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Chandrasena Maliyadde, in DailyFT 12 July 2025, where the title reads thus: “A Man lived in Many Hearts”….. https://www.ft.lk/columns/A-man-lived-in-many-hearts/4-778880

His legacy, lasting impact, and the void have no substitutes. His loss is not mourned only by his family, relatives, or friends. The entire country does it. The entire population was his family. There are 1.5 million public servants in the country. Bradman was always the pinnacle and was among the few most respected public servants. His demise marks the end of an era. It marks a profound loss and an absence that leaves a lasting impact and cannot be easily replaced.

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Lili Marleen (German version) – A song full of contradictions and history

One song and two singers came to represent opposition and resistance to Hitler in the Second World War. The most beautiful and certainly most popular song of the Second World War was Lili Marlene.

A poem written in 1915, it was first recorded by German singer Lale Andersen in 1939 and was titled Das Mädchen unter der Laterne (The Girl under the Lantern). Another hugely popular version was recorded by Marlene Dietrich, a German exile living in the USA.00:00

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Merril  Gunaratne, in Sunday Island, 23 November 2025, …with  highlighting being impositions of The Editor, Thuppahi

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Item in The Sunday Times, 27 November 2025, … Authorship Not Indicated … A Travessty This

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Gamini Seneviratne, in The  Island, 23 November 2025., with this  title “Footnotes to the Ceylon Civil Service”

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Responding to  Lorenz Pereira’s  Reflections, other Sri Lankan Aficianado have presented theri  Thoughts …. significant thoughts  because they are Not Dinky-die Aussies as such ...EDITOR, Thuppahi

PERTH, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 22: Mitchell Starc of Australia celebrates with Travis Head after dismissing Zak Crawley of England during day two of the First 2025/26 Ashes Series Test Match between Australia and England at Perth Stadium on November 22, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

SYDNEY  FERNANDO  in  Colombo, November  2025

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EMAIL COMMENTS  From Lorenz Pereira of Royal College, now in Melbourne,  on the  Sunday after  the match

Dear Fitzy

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Ishanka Singha Arachchi, in Groundviews, 9 November  2025,  where  thr title runs thus:  A Southern Woman’s Endless Search for Justice …… with  highlighting emphasis added by The Editor, Thuppahi.

The story of the women of the South, who have been struggling for justice for their forcibly disappeared loved ones for 36 long years, remains one of the most tragic chapters in Sri Lanka’s history. Despite countless obstacles, shifting political tides and the indifference of successive governments, their fight for truth and accountability continues with unwavering determination.

These women, now frail with age, still carry photographs of their missing sons, husbands and brothers, walking from one government office to another, from one protest to the next, demanding answers that never come.

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ITEM in ESPNcricinfo

Zimbabwe 162 for 8 (Bennett 49, Raza 47, Hasaranga 3-32) beat Sri Lanka 95 (Shanaka 34, Evans 3-9, Ngarava 2-15) by 67 runs

Sri Lanka’s batting imploded in the face of a disciplined Zimbabwe attack, as they fell to a 67-run defeat in the second match of the men’s T20I tri-series in Rawalpindi. They were bowled out for 95, chasing a target of 163. For Zimbabwe, it was the perfect response to their opening game defeat to Pakistan.
The wickets were spread among each of the six bowlers used by Zimbabwe. Richard Ngarava was excellent picking up figures of 2 for 15, but he was outdone by the ever-reliable Brad Evans, who ended with match best figures of 3 for 9.

Brian Bennett in full flow
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Item in TelecomAsiaNet, 19 November 2025, with this title “Captain brought down by a bouncer of his own making?”

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