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China lands on the Moon in Hambantota
Fair Dinkum, with the highlighting being her/his emphasis not The Editor’s The docking of the Chinese research vessel Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota port was a momentous occasion in the history of Sri Lanka, having gained global attention like it … Continue reading →
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Hopeless Dreams: Those Weighed Down by Poverty in Sri Lanka
Elmo Jayawardena in Elanka and in The Island, mid-October 2022,where the title runs “What colour is your parachute?” … presented here with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi A few years ago there was an extremely popular book in North … Continue reading →
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Sarcasm Orgy: Boris Johnson Ridiculed by The Guardian
John Crace, in The Guardian, 9 July 2022, where the title reads “The Convicts’ Resignation Honours List: A Sneak Preview,” With nothing else to do with his time, Boris Johnson has spent the last 24 hours working on his hotly anticipated resignation … Continue reading →
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Exposing Sachi Sri Kantha: A Tangential Tamil Sniper
Michael Roberts In presenting an article on Duncan White’s achievement at the World Olympic Games held in London in August 1948, I limited my focus to the 1940s. Sachi Sri Kantha in Japan has often entered comments on Thuppahi items … Continue reading →
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Where Economics alters the Tea Brew
Zinara Rathnayake in NEW LINES MAGAZINE, August 2023, where the title headline read “In Sri Lanka, Economic Crisis Alters the Taste of Tea” As a child, Sujeewan Sundaralingam woke up to his mother’s tea — thé or théthani as it’s … Continue reading →
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Karunatilaka’s Booker Prize Explorations of the Sri Lankan World
Sam King in The Weekend Australian, 29 January 2023, where the title reads thus “Exploring the Boundaries” …. with highlighting emphasis imposed by the Editor, Thuppahi Don’t let Shehan Karunatilaka sell himself short. “Until a month ago, I was just … Continue reading →
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The Murugappans of Lanka and Biloela …. And Gross Australian Generalizations about Sri Lankan Situations
Nick Gibbs, in 7 News, 24 May 2022, where the title runs thus “Biloela ready to Welcome Home the Murugappans” Supporters of the Tamil family held in immigration detention believe their plight changed votes in Qld as the town of … Continue reading →
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Bertie Wijesinghe: An Appreciation in 2015
Mevan Pieris, an essay presented in The Sunday Times on 24 May 2015 with this title: “Bertie Wijesinghe: 95 Not Out” R.B. Wijesinghe, son of former Trinity cricketer Alexander Wijesinghe and of his wife Beatrice Gunasekera, is the oldest living … Continue reading →
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Bracegirdle’s Anti-Slavery Struggle as Depicted by Robert Gunawardena
Translation by Vinod Moonesinghe from Robert Gunawardena’s “Memoirs of Bracegirdle” … 1.44 to Robert Gunawardena Mark Anthony Bracegirdle “Bracegirdle’s anti-slavery struggle” In April 1937, a remarkable incident took place which strengthened the anti-imperialist struggle and aroused the interest of the … Continue reading →
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Macron’s Warnings: France’s Immediate Future Bleak
Kim Wilshire in Paris …. in The Guardian, 25 August 2022, with this title “Macron warns of ‘end of abundance’ as France faces difficult winter,” … with this qualifying sub-note: “sombre first cabinet speech after summer break criticised as snub … Continue reading →
