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November 5, 2025 · 12:27 am

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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June 12, 2024 · 2:09 pm

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 →

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May 29, 2025 · 1:44 am

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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September 22, 2025 · 10:40 pm

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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December 28, 2025 · 5:08 pm

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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April 19, 2024 · 8:55 pm

Roman Szechowycz: A Discerning Eye for Past & Present in the Gal Oya’s History

This is a presentation of an article entitled “The “Rock River” Story” by Roman W. Szechowycz in the Loris Magazine, Vol. 8 No. 6  December, 1960. Page 348. Its presentation here has been made feasible by my Aloysian pal KK … Continue reading →

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October 16, 2025 · 7:12 pm

Sri Lanka at the Crossroads

C.A. Saliya in The Island, 15 October 2025, where the title reads thus: “Spending smarter to boost growth, lessons for Sri Lanka” **   …. https://island.lk/spending-smarter-to-boost-growth-lessons-for-sri-lanka/ Sri Lanka stands at a critical juncture. After decades of ambitious infrastructure projects, expanding public … Continue reading →

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August 13, 2024 · 1:34 pm

As Sturdy as Sigiriya: Raja de Silva reaches His Year Hundred

Rajiva Wijesinha, in The Island, 11 August 2024, … where the title reads “Raja de Silva at 100″ I have been privileged to have come to know in the last few years the former Commissioner of Archaeology, Raja de Silva. … Continue reading →

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December 31, 2025 · 1:52 pm

Selective Slants on “Victims” in the Western World’s Scenarios: Bondi & Beyond

Mohamed Harees, in Colombo Telegraph , 18 December 2025,  “What Bondi Beach Massacre Reveals About “Good Victims” & “Good Heroes” Lukman Harees Bondi Beach: horror and heroism: The recent Bondi Beach massacre in Sydney, Australia was a horrible terrorist act, … Continue reading →

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July 27, 2024 · 7:34 pm

Intricate Ivory Artefacts in Ancient and Medieval Lanka

Premila Thurairatnam, whose article in The CEYLANKAN May 2024 Issue is entitled ”Ceylon Ivory” In Ceylon, ivory was used in carving as early as the 2nd century CE or earlier1. Descriptions of Lanka in the epic Ramayana refer to ivory-embellished … Continue reading →

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