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Hambantota: Multi-Purpose Port of the Year for 2021
Port News, 3 March 2022,where the title reads thus “Hambantota Port wins big at Global Port Forum Awards 2021″ The Hambantota International Port was named “Multi-Purpose Port /Terminal of The Year 2021 & Port Infrastructure Development of the Year 2021,” … Continue reading →
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In Appreciation of Dr Carlyle Perera’s University Cricket Career
Merrill Gunaratne, in The Sunay Island, 9 October 2022, where the title reads “Carlyle Perera : Doyen of University Cricket” Dr.Carlyle Perera of St Joseph’s College and University of Ceylon who died a few days ago was a gifted cricketer, … Continue reading →
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SLINGERS: Malinga on Pathirana
Item in CRICINFO in The ISLAND, 28 May 2023 Lasith Malinga, now a bowling consultant with Rajasthan Royals, has been watching Chennai Super Kings’ games with particular interest. Matheesha Pathirana, CSK’s death-overs specialist, not only bowls with the same, unusual … Continue reading →
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Rupert Ferdinands: A Stellar Career …. & A Thomian Tall
Ravi Rudra, whose chosen title for this illustrated essay was “Rupert Ferdinands: A Blazing Tennis Star and Much More” … while the plethora of photographs rendered this item a difficult piece to insert — so that some illustrations will be … Continue reading →
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A Revolutionary Architect: Minnette De Silva
Randima Attygalle, in DailyFT, 30 November 2023, where the title runs thus: “Celebrating A Revolitonary Housing Feat” ..… with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Endorsed by the World Monuments Fund, a first for Sri Lanka, ‘88 Acres’, the latest … Continue reading →
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Early Writing: The Evidence from Sri Lanka
Darshanie Ratnawalli, here reproducing an article presented in the Colombo Telegraph and The Island in June 2016, where the title runs “Sri Lanka’s role in South Asia’s earliest writing controversy” A few years ago someone came up with the campaign … Continue reading →
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VANNI HOPE continues Its Charitable Reach
“the reason someone smiles today” ONCE AGAIN MANY THANKS FOR HELPING US TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE POOREST COMMUNITIES IN SRI LANKA. A very big thank you to our sponsor Our underprivileged and vulnerable community … Continue reading →
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Bond Scam Shenanigans at the Politico-Economic Heights & The Chilling Killing of Dinesh Schaffter
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, in Climate-Change, 29 December 2022, where the title of her essay runs thus: “The media of Climate Anxiety and Debt Bondage: Cui Bono in a Post-Truth World?” “If you don’t like the weather, just wait a minute’ runs … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Crisis: Meeting Fair Dinkum & Thuppahi Foursquare
Prithi Perera Allow me please to be as brief as possible in responding to the Positions taken by Fair Dinkum” and Thuppahi. Falsehood 1. As genuine Sri Lankans, we should not want to be colonized by anyone of the big powers, … Continue reading →
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No Trust in Truss
Michael Patrick O’Leary, in his web column where the title runs thus: “Out of the Blue” being a review of thethe Liz Truss biography authored by Harry Cole & Richard Heale ………. A shorter version of this article was published … Continue reading →
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