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January 15, 2026 · 6:49 pm

“Galba” …. A Parliamentary Secretary-General Unforgetable

Nandasiri  Jasentuliyana Today, we pause to reflect and express our deepest appreciation for the remarkable life and legacy of Nihal Seneviratne, former Secretary-General of Parliament, whose passing marks the end of an era in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary history. Nihal Seneviratne, … Continue reading →

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May 23, 2025 · 9:04 pm

Trump’s Racist Perspectives on South Africa

Robert Rotberg …………………………………………………….. https://robertirotberg.substack.com/p/355-privileging-white-south-africans … which item came to my notice via one of the regular communications from RHODES CONNECT. Highlighting emphasis is the work of The editor, Thuppahi. The white refugees from South Africa whom Trump recently welcomed are … Continue reading →

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September 5, 2023 · 9:11 pm

Rajapaksa Family targeted in The TIMES as Kingpins behind the 2019 “Easter Bombings”

Catherine Philp, in The AUSTRALIAN, 5 September 2023, where the title reads “British Documentary links powerful Sri Lanka family to bombings” … where the item is from The TIMES Sri Lankan officials loyal to the Rajapaksa family were complicit in … Continue reading →

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December 25, 2023 · 8:42 pm

Pro-Palestinian Rallies on US Campuses

Daniel Arkin, in NBC News,  26 October 2023  where the title runs thus: “Israel-Hamas war continues to roil American colleges, sparking walkouts” The war has raised the temperature on some campuses, giving rise to social environments that mirror the country’s … Continue reading →

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November 17, 2025 · 6:59 pm

The Battle For An Archaic Fort in Jaffna in 1990 During the LTTE Insurgency

Gamini Goonetilleke, in JAFFNAMONITOR …. https://www.jaffnamonitor.com/inside-the-siege-a-sinhala-doctors-account-of-jaffna-fort-1990/ The first mortar shell screamed just after dawn on 10 June 1990. It tore through the coral-stone ramparts of Jaffna Fort, the blast rattling every window in the city. Inside the pentagonal walls, 130 … Continue reading →

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October 2, 2024 · 12:17 pm

Ashley Chandrasinghe in Victoria’s Cricket Sights

 “Victoria name 14-player squad for Second XI clash against NSW,”  September 29, 2024  ………. Casey South Melbourne’s Ash Chandrasinghe and Melbourne’s Campbell Kellaway have been selected with the Blues’ Xavier Crone to Captain the side, while first-year players Austin Anlezark … Continue reading →

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October 2, 2023 · 1:40 am

China’s Monumental Engineering Capacities

“Taiwan Jack,” commenting serially on the New Item re the aunch of a cross-seas Bullet Train Link: see …………………………….. https://thuppahis.com/2023/10/01/china-taiwan-cross-sea-bullet-train-a-stunning-achievement/#more-75749 A = China builds the world’s first cross-sea bullet train line which will eventually link Fujian province in China with … Continue reading →

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November 30, 2025 · 11:27 am

Pakistan Crush Lanka in Third ODI at Rawalpindi

Review in The ISLAND, 30 November 2025, entitled “Nawaz and Afridi blow Sri Lanka away to seal tri-series for Pakistan” Pakistan thundered to victory in the final of the tri-series, their attack blazing through the last nine Sri Lanka wickets … Continue reading →

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May 29, 2024 · 5:35 pm

Netherlands stump Sri Lanka in T20 Warm-Up

TrevineRodrigo  in eLanka deploying this title:;  “Netherlands humble cocky Lankans in warm-up boilover” Sri Lanka made an inauspicious start to their T20 World Cup campaign losing by 21 runs to the Netherlands in the USA in their first warm-up game … Continue reading →

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December 26, 2025 · 6:35 pm

The NPP institutes Draconian Orwellian Measures

Tisaranee Gunasekara in Groundviews 21 December 2025 …where the  title runs thus: PSTA: The NPP’s 1984 Moment? Some fates are written in broken promises. The UNP’s 1977 election manifesto acknowledged the existence of a Tamil ethnic problem, enumerated some of … Continue reading →

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