March 18, 2024 · 8:24 pm

New Hand & Old Hands Spearhead Afghan Victory Over Ireland

Michael Roberts, using ESPNcricinfo report on T2o Encounter at Sharjah on 17 March 2024

Nangeyalia Kharote, b. 25 April 2004 …... slow left-hand orthodox bowler and left hand bat ….. secured these bowling figures:

4 0 23 2 5.75

while 39-year oldie Mohammad Nabi, supported him with

3 0 14 1 4.66

…. after scoring 59 tuns in 38 balls

and, last but not least, the ever-reliable Rashid Khan (now captaining the side) slammed  25 in 13 balls … and then took 4 wkts  for 14 runs … so that he was named MAN OF THE MATCH.

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March 17, 2024 · 11:46 am

Western Imperial Dominance: Aggressive Intervention from Kosovo then to Kienen Island now

 Mr X ... with the title as well as highlights being imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi 

 In the West, a narrative has been built up that China is an “aggressor” – an important word in international law because if Country A can frame a narrative that convinces the world Country B is “an aggressor” then Country A is well on the way to providing justification for war or even toppling Country B’s government, which is precisely what US Government has been doing for the past seven decades. The illegal wars in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yugoslavia are recent examples.

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March 17, 2024 · 12:19 am

Rukrakaganno’s Ecological Reforestation Project in Singharaja Rainforest

Ruk Rakaganno — A Note about this NGO’s Enterprising Programme in Protecting a Vital Element in the Singharaja Rain Forest ……….. Hanne Lund Madsen, Sustainability Director, Forward Advice, Denmark

Sri Lanka was recently awarded international recognition at the United Nations Environmental Assembly, Nairobi, for its flagship initiative to restore mangroves in Puttalam in northwest region of Sri Lanka. The ecological reforestation project by Ruk Rakaganno in the borderlands of the Singharaja Rainforest Reserve, a world heritage site, is also deserving recognition and support.

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March 16, 2024 · 7:15 pm

Sri Lanka edge Bangladesh in 50-Over ODI at Chattogram on 15 March 2024

Michael Roberts

Located in Adelaide I followed some stages of the match in its digital verbal mode on ESPN … in intermittent fashion … till 1.30 am and only saw the final result today. Clearly, our praise must be extended to Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dilshan Madushanka and Dunith Wellalage in that order. But, of course, it was a team effort.

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March 15, 2024 · 11:22 pm

Dayan Jayatilleka in Blitzkrieg directed at Gothabaya’s Claims

Dayan Jayatilleka in Daily FT, 14 March 2024 where the title runs thus: “The Conspiracy: Gotabaya’s Mein Kampf could incite ethnic, religious conflict” …. also in Financial Times(?) 

“the targeting of Catholic and Christian churches and churchgoers on Easter Sunday by Zahran’s group makes no sense whatsoever. There were never any issues between them. The “Christchurch, NZ” explanation makes zero sense.

“This attack was by a home-grown Islamist group not a group of alienated recent immigrants as in the West, or a multinational, cross-border, nomadic group like ISIS.

“There was a history of violent Islamophobia perpetrated since 2012 by militant Sinhala Buddhist organizations like the BBS, but no such targets were attacked in retaliation. Sinhala Buddhists were avoided and utterly uninvolved Catholics and Christians slaughtered instead. Where’s the motivation for suicide-bombers? 

“Gotabaya is accurate about one thing: starting “end of 2021”, the prayer campaign and demonstrations by the Catholic community seeking justice for the victims of the Easter massacre formed the prequel to the Aragalaya which toppled him.” 

 

 

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March 15, 2024 · 6:21 pm

New Faces in Australia’s Outstanding Sheffield Shield XI

Andrew McGlashan in ESPNcricinfo, 14 March 2024, …. “Sheffield Shield team of the season: Webster, Davies, McAndrew… and who else? …”

With the regular season concluded, ESPNcricinfo picks an XI from the standout performers. Argue away

The home-and-away Sheffield Shield season is concluded with Western Australia having nabbed hosting rights for the final off Tasmania. It has been a summer dominated by the seamers with runs hard to come by.

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March 15, 2024 · 12:17 pm

China as Target of CIA’s Destabilizing Programme

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Watch ….  https://www.youtube.com/live/2EZg8mPatv4?si=uzoFr0XBWGEqB5A0

Today, we learn what I’ve known for years: that the CIA have spent billions in spreading anti-China propaganda to stir up trouble in China and with countries dealing with China, thereby seeking to topple the government of China and destroy its economy. This propaganda campaign included pushing fake stories that the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative [BRI] was a threat to the world, that China would use the BRI to take over the world, that China would militarize ports they had built as part of the BRI, such as in Hambantota. It was all lies. It is now confirmed that Trump ordered the CIA to bad mouth China’s infrastructural projects, which has caused tremendous damage around the world, costing trillions of dollars to the US in damages, destroying relationships around the world, and for what?

Jeffrey Sachs

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March 15, 2024 · 12:59 am

Gotabaya Claims Local & International Conspiratorial Hands were Behind His FALL

Kalani Kumarasinghe, in Daily Mirror, 8 March 2024 ……. where the headline runs; “Shavendra and Kamal villains in GR’s new book”

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has acknowledged his shortcomings in appointing key defence personnel, including General Shavendra Silva and General (Retd.) Kamal Gunaratne in his tell-all memoir “The Conspiracy to Oust Me” launched yesterday (March 7). .Rajapaksa recounts the dramatic circumstances which led to his ousting in 2022, describing it as a first-hand experience of an internationally-sponsored regime change operation. 

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March 14, 2024 · 4:22 pm

ODI Rankings ….. ICC Table 2024

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Halleluyyah to KEITH BENNETT  ………….

 

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March 14, 2024 · 1:16 pm

Sirimavo Bandaranaike on The World Stage in Pictorial Power

Item in Daily Mirror, 14 March 2024 ………………………… https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Second-edition-of-SIRIMAVO-Steering-the-Destiny-of-a-Nation-published/108-278787

The Bandaranaike Museum Committee has taken step to publish the second limited edition of the Pictorial Biography; ‘SIRIMAVO – Steering the Destiny of a Nation’ in collaboration with the Sarasavi Bookshop and it is now available for sale, the Bandaranaike Museum Committee said.

It said the book was published due to various request from the public here and abroad.

 

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