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Sri Mudannayake on the SL Army’s Land Warfare Campaign in 2006-09
The SL Army’s Land Warfare Campaign in 2006-09: Debating the Lines of Strategic Emphasis ONE: Retd Brig. Sri Mudannayake’s Clarification In a telephone conversation in June 2020 relating to the Sri Lankan armed forces successful military campaign on land against … Continue reading →
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The Samaraweera-Yahapālana Induction of Tony Blair in support of their “Reconciliation Programme” in August 2015
Michael Roberts A chance finding during my sojourn with Moninna and Ranjit Goonewardena in Galle Fort in July/August 2015 introduced me to the visit of Tony Blair’s family to Sri Lanka in August 2015 ….. See https://thuppahis.com/2020/11/22/tony-blair-and-family-in-galle-mid-august-2015/ As we all … Continue reading →
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The Ramifications behind Philanthropy in Colombo
Kalinga Tudor Silva, ** whose original title reads thus: “Ethnicity and Religion as – beinga chapyDrivers of Charity and Philanthropy in Colombo: Implications for Social Harmony in Sri Lanka” – being achapter in Taejong Kim and Anthea Malakala (eds.): Social Mobility: … Continue reading →
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Richardson’s Paradise Poisoned as Yardstick in Evaluating Champion’s Lifework
John Richardson Dear Michael, Thank you for your thoughtfulness it providing me the opportunity to comment on Champion’s photographic lens. However, I don’t know that a brief intervention from me would add much to the discussion. As you know, I … Continue reading →
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A Frigate Bird lands in the Chilaw Area
Malaka Rodrigo in Sunday Times, 18 August 2019, where the title runs “Out of the blue, a visitor is blown in by the monsoon” An unusually large bird found this week on Muthu Panthiya island in Chilaw drew crowds as … Continue reading →
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Military Whispers may have bolstered Sri Lankan Cricket Tour of Pakistan?
Michael Roberts In venturing into Pakistan this month of September 2019 for the first tour recognised in the ICC books since the terrorist assault on the Sri Lankan entourage on 3rd March 2009, it could be conjectured that Sri Lanka … Continue reading →
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Passionate Praise of the Armed Forces Triumph in 2009 in New Zealand
Chula Rajapaksa’s Impassioned Dedication to the Ranaviru: New Zealand Internet Live Streaming 6.30pm NZ Time ….. Ranaviru Commomeration 19/5/20 …… https://www.facebook.com/srilankans.nz Thank you for affording me the privilege of being able to reinforce for the 11th consecutive year, our … Continue reading →
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Legal Blanket obscures Company Failures: Corporate Power’s Clout
Elmo Jayawardena, in The Island, 24 June 2020, where the title reads “Did Kobe Bryant die in vain?” The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) of the USA has come out with a 1700-page investigation report on the helicopter crash in … Continue reading →
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Populist Pressures as the Central Problem in Lanka’s Recent History …. And So, too, Now
Kumar David, courtesy of Colombo Telegraph, 4 December 2019 where the title is “Ethnic conflict -The Problem is the People” Today’s column is of an academic nature, where names are used it is for illustration, not to bestow praise or … Continue reading →
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David Blacker on the SL Army’s Land Warfare Campaign in 2006-09
The SL Army’s Land Warfare Campaign in 2006-09: Debating the Lines of Strategic Emphasis THREE: David Blacker’s Clarification In a telephone conversation in June 2020 relating to the Sri Lankan armed forces successful military campaign on land against the formidable … Continue reading →
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