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June 13, 2025 · 6:43 pm

Olke Andringe: A Burgher Lineage in British Ceylon

Coreene Kennedy  · I thought that I would share this abridged version of the story of my 4th great grandfather Olke Andringa; I do have the full document, all the references, research document details available if anyone wants them. Otherwise, … 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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May 27, 2022 · 12:24 am

Multi-National Companies = Today’s Grey Powers Behind the Scenes

Malinda Seneviratne, in Email Memo If you really really wish to know who controls our economy regardless of who we elect…………… read this passage, 10,001 times over and over… it is they who should be sent to their homes.. Multinational … Continue reading →

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January 9, 2026 · 9:42 am

Elephant House breaches Australian Market … Icily

An Item in the  Financial Times 23 December 2025 …..Sent by Jayantha Somasundarum of Canberra … where the web deployed this  title: “Elephant House Ice Cream marks historic launch in Australia” Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CCS), a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings … Continue reading →

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May 1, 2025 · 7:57 pm

Vanni Hope: Its Wide-ranging Charitable Work in Sri Lanka

Editor Thuppahi’s Admiring NOTE, April 2025 As with the Foundation of Goodness based in Hikkaduwa down south, VANNI HOPE continues to serve a number of villages and many people in the northern eastern and central parts of the island. Is … Continue reading →

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February 5, 2025 · 1:12 pm

A Place for Puppetry in the World Today

Sulochana for PUPPETRY !  …. Sulo now resides in Adelaide and is therefore a resource within reach for All Australians …

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January 5, 2025 · 12:00 am

Emptying the Bar from the Cricket Field!

Email Texts Among Sri Lankan Cricket Aficianado ….. Here, There, Everywhere Errol Fernando in Melbourne after DAY One in the Sydney Test Match ……  Jumping ahead to tomorrow I would love to know what we Greasy Polers predict.  Some possibilities … Continue reading →

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April 30, 2024 · 1:18 am

Market Competition. Double Standards in USA … by … USA

Allesandra Galloni & David Lawler,  whose chosen title runs thus: “Nothing off the table in US response to China overcapacity, Yellen says”… 26 April 2024 1/3]U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends an interview with Reuters Editor in Chief Alessandra Galloni … Continue reading →

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September 22, 2025 · 1:35 pm

Huge Flaws in Sri Lanka’s Tax System …. Apoyi!…. Apoyi!

Sanjeewa Jayaweera in the Sunday Island, 21 September 2025, where the title reads “Sri Lanka’s Tax Conundrum–2025“ The eagerly awaited Performance Report of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) for 2024 has recently been published. It offers some context regarding the … Continue reading →

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May 26, 2024 · 9:10 pm

Wasim Akram as Guest Speaker in Sumathi Awards in Sri Lanka

SEE You Tube Show: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/centenary/memories/Rajanayagam.shtml Sumathi Awards (Sinhala: සුමති සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with Sri Lanka’s television screen, each year by the Sumathi Group of Company, Sri Lanka in recognition of the contributions made by … Continue reading →

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