Shamindra Ferdinando, in The ISLAND, 23 September 2026, where the title reads “Thileepan’s fast unto death: An authentic narrative that many missed”
Almost four decades after his death, controversy still surrounds the circumstances leading to the former Jaffna Hindu College student, and Jaffna University undergraduate, launching the fast unto death.
MY Apologies … All the PHOTOs are on strike !!!
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Harold Pulse, whose title runs thus: “Our Gentle Giants Are Dying — Electric Fences Alone Cannot Save Them”
Why have successive governments failed to protect Sri Lanka’s wild elephants, except for stringing up electric fences to protect people who are occupying elephant territories?
Let us ask it plainly. The elephant is not a pest. The elephant is our greatest living treasure. It is our cultural icon, our religious symbol, our eco-tourism asset, and a highly intelligent, gentle being that has walked this island for thousands of years before us.
And we are killing more than one a day.
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Punching in FACEBOOK Harry Solomons, a knowledgeable cricket enthusiast from St. Aloysius College in Galle, now an Aussie citizen in Sydney and owner of its famous Kingsgrove Sports Shop, reckons that Marco Jansen can be placed in the realm of Gary Sobers.
Consider ……. Comment ……… What would Sathasivam say?
Michael Roberts
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Michael Roberts
Centred now in Melbourne rather than Sydney, the journal THE CEYLANKAN has been revived with a new team [who retain links to Sydney and other cities].
As a Thuppahiya, let me endorse the efforts and prospects of this enterprise. Those historically minded may wish to dip into the illustrated tales of the talented coterie of ladies and gents who launched YOUNG CEYLON in the 1840s and 1850s …….YES, THEN ….. inspired by the Risorgimento and other political streams in Europe. See the book PEOPLE INBETWEEN generated by Roberts, Colin-Thome & Raheem in 1989 via Sarvodaya Publishers.
The Ceylankan Vol 28 Issue 1 (2026) Essays Compiled (Edited) FINAL V4
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Mélanie Berger 1939 corr – Mélanie Berger-Volle – Wikipedia 2222
Melanie Berger-Volle, 7. Oktober 2022
Mélanie Berger-Volle (8 October 1921 – 22 October 2026) was an Austrian-born French veteran of World War II. She was an activist against Austrofascism and a member of the French Resistance.
Mélanie Berger was born into a Jewish family in the Leopoldstadt area of Vienna. After completing her secondary education, she learned the corset-making trade as part of her dressmaking apprenticeship. She says she developed a political mindset from the age of 13. Politically socialized within the labour movement, she participated in illegal activities during the Austro-fascist era from the age of 15. During her schooling, she joined the Socialist Revolutionary Party of Austria (RSÖ). Members of this banned party met on a nudist beach in Lobau. She recounts in an interview that it was there, naked, that she began her first political discussions. Shortly afterward, she joined the internationalist and anti-Stalinist organization, the Revolutionary Communists of Austria (RKÖ).
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Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESNcricinfo.com
Pakistan 331 for 7 (Fakhar 127, Baig 74, Minhas 61, Madushanka 3-63) beat Sri Lanka 325 for 8 (Kamindu 131, Rathnayake 77, Agha 2-44, Afridi 2-50) by three wickets
A masterclass hundred from Fakhar Zaman in another final and a searing 61 off 31 balls from No. 7 Arafat Minhas saw Pakistan speed to a target of 326 with nine balls and three wickets remaining in the tri-series final against Sri Lanka to clinch the trophy. Along the way, there had also been Saad Baig‘s 74 off 75 deliveries adding serious heft to Pakistan’s innings, as he and Fakhar raised Pakistan up from 14 for 2 with a 149-run third-wicket stand.Filed under Uncategorized
A THUPPAHIYaa NOTE
India did well to beat the Kiwis 3 matches to two in their away series in New Zealand; but the Kiwis did well too in their last T20 ODI.
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Have you heard her inspiring story? Do you remember this remarkable Sri Lankan woman?
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Andrew Fidel Fernando in ESPNcricinfo.com, 29 October 2026 … where the title runs thus: “Duckett 167, Dawson four-for, guide England to consolation win”
Rathnayake, Mendis lead spirited chase but 387-run target proves out of reach.
England 386 for 5 (Duckett 167, Banton 74) beat Sri Lanka 331 (Rathnayake 118, Mendis 89, Dawson 4-49) by 55 runs
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More than 1,600 students sat this year’s Russian Classical Ballet Examination, the largest number ever to take part in the examination in Sri Lanka. Exams were held in Colombo from 5, to 18, October and in Galle on 10 October.
Students aged four and above came from across the island, including Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Negombo, Matara, Kelaniya, Panadura, Wattala, Kiribathgoda, Ratnapura, Kandy, Kurunegala, Bandarawela and Badulla. They are taught by 15 dedicated teachers trained in the Vaganova method, the renowned Russian system of classical ballet training.
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Friends of Sri Lanka’s Tea Country Hiking Trail – The PEKOE TRAIL’s post I
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