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Chickungya Rampant in Sri Lanka NOW…
Dr Sarath Gamani De Silva, a Richmondite friend of mine in Colombo, confirmed this fact and provided this basic NOTE drawn from Wikipedia. Chikungunya fever is now rampant in Sri Lanka. It is caused by a mosquito bite. Same species … Continue reading →
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The Geopolitics underlying the Strengthening of Maldivian Links with China
Timur Fomenko in rtcom.news, 15 January 2024, where the title reads as “How a tiny tourist paradise has become a political flashpoint between India and China” ….. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi and pertinents Thoughts sent by “Skindiver” … Continue reading →
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Passing the Covid with the Cricket Ball?
Simon Kolstoe, in The Conversation, 6 July 2020, where the title reads “Do cricket balls really spread coronavirus Cricket is now back on in England, despite Boris Johnson declaring cricket balls a “natural vector of disease”. His statement has frustrated cricket fans and players, but … Continue reading →
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Air Ceylon’s First Flight to Jeddah in 1950
Elmo Jayawardena This is an ancient story, most records are lost, buried or moth-eaten. Still, there is a lot remaining in the minds of men who heard how things happened and what was commercial flying like in its infant days … Continue reading →
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Debilitating Political Ignorance in Sri Lanka’s Populace?
Sanjana Hattotuwa, from The Island, 8 October 2016, where the title is “The new constitution that may never be”. .. Emphasis below via highlighting is an imposition by the Editor, Thuppahi. Gramsci spoke of the pessimism of intellect and the … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka leads World in Path to Eliminate Malaria
Sarah Boseley, in The Guardian Weekly, 22 September 2016, where the title reads “Beginning of the End for Malaria,” … https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/sep/09/malaria-sri-lanka-china-iran-malaysia-end-for-disease Hopes of eliminating malaria from more than 30 countries with a total population of 2 billion have risen following the … Continue reading →
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Chaotic Pluralism in Sri Lanka’s Polity Today
Sanjana Hattotuwa, courtesy of The Island, 1 October 2016, where the title is “Factions & Fractions. Chaos in Sri Lanka’s Polity” … emphasis has been added by The Editor, Thuppahi. My conversations with individuals and institutions over the course of … Continue reading →
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Narrative Bedlam: Dangers of Hate Speech and Propaganda via Social Media Today
Sanjana Hattotuwa, courtesy of The Island, 15 April 2016, where the title is “Openly Hidden,”……. But with highlighting embellishments from The Editor, Thuppahi I teach social media verification, and recalled during a class I am teaching this week some of the … Continue reading →
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How Sri Lanka triumphed in Eelam War IV
Ashok Mehta, courtesy of transcurrents and Sri Lanka Guardian after it appeared in public courtesy of the Centre for Land Warfare Studies where the title is “Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Conflict: How Eelam War IV was Won … Note that this is is a long article … Continue reading →
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Brainstorming on Constitutional Reform and Citizenship — in Colombo Soon
Curator’s Note: “Corridors of power: Drawing and modelling Sri Lanka’s tryst with democracy What is a constitution? What place and relevance, if any, does it have in the popular imagination? Do citizens really care about an abstract document most would never … Continue reading →
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