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March 14, 2020 · 1:28 am

Sri Lanka as A Resplendent Isle from Way Back in Time

Pauline Gunewardene, being …. a talk originally titled “A Brief History of Sri Lanka,” and presented at  the Mind Cafe Mental Health Conference o at the Marriott in Weligama, 3-10 August 2019…… and subsequently placed in the first CEYLANKAN for … Continue reading →

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January 12, 2019 · 12:56 pm

Our Wonderful World: The Mammals of Ceylon Brought to Life

Burton K Lim in © 2015 American Society of Mammalogists, http://www.mammalogy.org …… …. reviewing  A. Yapa, A. and G. Ratnavira  2013. The Mammals of Sri Lanka. Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka, Department of Zoology, University of Colombo, Colombo 3, … Continue reading →

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May 10, 2019 · 2:53 pm

Nigel Farage castigated by a Sri Lankan British Namesake …. British Imperial History Flogged

Nigel Kerner to Nigel Farage and the BREXIT & UKIP PARTY =  A Letter entitled “To a Land of Dope & Gory. The Farage Balloon” What hypocrites so many white Brits are. So many of us  positively stink of racism … Continue reading →

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January 20, 2019 · 11:09 pm

Water and Wild Life in Sri Lanka brought to life

Mike Birkhead and Associates …. and their Documentary Series = https://www.mikebirkhead.com/Wild-Sri-Lanka.html Nowhere else on earth is the power of water to create, shape and sustain life so dazzlingly evident as on the tiny oceanic island of Sri Lanka. Rising from … Continue reading →

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June 8, 2019 · 3:12 pm

SOFA — American Boots in Sri Lanka in ‘Soft Power’ Insertion

Daya Gamage, in Asian Tribune, 6 June 2018, with this title “U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy Report 2019: Military presence to secure ‘Homeland’.” Coinciding the Asia Security Summit – the Shangri-la Dialogue – in Singapore in which US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan … Continue reading →

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May 20, 2018 · 4:16 am

The Uda Walawe: A Dream Landscape

For the keen photographer, the Udawalawe National Park offers an experience like no other with its abundant wildlife, herds of elephants, endless landscapes and adventurous safaris. Mahil Wijesinghe trains his lens on this great elephant country. ……. SEE http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2018/05/20/explore/udawalawe%E2%80%99s-dream-landscapes

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January 7, 2019 · 11:13 pm

“Putting The World To Write” …. in Galle

An INVITATION to a Writing Event with a Title that is Right Talk, Tea & Book Launch Wednesday January 16th …. 3- 5 pm Jetwing Lighthouse The first Galle Literary Festival was launched in 2007 amid the chaos of the … Continue reading →

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February 21, 2019 · 2:09 pm

Hemantha Situge’s Reviews of Two Sinhala Books on Gandhi and Mihindhu

Hemantha Situge One, a review of  Mahatma Gandhi: Lanka Gamanaya saha Sri Lankave Dheshapalanya publd by Sarasavi Prakasakayo recently. The splendid book entitled: Mahatma Gandhi – Lanka Gamanaya Saha Deshapalanaya [Mahatma Gandhi’s visit of Ceylon and Sri Lankan Politics] written … Continue reading →

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April 16, 2018 · 8:45 am

Escaping to Sri Lanka on Holiday

Mal Chenu in Sunday Mail, 15 April 2018 ….. where the title runs “Why Aussies love Sri Lanka Right Now” Venetian adventurer Marco Polo described Sri Lanka as “the finest island of its size in all the world”. Sure, that … Continue reading →

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December 23, 2018 · 5:44 am

A Pictorial Treat: Mannar Unbound as a Journey through History and Nature

“Mannar Unbound is an invitation for you to delight in the images and history of the region. Importantly, it is also a call for you to empathize with the beauty of the natural world and to contribute towards ensuring that … Continue reading →

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