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February 12, 2024 · 12:13 pm

‘Made’ in Australia: The Journal SOUTH ASIA

SEE … https://southasianstudies.org.au/journal/     South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies ranks as the leading academic journal in South Asian studies. It provides a forum for scholarly research, comment and discussion on the history, society, economy, culture and international relations … Continue reading →

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June 23, 2024 · 2:20 pm

Afghanistan ‘talibans’ Australian T20 Cricket Aspirations

Michael Roberts In what must have been a nerve-tingling match-up, the Afghanistan cricket team undermined and shattered Australia’s cricket team at  the T20 match in Kingstown on 22nd June. This was achieved via a team ffort involving several star interventions … Continue reading →

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July 8, 2026 · 6:51 pm

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima …. Wikipedia

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima …. from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (Japanese: 硫黄島の星条旗, Hepburn: Iōjima no Seijōki) is an iconic photograph of six United States Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle … Continue reading →

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June 10, 2024 · 4:30 pm

Commemorating D-DAY in Normandy, 2024

Item in The Economist, 30 May 2024 …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Bob Fagan was a 21-year-old private from Texas when he plunged from his assault craft into the cold sea off Utah Beach in Normandy, under … Continue reading →

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October 3, 2026 · 10:07 pm

False Hopes For Sri Lanka …..

Chandre Dharmawardena, whose chosen title is  “Fault Lines Threatening Sri Lanka’s Future,”  cast in September 2026 …. and appearing in The Island, 22 September 2026 Introduction The official narrative surrounding Sri Lanka’s economic recovery is optimistic and up-beat. President Anura … Continue reading →

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April 1, 2026 · 2:19 pm

Besieged by ‘Requests” — Sri Lanka Amidst Iranian War Ramifications

An Item sent to TPS by Darini Rajasingham Senanayake, ** …entitled Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ ….. e-Con e-News 22-28 March 2026  ‘The [USA] wanted to bring 2 warplanes armed with 8 antiship missiles from a base … Continue reading →

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December 3, 2022 · 6:26 pm

The Story of a Masterpiece … and Its Painter Donald Friend

Dr Srilal Fernando, in The CEYLANKAN. Journal No, 100, November 2022, pp. 41-43 In 1969 James Gleeson, a well-respected authority on Australian painting, wrote a book called the Masterpieces of Australian Painting. It covered a full range of Australian painting … Continue reading →

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August 1, 2022 · 1:47 am

Power Cuts in Cuba indicate Spreading Economic Crisis

Marc Frank in Reuters, 30 July 2022, with this title “Havana announces blackouts, cancels carnival as crisis deepens” The Cuban capital of Havana will begin electricity blackouts in August, has cancelled carnival and is taking other measures as the country’s … Continue reading →

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January 18, 2024 · 9:25 pm

The Culinary Cuisine & Crossoads Culture of Marseille

Tristan Rutherford & Rebecca Marshall in AramcoWorld in  March/April 2018 ………………………………………….. https://www.aramcoworld.com/Articles/March-2018/Marseille-s-Migrant-Cuisine Five hundred years later the Mediterranean became Rome’s nexus of trade and empire, and Marseille became one of its maritime centers. Now, mucem exhibits olive-oil amphorae from Anatolia, soapmaking paraphernalia from … Continue reading →

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August 8, 2026 · 8:52 pm

Curriculum Vitae: Michael Roberts

Michael Roberts …. presenting a CV compiled about ten years back in response to a personal request, while directed by the fact that he is about to enter the 90s in age A young scholar recently sought information on my … Continue reading →

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