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March 5, 2019 · 10:57 am

A Sri Lankan-Australian Experience on Stage

SEE https://youtu.be/WTudekMX91U ….. and LISTEN TO S. SHAKTHITHARAN in conversation with Richard Mockler

against a background of scenes from the play “COUNTING and CRACKING” ….. clarifying the making of  The Sri Lankan-Australian experience in Counting and Cracking | The Mix

The playwright contends that it has been moulded as “a cautionary tale” and that he would love to take the ensemble to Sri Lanka. The play was four years in the making and has a cast of 16 (sixteeen) from six different countries.
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March 5, 2019 · 9:53 am

Meet Nishi Uggalla, Child Prodigy and Scientist in the Making

News Item in ISLAND, with Upul Wijayawardhana as Inspiration,  5 March 2019, where the title is “She has higher IQ than Einstein … Child Genius UK 2019: Nishi Uggalle”

The remarkable win of 12-year-old Nishi Uggalla, from Manchster, on Saturday night’s (2nd March) final of the Channel Four’s Child Genius competition was, no doubt, a proud moment for all Sri Lankans domiciled in UK.  But it was much more because she made it ultra-special and won the hearts of everyone who watched the programme by an inspiring acceptance speech. Further, she was different from all the other contestants; whereas all the others were driven by their parents or relations, Nishi was the driving force herself.

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March 3, 2019 · 8:03 am

Sri Lanka’s Budget in Perilous Times

Sam Samarasinghe, in Sunday Times, 3 March 2019, where the title is “Budget 2019: Minister Samaraweera’s thankless task”

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera has the most thankless task in government just now. That is the management of public finances. Saying that Sri Lanka’s public finances are in a mess is a serious understatement. Many people think that the budget is a magic wand that can reduce prices, create jobs and perform other economic miracles. It plays an important role in the economy but is not a panacea for all ills.

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March 3, 2019 · 3:46 am

Hai Hoyi! Kochchiyen Baila Natanna!

A Portuguese travelling couple has defended themselves after they were slammed for hanging out of a moving train in Sri Lanka just so they could capture the perfect picture for Instagram, Daily Mail reported. The couple had taken the snapshot of them riding along the train tracks of Ella, in Sri Lanka in February.

from DAILY MIRROR, 1 March 2019, where the title is “Portuguese couple slammed for hanging out of moving train in SL”

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February 26, 2019 · 2:19 pm

Lord Naseby knocks out Taylor Dibbert in Stoush over Eelam War IV

ONE = Taylor Dibbert: “On Lord Naseby’s Sri Lanka whitewash,” Daily Financial Times, 21 February 2019

Sri Lanka’s civil war ended tragically in May 2009. Ten years on, the wounds of war remain unhealed. That has significant implications for the country’s future trajectory and ensures that, absent some big changes, a return to violence at some later date cannot be ruled out. Besides, victims and their family members deserve justice.

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February 24, 2019 · 10:01 am

How Dimuth & Niroshan Turned the Tide — The Inside Story

Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, February 2019, with this title “Sri Lanka rediscover the taste of freedom”

If the players are good enough to play here and compete, that’s what we’re looking to do- Sri Lanka coach Chandika Hathurusingha, two days out from the series.
Not “they are good enough”; if. Not “win” the series, or a Test; compete.

“We are very green,” Hathurusingha says.

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February 23, 2019 · 11:11 pm

The Men behind the Transformation of Sri Lanka’s Cricket Team

Rohit Pawar in Cricket Age, 23 February 2019 … https://www.cricketage.in/2019/02/23/18356the-architects-of-sri-lankas-triumph-in-south-africa/***

In South Africa, Sri Lanka has created history by becoming the first even Asian team to conquer the frontier! Not even termed underdogs, Sri Lanka’s relatively inexperienced side pulled off a miracle and outplayed mighty South Africa on their own soil.

As entire cricket fraternity is showering praise on the historical achievement, Cricket Age focused on those individuals, who transformed the team with their vision, commitment and courageous decisions.

Harin Fernando Ashantha De Mel

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February 20, 2019 · 9:20 am

A Landmark in Ceylon’s Cricket Test History: Beating India in January 1965

Nirgunan Tiruchelvam, in ESPNcricinfo in 2013 — 14 August 2013 to be precise — with this heading “When the Lankans won a ‘Test’ in India”

Sri Lanka’s rise in Test cricket is one of the finest underdog stories in the game’s history. England have played Test cricket for 126 years, while Sri Lanka have only competed for 31. Yet Sri Lanka has two batsmen with 10,000 Test runs while England have none. Sri Lanka have also produced the game’s highest wicket-taker: Muttiah Muralitharan’s career haul of 800 is more than double the tally of England’s leading bowler (Ian Botham with 383).

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February 19, 2019 · 9:06 am

The British Way: An Appraisal of Donald Trump

Nate White responding to the Question:“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?”

“A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

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February 18, 2019 · 1:34 pm

A Cricketing Prasasti for Kusal from Andrew

Andrew Fernando, in ESPNcrcinfo, 18 February 2019, where the title is “Kusal Perera bats with body, heart and soul in innings of a lifetime”

That vein.

The vein on Dale Steyn‘s forehead has come alive. He is mid-pitch, biceps taut, knees bent, fists clenched, face red, practically on fire, screaming.

Mitchell Johnson had three furious seasons. James Anderson nicks entire top orders off. But let’s not kid around. If there is a sight that has struck fear into the heart of the planet’s batsmen in the last 15 years; if there is a vision that shakes them to their soul, it is this.

Steyn. His vein. Mid-pitch. Screaming.

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