Andrew Fidel Fernando in ESPNcricinfo,com … 24 June 2026, where the title runs thus: “Athapaththu ton revives SL’s semi-final hopes”
Athapaththu’s innings raised SL’s NRR to less than negative one, with Scotland still to play, and other matches remaining in the group
Chamari Athapaththu celebrates her 58-ball century • ICC/Getty Images
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Anonymous participant in the Sri Lankan Planters (SLP) Official FB page, 8 June 2026 , where the title reads : “The Untold Story of Mahaiyawa Cemetery”
A silent colonial history resting beside the busy streets of Kandy …For anyone entering the city of Kandy, Mahaiyawa is more than just a name or a location. It is a bustling area known for heavy traffic, a railway crossing, and constant activity. However, just a few steps away from the busy road lies one of the most significant chapters of Kandy’s history, resting quietly and largely forgotten. This is the story of the Mahaiyawa Public Cemetery and the history buried within it.
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Michael Roberts
An EMAIL Exchange with Vinod Moonesinghe recently prompted me to search for relevant literature and I came across this text from my hand in People Inbetween (1989, Sarasavi Publications, page 111).
“In brief, in the 1900s and 1910s the literati who engaged themselves in English drama developed no synthesizing link with the Sinhala theatre which was flourishing at the same time in and around the Tower Hall in Maradana, Colombo. The latter, as we know, had some awareness of the Western theatrical traditions [81]. Our speculative point is that the fertilizing influence, such as it was, moved in one direction only.
Gananath Obeyesekere & Haig Karunaratne …. & Haig at Talk Podium
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VAIBHAV SOIRIYAVANSHI smashes 94 runs from 29 balls as India A maul Sri Lanka A at Dambulla …
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Wow Michael, what a fascinating set of reflections relating to the definitions of genocide and pogrom…. referring here to the TPS essay, viz https://thuppahis.com/2023/07/26/reflections-my-engagement-with-the-pogrom-of-july-1983-in-sri lank/#:~:text=Reflections%3A%20My%20Engagement%20with%20the,living%20and%2For%20working%20in%20the
I find myself in complete agreement with you. We live in an age of genocide inflation or concept creep, where the definition of a word expands so broadly it loses its original meaning. To call the July 1983 violence a genocide is inappropriate; if left unchecked, we would indeed be forced to “invent another concept” just to describe much more extreme, systematic atrocities.
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FROM Rashantha De Alwis in FACEBOOK, 21 June 2026
A Russian Jew as finally allowed to emigrate to Israel. At Moscow airport, customs found a Lenin statue in his baggage and asked: “What is this?”
At Tel Aviv airport, the Israeli customs officer also asked our friend: “What is this?”He replied: “What is this? Wrong question, Sir. You should be asking: “Who is this?” This is Lenin, the bastard who caused me; a Jew, to leave Russia. I take this statue with me so I can curse him every day.” The Israeli customs officer said: “I apologise; Sir, you are cleared to go”
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AI Overview
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A Note from RICHARD KOENIGSBERG** with whom I have been exchanging World News for Decades, 21 June 2027
As you can see below, you OPENED (Clicked) most of the Newsletters sent during the last day (Jan. 19) EXCEPT “Trump & Hitler in the same bed?” which was released to you, but not opened.
This Newsletter is the one that generated 1800 hits.
Regards, Richard
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Lasantha Pethiyagoda in Colombo Telegraph, 11 June 2026, where the title runs thus: “Suddek Alluwath Api Goda” (Latch Onto A White Foreigner, We Are All Set)”
Most luxury homes in fishing villages are either owned or funded by white foreigners or offspring through their often-dubious relationships with local boys, girls, women or men. No longer did fishermen, sculptors or mask-workers train their kids to follow their own trade or seek educational qualifications. Latching onto a white-skinned foreigner became the life goal.
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This timely and well written book fills a major hiatus in Sri Lanka’s history. There is currently very little information available about the island’s role as a major hub in Indian Ocean trade since ancient times – and ‘Sri Lanka, Serendib and the Silk Road of the Sea’ more than adequately fills the gap…. https://www.amazon.com.au/Sri-Lanka-Serendib-Silk-Road-ebook/dp/B0GM2W96K5
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