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Colombo’s Wetlands: IWMI”s Concerns and Explorations
Darshanie Ratnawalli, in Sunday Island, 4 February 2018, where the title runs “Understanding Colombo’s wetlands with IWMI According to historians the very position of Kotte in the middle of a marsh attests to peril. It was to arrest peril emanating … Continue reading
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Mattala Airport in China’s Game-Plan
Brook Larmer, courtesy of New York Times Magazine , 13 September 2017, where the title reads “What the World’s Emptiest International Airport Says About China’s Influence” The four-lane highway leading out of the Sri Lankan town of Hambantota gets so little … Continue reading
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The Indus Civilisation: A Great Civilisation, Yet Forgotten?
Andrew Robinson, courtesy of History Today Volume 65 Issue 12 December 2015…. http://www.historytoday.com/andrew-robinson/greatest-civilisation-ever-forgotten Perhaps the most famous statement about the Indus civilisation is the opening paragraph of an article in the Illustrated London News published in 1924 by John Marshall, Director General … Continue reading
