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April 25, 2025 · 1:35 pm

Dr. Anslem De Silva …… Herpetologist Renowned

A Facebook Note from Avishka Mario Seneviratne, April 2025 Buddhika Dassanayake and I were lucky to meet Sri Lanka’s foremost herpetologist (expert on amphibians and reptiles), the legendary Dr. Anslem de Silva, at his charming abode in Gampola. A skilled … Continue reading →

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August 13, 2025 · 9:21 pm

Turbines at Mannar are A Threat to Vital Bird Corridor

Dilum Alagiyawanna, in Daily Mirror,  August 2025 Local-based renewable projects, unlike Adani’s mega 5.2 MW high-efficiency turbines, show that cleaner energy is possible, without harming Sri Lanka’s sensitive bird habitat.  The Central Asian Flyway is one of the most significant … Continue reading →

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August 22, 2025 · 2:18 am

Drs Yasodhara & Vimukthi Kumaratunga in Britain

DATA secured from Internet Sources by The EDITOR, THUPPAHI News Item presented by Walter Jayawardena The wedding of London educated daughter Yasodhara of Sri Lanka’s former President Chandrika Kumaratunga and a Consultant medical practitioner Roger Walker was announced in London’s … Continue reading →

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March 31, 2024 · 2:30 am

Elephant Orphanage & Elephant Lore: Dilmah Initiative at Uda Walawe

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe, in Daily Mirror, 25 March 2024, where the title reads thus: “Üda Walawe ETH: A home away from home for baby elephants” Spectators witnessing another busy feeding hour at the Uda Walawe ETH —Pix courtesy: Dilmah Conservationh Inauguration … Continue reading →

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September 15, 2025 · 2:53 am

The Vocabulary Girding & Gilding Israel’s Programme of Genocide in Palestine

Gamini Seneviratne, in The Island, 12 September 2025, where the title is “Human Animals” The words in the heading do not refer to those who are slaughtering the human beings resident in Gaza and the West Bank. They are the ones … Continue reading →

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December 14, 2025 · 6:57 pm

SeaHorses Off Sri Lankan Shores: Rare Finds

Ifham Nizam,  in The ISLAND Newspaer, 12 December 2025,  where the title reads: “Rare Seahorse discovered in Sri Lankan waters sparks urgent conservation debate” … with the photos below being ‘generic imports’ because the bloody ISLAND photo was not cooperative … Continue reading →

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August 25, 2024 · 12:15 pm

Sea Lion Invasion at Monterey Beach in California, August 2024

Visit …. https://au.news.yahoo.com/sea-lions-over-california-beach-232947784.html  

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May 23, 2026 · 4:12 pm

An Erudite Appreciation of Female Beauty in Mid-Nineteenth Century British Ceylon

JP… that is John Prins [?] …. “FEMALE BEAUTY IN CEYLON”[1] “Ladies! – Young ladies! Be advised; hear the warning voice of one, who although an ardent worshipper at the shrine of beauty, yet despises the false conceptions and grand-mistaken … Continue reading →

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September 26, 2023 · 11:47 am

Sambhur Meat Hunters in Sri Lanka’s Jungle Sanctuaries

ITEM in Daily Mirror, 25 September 2023 Wildlife authorities nabbed four persons who poached four sambhurs and a mousedeer for meat in the Rantambe sanctuary, the Department of Wildlife Conservation said.  

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April 7, 2026 · 7:02 pm

Trump’s Gross Misreading of IRAN …….

Janan Ganesh, FT … in an article bearing this Title: “Trump learns that not everyone has a price” Who is the anti-Trump? The human opposite of him? Robert Mueller, who once investigated the US president, had a strong claim. He … Continue reading →

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