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Sri Lanka’s Economy Now: After A Honeymoon….
Item in THE ECONOMIST, 6 Sep 2025, entitled “The Sri Lankan government’s honeymoon is nearly over” … & sent to me by Jayantha Somasundaram of Canberra; while the highlights are my imposition Initial popularity: OPENED IN AUGUST with the stated … Continue reading →
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Mehdi Hasan’s U-Tube Interview with Ranil Wickremasinghe
Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa, in Groundviews, …. https://groundviews.org/2025/03/07/sentiment-analysis-of-ranil-wickremesinghes-al-jazeera-interview-with-mehdi-hasan/ Renowned journalist Mehdi Hasan interviewed the former president Ranil Wickremesinghe on a programme of Head to Head, produced by Al Jazeera. The programme was released to YouTube and first broadcast on March 6. … Continue reading →
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The VOC: A Remarkable Imperial Force Straddling the World
Dilshan Madushanka, presenting an article entitled “The Dutch East India Company (VOC): The Trading Empire That Changed the World” The Dutch East India Company, better known by its Dutch initials VOC, was one of the most powerful commercial organisations in world … Continue reading →
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Still Wobbly: Sri Lanka’s Political Economy under AKD
Item in The Economist, October 2025 ,… with highlights that are part of its presentation [ one sent to TPS by Nalin Gunasekera] The following are the economic assessments read by the Investors for FDI: “Last year the NPP and AKD … Continue reading →
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Deep Currents in Sri Lankan Politics Reappear
Shashik Silva, in Polity, 16 September 2025 where the title runs thus: “Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism and Political Legitimacy in Contemporary Sri Lanka” Cleavage politics has emerged as one of the most defining features of Sri Lanka’s party system and political behaviour … Continue reading →
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A Play That Explores Sinhala-Tamil Relations in 20th Century Ceylon
Jayantha Somasundaram in The Island 9 August 2024, …….. presenting a review COUNTING & CRACKING written for the stage by Sivanathan Shakthidharan and Directed by Eamon Flack …. and has this title “COUNTING & CRACKING: THE SUNTHARALINGAM SAGA” Already staged in cities … Continue reading →
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Anura Kumara Dissanayake: His Life & Career Thus Far
Sunil Thenabadu, in Brisbane, in CEYLON TODAY, 22 September 2025, where the title runs thus: “Reflecting on One Year of Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Presidency” … presented here with highlighting imposed by The Editor. Thuppahi “The JVP totally declines violence/aggression.” Twice … Continue reading →
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Resisting Racist Oppression: Measures Symbolic & Minute ….. Yet Meaningful
Channa Wickremasekera in Facebook, … [where items disappear into the depths] … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi A close friend recently sent me the link to Louis Theroux’s documentary ‘The Settlers’. He was moved by it, he said. … Continue reading →
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The Psychology of Sacrificial Death: Its Horrible Dangers …. Worldwide
An Item from the Foundation for Political Pathology in New York associated with the name of Richard Koenigsberg** It is disturbing to consider how the minds of young men are manipulated using psychological techniques to get them to kill, and … Continue reading →
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Piyumi Wijesekera Leaps into NASA Space …. and Mars
News Item in SATYN, 8 April 2024…. entitled “Sri Lankan born NASA Scientist Piyumi Wijesekera selected for Simulated Mars Journey” Sri Lankan born NASA scientist Piyumi Wijesekera has been chosen for NASA’s simulated Mars journey, NASA announced recently. In a … Continue reading →
