control in Sri Lanka: A Summary Overview from Three Key Personnel
Kalani Kumarasinghe, in Daily Mirror, 1 May 2020, … where the title is “The Debrief” The leaders of Sri Lanka’s battle against Covid-19 came together for a panel discussion at Wijerama House, headquarters of Sri Lanka Medical Association to review … Continue reading →
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Jehan Perera seeks Inclusive Nationalism amidst Pluralism from the Present Regime
Jehan Perera, whose favoured title runs thus: “Complement Inclusive Nationalism with Equality-Based Pluralism for Citizens” During the election campaign the ruling party and its allies legitimized their call for a 2/3 majority in parliament on the basis that a change … Continue reading →
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Rajapaksa Populism: Reflections from Udith Devapriya
Udith Devapriya in Daily Mirror, 15 August 2020, where the title reads “Four lessons from my father” My father was the first in his family and my mother’s, to foretell Mahinda Rajapaksa’s rise to power in the 1990s. At the … Continue reading →
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Cliffhanging Situation Still? …. After Strong Supreme Court Intervention
Sam Samarasinghe, aka SWR de A Samarasinghe, courtesy of Colombo Telegraph, 14 November 2018, where the title reads “Pulling Back From The Brink: The Supreme Court Verdict & Its Implications” Yesterday, November 13 evening, the third branch of government, the Judiciary … Continue reading →
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The Cannonball Tree … How a Mistaken Identification jinxed the 2002 Peace Talks?
Malaka Rodrigo, in Mongabay.com, 27 July 2020, with this title “In Sri Lanka, a South American flower usurps a tree sacred to Buddhists and Hindus” The cannonball tree, with its red, pink and yellow flowers with a soft fragrance, is … Continue reading →
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Burghers: Their Lamprais and Their DBU in Colombo
Vidya Balachander writing in December 2014 with this title “History Baked in Banana Leaf” ……………… How a savory rice and meat dish remains a fragile thread between modern Sri Lanka and 16th century Dutch Burgher settlers. With the lamprais in … Continue reading →
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