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The Value of Elitism Today
James Marriott, in The TIMES, 27 October 2025, where the title is “Why elitism is key to democracy’s survival” It is unfashionable to favour a superior expert class, yet its destruction has flooded our society with misinformation I am inclined by … Continue reading
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The Branding of Islamic Migrants to Ceylon Over the Centuries
WHEN Shamara Wettimuny’s article in the History Workshop Journal entitled “The Colonial History of Islamophobic Slurs in Sri Lanka” …. was placed in FACEBOOK it received the following set of comments: some prejudiced against and some in favour. The ethnic … Continue reading
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Unbuddhist Interventions; A Critique
Usvatte-aratchi in https://island.lk/why-so-unbuddhist/…. 24 February 2o26 Hardly a week goes by, when someone in this country does not preach to us about the great, long lasting and noble nature of the culture of the Sinhala Buddhist people. Some Sundays, it … Continue reading
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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and Its Diplomatic Path of Conflict Resolution
A China Watcher India and China’s defence ministers sit down for talks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) security summit in New Delhi, with Pakistan’s top diplomat and Russia’s defence ministers present. It was a very productive meeting with a … Continue reading
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Sanderatne’s Tour de Force on Development Strategies for Sri Lanka
Dr Minna Thaheer, in The Sunday Times, January 2026 Tour de Force Yhe idea of discussing a book by an economist acknowledged as a masterly scholar and practitioner by his peers is quite unnerving for a non-economist. Hearing Dr Nimal … Continue reading
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