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The Damaging Japanese Raid on Trinco …. & Truths Stranger than Fiction
Chandani Kirinde talking to Somasiri Devendra, ex Sri Lanka Navy, in an article that is entitled “Bombers who became monks” The mystery behind the much talked about crash of a Japanese bomber aircraft into an oil tank during the 1942 … Continue reading →
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For Ukraine: Osip and Nadezhda Mandelstam
Jane Russell, in an essay dedicated to Shirlene de Silva who introduced her to the Mandelstam’s writings …. an essay writen on 1 March 2022 with the title “Ukraine and its place in 20th century Russian literature: Osip and Nadezhda Mandelstam” … Continue reading →
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Australia face Sri Lanka in T20 Series: Andrew McGlashan’s Review
Andrew McGlashan in https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-in-australia-2021-22-1263459/australia-vs-sri-lanka-1st-t20i-1263471/match-preview Australia take the field for the first time as the men’s T20 World Cup champions…and only have nine months until they need to fight to keep it. Such is the cricket calendar in the era of … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Debt Dependency Deepens with Changing Food Combinations
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, whose favoured title runs thus: “Lanka’s Vanishing Fish: Corporate Capture and Import Dependency Deepen the Debt Trap” .… and has been presented at A great transformation in food culture and nutrition is taking place in Sri Lanka following … Continue reading →
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In Appreciation of Anoma C. Abeyewardene, 1951-2022
Ranjan Abaysekara Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak knits up the o’er wrought heart and bids it break -Macbeth As we grow older and realize more clearly the limitations of human happiness, we come to see … Continue reading →
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DB Dhanapala’s AMONG THOSE PRESENT
Ravindra Wijewardhane, in Sunday Observer, 25 July 2021, where the title readsv “One of Dhanapala’s best books” This is a collection of newspaper articles on important people who shaped events in Sri Lanka and even made history. Published in 1962, … Continue reading →
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Lakshman’s Hambantota Diarrhoeas
Lakshman Gunasekara … with highlights being the intrusion of The Editor, Thuppahi I recall reading both these articles,[1] or at least parts of these articles just a few weeks ago sent by you. 1) China:- I am an admirer of China (just … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka as A Paradise blighted by Extraordinary Political Violence
Razeen Sally, in an article presented in November 2020 at NIKKEI ASIA, with the title “Rediscovering Sri Lanka through a travel memoir” …. & with highlighting superimposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The Island paradise mixes beguiling charm with an astonishing … Continue reading →
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The Flinders Ranges in Australia: A Marvellous Place bidding for World Heritage Listing
David Penberthy in The Australian – “World recognition coming into view for the Flinders Ranges” It is one of the most ancient and fossil-rich places on earth, its centrepiece the gigantic Wilpena Pound basin, its towering gums the inspiration for … Continue reading →
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Kudurai Madiri Pona … Ride It Like A Horse: That is the first Principle of Flying
Captain Clmo Jayawardena The big jumbo has come from the French land and as the French themselves say it is ‘annus mirabillis’ the miracle year, finally and finally the wait is over. The world will now see the Big-Bus that … Continue reading →
