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Rex Clementine in The Island, January 2026

Sri Lanka depend so much on Pathum Nissanka in white ball cricket and when he fires, the team wins and when he fails, they flop

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Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, 7 January 2026 where the title reads thus “EPDP’s Devananda and missing weapon supplied by Army”

 March 15, 2009: Social Services and Social Welfare Minister and Chairman of Special Task Committee, Northern Province, Douglas Devananda visits the Menik Farm welfare centre to inquire into the health of the internally displaced people, temporarily housed in the camp. The visit took place amidst fierce fighting on the Vanni east front. The LTTE collapsed less than eight weeks later. ..This photo resisted loading and has been replaced by another

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An Item in the  Financial Times 23 December 2025 …..Sent by Jayantha Somasundarum of Canberra … where the web deployed this  title: “Elephant House Ice Cream marks historic launch in Australia”

Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CCS), a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC, has launched its iconic Elephant House Ice Cream in Australia, marking a bold step in the brand’s global expansion. 

The official unveiling took place on 4 December 2025 at the Novotel Melbourne Glen Waverley, where industry leaders, local distributors, and strategic partners gathered to celebrate the occasion. The launch was further honoured by the presence of Consul General Designate of Sri Lanka Pradeepa Seram and Member of the Australian Parliament Cassandra Fernando, reflecting the deep and growing connections between Sri Lanka and Australia.

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SL Cricket Aficianado Slam Sri  Lankan Selectors & Squad after Team is beaten by Pakistan at Dambulla …. HIRAN & DIRK in Slash and Burn in Facebook

HIRAN HEWAVISENTI”s READING

That sinking feeling……. As the T20 World Cup beckons!

A COMMENT by DIRK TISSERA in  Line with Hiran

ALL-ROUNDER OR ALL-BALLS? … Another massacre of the innocents in Dambulla … And our fearless didn’t even bowl an over … lol

That Observer ina Black Sea Town

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A Churchill Today

In the recent unproved attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of Nicholas Madura, the operation carried out by US special forces involved the cold-blooded murder of a large number of Maduro’s security team—male and female soldiers, and innocent citizens. US special forces killed them all just to get to Maduro. He did not resist.  It was a case of cold-blooded murder.  The US military killed over 80 Venezuelans, with hundreds injured.

People Line Sacrifice Themselves Illustration About Stock Illustration 2413856995 _ Shutterstock

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The Richies, the beloved Australian cricket fan group famous for dressing as legendary commentator Richie Benaud in grey wigs, beige suits, and oversized microphones, have officially ended their 16-year run following the SCG Test on January 5, 2026.

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Observer from the Black Sea

On 3 January 2026, the U.S. launched a military operation (“Operation Southern Spear”) in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, by U.S. special forces (Delta Force). They were flown to the United States and are currently held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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In TPS Courtesy of Charlees Schokman in Melbournev…. New Year Message from the Hon. Prime Minister

 As we move forward to the New Year of 2026, it is timely to reflect on the year 2025 that has passed. The year 2025 can be granted as a year having made a number of decisive and progressive steps with a people oriented government.
I am confident that, within a new political culture, we were able to strengthen transparency in state governance and lay the foundation for an efficient and corruption free public service. We can be satisfied with the progress achieved in several key areas during 2025, including economic stability, the increasingly positive and optimistic international perception towards our country, the establishment of transparent systems of governance, and the strengthening of the sovereignty of the legislation system.

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Professor Walter Perera, revewing The Ceylon Journal Volume 2 Number 2 in The Island, 4 January 2025,  where the  title reads ““New Year Dawns with more stories of Sri Lanka” …. with highlights being impositions by The Editor, Thuppahi

In 2024, I helped launch the maiden issue of The Ceylon Journal [TCJ] to a full house at the elegant, near-patrician environs of the Sri Lanka Medical Association Auditorium. My encomium to the editor Avishka Mario Senewiratne for a well-wrought first issue was accompanied by a cautionary tale about the perils of editing. During my 16-year stint as editor of The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities [SLJH], I had observed how editorships sometimes become vanity projects which last only as long as the individual who does the job for a substantial period of time, retains interest; consequently, there was a need to plan for the TCJ’s long term future even as its first issue was drawing praise.

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