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Pahalgam Atrocity: Brink of Indo-Pak War?

Lakshman Gunasekara, in the Sunday Observer, 4 May 2025 where the title is more temperate: “South Asia tense as India sanctions Pakistan over Kashmir attack” … with highlighting emphasis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi ** A bloody attack on an … Continue reading →

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Jehan Perera on Channel Four’s Slant on the Easter Sunday Attacks of 2019

Jehan Perera in The Island, 19 September 2019 The Channel 4 documentary that claims to give the story behind the Easter bombing has restarted the debate, within the country, about who was behind the foul deed, and why. The answer … Continue reading →

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Sri Lankan Cricket Squads: Questions

Michael Roberts I have limited knowledge about the administrative forces upholding SL crccket today and do not even know WHO constitute the Selection Committee. From my distant post in Adelaide  Australia I have watched some of the Test cricket . … Continue reading →

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Severe Economic Impact on Sri Lanka from the War in Middle East

Observer in a Black Sea Town Absorb the information within this site, https://www.rt.com/news/633879-sri-lankan-economy-at-great/ Harin Fernando,  former foreign minister, explains how the war in West Asia will impact on Sri Lanka’s economy, with shipping insurance increasing, cost of living will increase, … Continue reading →

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Murder & Mayhem by US Special Forces in Venezuela … Protests Resulting

That Observer ina Black Sea Town Venezuelan social movements and political parties held a massive rally in Caracas on 4 January to reject the US military attacks against the country, and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro. The Sunday march … Continue reading →

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FRONTLINE APPRAISAL: Shattering All The International Norms in the Middle-East

Vaishu Rai, in FRONTLINE, 1 March 2026 …. where the title reads “The rules they broke” … with highlights being the imprint of the Editor,Thuppahi From the UN charter to the US constitution, the strikes on Iran shatter the legal … Continue reading →

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Sri Lankans Spearhead Rescue of Iranian Survivors

Item in Al-Jazeera, 4 March 2026, with this headline “US submarine sank Iran’s warship off Sri Lanka coast, says Hegseth” Sri Lanka says it recovered several bodies and rescued 32 wounded sailors after the frigate sank just outside the island’s … Continue reading →

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Stripping Downer like an Onion

Truth is King I have long found Alexander Downer’s intellect and integrity wanting, but his latest piece in The Australian ironically titled Let’s be honest, the rules-based order never really existed sets a new low. It is a masterclass in disingenuousness. Far from providing a … Continue reading →

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Sri Lankan Police as An Israeli Arm of Law….!!

Tisaranee Gunasekara, in HIMAL, 8 October 2025, under this  title “The growing dangers of Sri Lanka’s Israel nexus”  Pro-Israel groups and Buddhist extremists are expanding Israeli influence in Sri Lanka, stoking anti-Muslim sentiment as the government maintains ambivalence around Palestine … Continue reading →

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Surviving A Leopard Attack in Hill-Country Sri Lanka

Kamanthi Wickemasinghe in Daily Mirror, 12 June 2023, where the title reads “Hill Country Leopard Ordeals and A Survivor’s Tale” … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Dusk had already set in when we reached Bogawantalawa last Friday (June … Continue reading →

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