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March 1, 2026 · 2:11 am

Madmen’s War in the Middle East

Desert Wanderer The war has expanded.  The US is in the war, which means Iran is striking  US sites in Arab countries, including Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain,  UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, as well as many cities across Israel. The whole region … Continue reading →

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October 29, 2023 · 1:15 am

Chamari Athapaththu steps out blazing in the Aussie Cricket Arena

A News Item has this headline: “Atapattu helps Thunder thrash Renegades”  .… https://www.dailymirror.lk/cricket/Atapattu-helps-Thunder-thrash-Renegades/315-270060 Chamari Atapattu blasted the Sydney Thunder to a second straight win to start their Women’s Big Bash League season, beating the Melbourne Renegades by eight wickets at … Continue reading →

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February 10, 2025 · 6:26 pm

Dr Hilali Noordeen’s Lessons From Life

Thuppahi introduces the Amazon.com FLIER for the book by Dr. Hilali Noodeen entitled Letters to a Young Doctor, 2021 whitefox … https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Doctor-Exploring-Surviving-ebook/dp/B08VWVTVLB   Letters to a Young Doctor: Exploring and Surviving a Career in Medicine,  …….. by Dr Hilali Noordeen, 2021, Kindle … Continue reading →

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March 24, 2025 · 6:46 pm

Unique to Sri Lanka: The Golden Palm Civet or Hotambuwa

News Item in the Sunday Observer, 17 March 2025 In our forests there’s a very special animal that you might not know about—the Golden Palm Civet paradoxurus zeylonensis. It is also known as the pani uguduwa, sapumal kalawaddha or ranhothambuwa, … Continue reading →

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October 8, 2024 · 6:50 pm

Luxury Cars — Typical Extravaganza in Sri Lanka

Bedgar Perera, in The Island, 8 October 2024 In recent days, [a] vehicle display at Galle Face attracted much interest. Most of them were fuel guzzling, power packed automobiles, expensive to run and unaffordable to most unless somebody like the … Continue reading →

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June 24, 2025 · 8:08 pm

Looming Problems for Sri Lanka

Old Soldier … responding to Thuppahi Editor’s Request for THOUGHTS on the Impact of the Hot War in the Middle East Topic: Is WW 3 closer than you think? What has a marine disaster got to do with the fallout … Continue reading →

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November 30, 2025 · 11:27 am

Pakistan Crush Lanka in Third ODI at Rawalpindi

Review in The ISLAND, 30 November 2025, entitled “Nawaz and Afridi blow Sri Lanka away to seal tri-series for Pakistan” Pakistan thundered to victory in the final of the tri-series, their attack blazing through the last nine Sri Lanka wickets … Continue reading →

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January 17, 2025 · 12:03 am

Last Ball Six Seals Victory for Hurricanes in BBL Match

Tristan Lavalette Matthew Wade batting Hobart Hurricanes 207 for 5 (Jewell 76, Owen 44, Johnson 3-26) beat Brisbane Heat 201 for 6 (Labuschagne 77, Renshaw 40, Ellis 3-42) by five wickets …………. Matthew Wade hit a six off the final ball as … Continue reading →

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February 14, 2024 · 11:55 am

Detail in Game Plan = Key to Sri Lanka’s Recent Cricket Wins

Mahinda Balasuriya in ESPNcricinfo.com, 13 February 2024, … with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi It’s barely been three months since the end of Sri Lanka’s ill-fated World Cup campaign, but things are already looking up, according to head coach … Continue reading →

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July 7, 2024 · 6:43 pm

Elections in Britain: Readings from The Fringes

A: From Tea Plantation Country in Sri Lanka, 7 July 2024 One third the votes for two thirds the seats The change was long on the cards but gosh with such a low vote base ?  

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