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Sri Lanka’s First Test Match: A Landmark Event at the Colombo Oval, 17 February 1982
Dion Schoorman, in The Island, 17 February 2022, recalling a historic moment under the title “Rekindling memories of Sri Lanka’s inaugural Test – 40 years on” Today, 17th February, is the 40th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s inaugural Test match and … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Jungles: Many Attractions & Curiousities
Jayantha Jayewardene, in The Island, 20 February 2022, where the ttile runs thus “The lure and the lore of our jungles” ** Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, and even before that as Serendib and Taprobane, has different types of … Continue reading →
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Suri Ratnapala enters Debate on the Control of FB and Other Such ‘Engines’
Suri Ratnapala, in The Australian, 2 February 2021, where the title reads thus “Proof of life on social media to screen out evils” …. with highlighting emphahsis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The suspension of Donald Trump’s accounts by Twitter … Continue reading →
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The Paravas in Sri Lanka and South India in the Sixteenth Century
Chandra R. de Silva It is likely that the paravas (also known as Bharathas in Sri Lanka to indicate their Indian origin) were working as fishermen and mercenaries in South India and the north western coast of Sri Lanka well … Continue reading →
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Why Sri Lanka is Sinking – Prithi’s Prognosis
In Response to the THUPPAHI Item bringing Imran Khan’s ‘fate’ into juxtaposition with that of Sri Lanka, viz. https://thuppahis.com/2022/04/11/kota-uda-imran-khan-and-sri-lanka/ …….. Prithi Perera has fashioned an “Address to Sri Lankan Aussies” …. And, thus, to Thuppahi @@ Dear Sri Lankan Aussies, Unfortunately, … Continue reading →
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Full Spectrum Dominance enmeshing Sri Lanka in USA’s Web?
Dr. Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, in LankaWeb, 19 May 2022, where the title reads “Masks of democracy and energy geopolitics: Is Full Spectrum Dominance the endgame?” ….. with highlighting beng the intervention of The Editor, Thuppahi “For the faction that controls the … Continue reading →
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Peter Mayer: Straddling USA-India-Australia via Academia
Michael Roberts The world of university lecturers is quite varied and cannot be easily distilled. My experience is mostly based on my years teaching at Peradeniya University n Sri Lanka (1960-62 & 1966-76) and Adelaide University from 1978-2004—besides exposures to … Continue reading →
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Andrew Fernando’s Clinical Assessment of Sri Lanka’s Prospects in T20 World Cup
Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, October 2021, where the chosen title is “Not a lot is expected of Sri Lanka, and that may free them up to punch big” If you look at a certain set of statistics, you’d think … Continue reading →
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Sir Garfield Sobers: A Cricketing Genius
Rex Clementine, in The Island, 28 July 2021, where the title is “Cricket’s greatest is 85 today” Sir Don Bradman called him the ‘greatest cricketing being to have ever walked the earth,’ and in Sri Lanka, he is considered as someone … Continue reading →
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USA’s Hegemonic Designs Sustain A Dangerous Wonderland
Jean-Pierre Page, whose preferred title is “The Longer Telegram and “sleepy Joe”in Wonderland! The Biden Administration appears to be implementing most of the recommendations in the Atlantic Council’s Longer Telegram: Toward a new American China strategy, an important strategic document about US policy towards China published in January 2021. This document is one of a troika produced by the … Continue reading →
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