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March 8, 2022 · 10:02 pm

Evaluating Shane Warne: A Maestro as Vivid as Complex

Mark Nicholas, in a review entitled “Shane Warne gave us so much and he had so much more to give” …. He was cricket and he was rock ‘n roll too; he was the best of sport and he was … Continue reading →

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August 17, 2021 · 11:56 am

Afghanistan’s Turmoil Replayed at Lords Cricket Ground

Michael Roberts In my reading, the spirit of cricket was spiked and shattered at its iconic home-ground of Lords yesterday. Not only yesterday –the fifth day. IThe “spiking” occurred throughout the match  with (A) tailenders’ bombarded with headhigh short-pitched bowling … Continue reading →

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September 21, 2021 · 1:29 am

The Hambantota Port Debate: Common Sense from the Sideline

The momentous issues arising from the development of Hambantota port and its associated ancillaries has now generated some commentary from Sri Lankan patriots on the sidelines …. And, in some cases, far afield in UK and Australia. It is a … Continue reading →

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February 28, 2022 · 1:02 pm

Ken Balendra’s Visionary Leadership at John Keells

Sanjeewa Jayaweera, in Island, 27 February 2022, with this title “Ken Balendra’s Impact on John Keells” Much information is available in the public domain about Deshamanya Ken Balendra (KB), the visionary Chairman of the John Keells Holdings Group (JKH) from … Continue reading →

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August 5, 2022 · 9:12 pm

Protected Government Killers: The Trincomalee Shootings of 2 January 2006

Rajan Hoole and Kopalasingam Sritharan, in Colombo Telegraph,  27 July 2022, …. where the title runs thus “Impunity in times of uncertainty – Part IV: Kapila Jayasekera: Killer-in-chief in both ACF and Five Students Cases” As we have previously pointed out, one … Continue reading →

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October 23, 2021 · 7:45 pm

Comparative Insights: USA’s Failures in Vietnam and Afghanistan

H.D.S Greenway, in Sri Lanka Guardian, 23 October 2021, … where the title runs thus  = Half century long American misadventures A veteran war correspondent recalls the ignorance, poor judgement, exceptionalism, and hubris in all of [USA’s]  interventions. Nearly half … Continue reading →

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June 4, 2022 · 7:28 pm

Lessons from Woolf for a Latter-Day American

Joe Kovacs, in Literary Traveller, 23 June 2005, where the title reads as “The Accidental British Servant: Leonard Woolf in Ceylon” When I joined the Peace Corps and went to Sri Lanka in 1997, I took a leave of absence … Continue reading →

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October 31, 2019 · 10:29 pm

MCC at Galle: Big Boost for Tourism and Cricket via Sanga and Galle

Item in Daily News, 1 November 2019 …. http://www.dailynews.lk/2019/11/01/sports/201649/traditional-mcc-champion-county-match-be-played-galle Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) yesterday announced that next season’s Champion County match against Essex will be held in Sri Lanka. The traditional curtain-raiser to the new English domestic season, which dates … Continue reading →

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October 16, 2019 · 1:07 pm

Big Hearts fashion a Tiny Step of Great Magnitude: ECSAT in Galle

ECSAT was established by Catherine Liyanage (now McLeod) on 1st April 2005. Originally from the UK, she had worked in institutional settings in Sri Lanka and felt strongly that families should have more options to help them keep their disabled … Continue reading →

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August 23, 2021 · 11:48 pm

Whistling George Siegertsz and Other Radio Ceylon Artistes of the 1950s and 60s

Geoff Wijesinghe, in Faz, 2 March 2002 where the title is “George Siegertsz:  Once again to those days” ….  kindly sent to Thuppahi by Clare Marie White from out of the blue skies. George Siegertsz, who passed away in London … Continue reading →

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