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Vinodh Wickremeratne’s Memoirs Reviewed by Ellis

Royston Ellis, article in The ISLAND, 13 February 2025, …entitled therein as “Vinodh Wickremeratne’s Jottings as Memoirs on the Past” Vinodh L. J. Wickremeratne describes himself as a Colombologist, a word he has invented to explain his fascination not just … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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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USA on Verge of Disaster in The Indian Ocean?

Darini Rajasingham Senanayake, whose article is entitled  “America’s Waterloo in the Indian Ocean? Imperial Overstretch and Energy Colonialism in the Fog of War” ++ The United States Armada seems stranded halfway around the world in the Indian Ocean whose energy … Continue reading

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Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Team

SEE ..  https://island.lk/management-committee-of-the-rebuilding-sri-lanka-fund-appointed-with-representatives-from-the-public-and-private-sectors/ Management Committee of the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund Appointed with Representatives from the Public and Private Sectors Cabinet approval has been granted to establish the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund, aimed at rebuilding the country following the severe … Continue reading

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Beyond Imagination – Chandra Schaffter’s Life of Service

Ravi RUDRA has composed an extensive web-item describing Chandra Schaffter’s services to Sri Lanka,  S. Thomas College, cricket, hockey, the Tamil Union CC’, insurance services in the island and humakind in general. The account includes photographs and is so extensive … Continue reading

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Labuan –A ‘Goldmine’ to hideaway Foreign Assets

Lanka-e-News Investigations Desk – In collaboration with the International Fraud Detection Network (IFDN) … 6 Oct 2025 …… with this title: “The Secret Millions: 12,000 Undeclared Overseas Accounts Expose Sri Lanka’s Hidden Corruption Web. When investigators in Singapore first stumbled … Continue reading

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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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